The 2026–27 season is the 134th season in the history of Newcastle United Football Club, and their tenth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Managerial changes On 31 July 2026, Eddie Howe stepped down as head coach. Six days later, he was replaced by Matthias Jaissle.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Date signed Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Nick Pope GK 23 June 2022 Burnley 21 Lukáš Horníček GK 3 August 2026 Braga 24 Ewen Jaouen GK 15 June 2026 Reims 29 Mark Gillespie GK 3 July 2020 Motherwell 31 Aidan Harris GK 12 July 2024 Academy Defenders 2 Tino Livramento RB / LB 8 August 2023 Southampton 3 Lewis Hall LB / LWB / CM 22 August 2023 Chelsea 4 Sven Botman CB 1 July 2022 Lille 5 Fabian Schär CB 26 July 2018 Deportivo La Coruña 12 Malick Thiaw CB / RB / DM 12 August 2025 Milan 33 Dan Burn CB / LB 31 January 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 Amar Dedić RB / LB 18 August 2026 Benfica Midfielders 6 Nico González DM / CM 26 August 2026 Manchester City 7 Joelinton CM / LW / CF 23 July 2019 TSG Hoffenheim 8 Aladji Bamba DM / CM 24 July 2026 Monaco 14 Sean Steur CM / DM / AM 5 July 2026 Ajax 23 Jacob Murphy RW / RWB 19 July 2017 Norwich City 28 Joe Willock CM / AM 13 August 2021 Arsenal 41 Jacob Ramsey CM / AM / LW 17 August 2025 Aston Villa 67 Lewis Miley CM / DM / RB 1 May 2023 Academy Forwards 9 Yoane Wissa CF / AM / LW 1 September 2025 Brentford 10 William Osula CF / RW / LW 8 August 2024 Sheffield United 11 Harvey Barnes LW / RW 23 July 2023 Leicester City 17 Bazoumana Touré LW / RW 9 July 2026 TSG Hoffenheim 19 Anthony Elanga RW / LW / CF 11 July 2025 Nottingham Forest 20 Matias Fernandez-Pardo CF / AM / LW / RW 1 September 2026 Lille The following Academy players that have previously been named in a Newcastle United squad for a competitive match 44 Kyran Thompson RW / LW / CF 28 August 2026 Arsenal 47 Park Seung-soo LW / RW 24 July 2025 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 48 Miodrag Pivaš CB / DM 20 July 2024 Jedinstvo Ub 49 Vakhtang Salia CF / AM / LW 30 August 2025 Dinamo Tbilisi 50 Trevan Sanusi LW / RW 1 September 2023 Birmingham City 70 Sam Alabi CM 1 July 2023 Oldham Athletic 76 Mason Miley CM / DM / RB 10 July 2026 Academy 77 Michael Mills LW 1 July 2023 Port Vale Out on loan 27 Nick Woltemade CF / AM 30 August 2025 VfB Stuttgart 30 Harrison Ashby RB 31 January 2023 West Ham United 51 Leo Shahar RB 1 September 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 62 Sean Neave CF 12 July 2024 Academy — Odysseas Vlachodimos GK 1 July 2024 Nottingham Forest — Alex Murphy LB / CB 10 June 2022 Galway United — Antonio Cordero LW / RW / AM 1 July 2025 Málaga
Transfers and contracts Transfers in Date Position Player From Fee Ref.First team 15 June 2026 GK Ewen Jaouen Reims £18,500,000 5 July 2026 LW Bazoumana Touré TSG Hoffenheim £42,800,000 9 July 2026 CM Sean Steur Ajax £19,600,000 24 July 2026 CDM Aladji Bamba Monaco £30,000,000 3 August 2026 GK Lukáš Horníček Braga £25,700,000 18 August 2026 RB Amar Dedić Benfica £30,700,000 26 August 2026 CDM Nico González Manchester City £47,000,000 1 September 2026 CF Matias Fernandez-Pardo Lille £51,000,000 Academy 20 July 2026 CF Afner Cá Levante Free 28 August 2026 RW Kyran Thompson Arsenal CM Christian Boothe Leicester City Undisclosed RB Kyle Healy-Matthews West Ham United 4 September 2026 CDM Ousmane Diabaté Gençlerbirliği Total £265,300,000
Transfers out Date Position Player To Fee Ref.First team 1 July 2026 LW Anthony Gordon Barcelona £69,300,000 6 July 2026 CDM Sandro Tonali Tottenham Hotspur £100,000,000 16 July 2026 CAM Joe White Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed 8 August 2026 CM Bruno Guimarães Arsenal £75,000,000 Academy 15 June 2026 CM Travis Hernes Groningen Undisclosed Total £236,800,000
Loans in Date from Position Player From Date until Fee Ref.First teamAcademy
