Benitez has relegation break clause
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez says it "is normal" to have a clause that would allow him to leave if the club is relegated.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 2.35 | 56 | W3-2 | L1-3 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.44 | 54 | L0-1 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.44 | 52 | D1-1 | L0-4 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.51 | 49 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 1.21 | 49 | W3-0 | L0-6 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 1.14 | 49 | D2-2 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 42 | 1.31 | 45 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.11 | 43 | L2-5 | W1-0 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 42 | 1.00 | 43 | L1-3 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.92 | 43 | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.07 | 42 | W3-1 | L2-3 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.99 | 42 | W1-0 | W2-0 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 42 | 0.97 | 42 | W2-1 | L2-3 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 0.86 | 41 | L2-3 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.97 | 39 | D3-3 | L0-2 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 42 | 1.00 | 38 | W3-1 | D2-2 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 42 | 0.74 | 37 | D0-0 | L2-3 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 0.74 | 36 | D2-2 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 0.68 | 35 | L0-1 | W1-0 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.65 | 33 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.60 | 33 | W3-1 | W4-1 | |
| 22 | Bristol City | 42 | 0.50 | 23 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 10th | 14th | 7th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Drawn | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Lost | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-1-1 | 5-1-0 | 3-1-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 13-5 | 15-6 | 8-5 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 17th | 16th | 15th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 38 | 23 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 8th | 11th | 6th |
| Goals conceded | 66 | 28 | 38 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 15th | 11th |
| Goal difference | -5 | +10 | -15 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 19th | 13th | 19th |
| Goal total | 127 | 66 | 61 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 3 | ||
| Home | won last 5, unbeaten in last 11 |
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| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-6 | 5-1-4 | 2-1-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-11 | 11-5 | 3-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 |
W3-1 |
W1-0 L2-3 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Charlton Athletic | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 10th | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 66 | -5 | .511 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 68 | -6 | .500 | |