Loans out Date from Position Player To Date until Fee Ref.First team 1 July 2026 GK Odysseas Vlachodimos Sevilla End of season Free 9 July 2026 RB Harrison Ashby Luton Town 11 August 2026 LB Alex Murphy 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 September 2026 CF Nick Woltemade Juventus £3,500,000 Academy 11 July 2026 LW Antonio Cordero Cádiz End of season Free 17 August 2026 CM Anthony Munda Swindon Town 29 August 2026 CM Rory Finneran Notts County 2 September 2026 CF Sean Neave Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 September 2026 CDM Ousmane Diabaté Gençlerbirliği RB Leo Shahar Arouca
Released / Out of Contract Date Position Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref.First team 30 June 2026 RB Kieran Trippier Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 July 2026 LB Matt Targett Hull City 23 July 2026 GK John Ruddy Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 August 2026 GK Max Thompson Hartlepool United 29 September 2026 RB Emil Krafth Academy 30 June 2026 CB Charlie McArthur York City 1 July 2026 RB Ezra Tika-Lemba Middlesbrough CB Ciaran Thompson Darlington 24 July 2026 CF Joe Brayson George Washington Colonials 1 August 2026 LB Thomas Bryant Darlington 8 August 2026 GK James Taylor Hemel Hempstead Town GK Adam Harrison Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 August 2026 GK Will Anderson South Shields 14 August 2026 CAM Kayden Lucas West Bromwich Albion 18 August 2026 RW Darren Palmer Spennymoor Town 3 October 2026 CAM Alfie Harrison Dundee 7 October 2026 CM Jude Cogdon CM Alex O'Donovan CM Matthew Taylor
New contracts Date Position Player Contract expiry Ref.First team 25 May 2026 CM Lewis Miley 30 June 2032 2 June 2026 CB Fabian Schär 30 June 2027 27 July 2026 LW Harvey Barnes Undisclosed 11 September 2026 LB Lewis Hall 30 June 2031 Academy 9 July 2026 CM Sam Alabi Undisclosed 10 July 2026 CM Mason Miley 14 July 2026 RW Guy Bloomer LB Jake Durrant CB Henry Johnson CF Kacey Wooster 6 September 2026 RW Kyran Thompson 28 September 2026 GK George Mair
Pre-season and friendlies
On 28 May, Newcastle United announced they would head to Edinburgh, Scotland to face fellow Premier League side Everton. On 25 June, four further friendlies were confirmed against Darlington, Gateshead, Bristol City and Valencia. In July, it was announced that St James' Park would host a VisitMalta Weekender against Bayer Leverkusen and Strasbourg.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 19 June 2026, the Premier League fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
As a Premier League club not involved in any European competitions, Newcastle entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to West Bromwich Albion. They were then drawn away to Millwall in the third round, and away to Everton in the fourth round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Player(s) who left on loan but featured this season
Discipline
RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 23 RW Jacob Murphy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 41 CM Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 CF Yoane Wissa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 RB Tino Livramento 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 CB Sven Botman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 CDM Nico González 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 CM Sean Steur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 RW Anthony Elanga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 GK Lukáš Horníček 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 GK Ewen Jaouen 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 67 CM Lewis Miley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals11000003001400
Awards Player Awards Premier League Player of the Month MonthPlayerResultAugustFW Yoane Wissa211––
Premier League Goal of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResult AugustMF Joe Willockv. LiverpoolFW Anthony Elangav. Tottenham Hotspur September FW Harvey Barnes v. Bournemouth
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