Newcastle a 'club in a mess' - Shearer
Relegation threatened Newcastle are described as "a mess from top to bottom" by former captain Alan Shearer.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Luton Town | 42 | +40 | 88 | L1-2 | D2-2 | |
| 2 | Watford | 42 | +34 | 80 | L1-3 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | +14 | 71 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | +4 | 70 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | +22 | 69 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 42 | +18 | 67 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 42 | +12 | 67 | L1-4 | L0-6 | |
| 8 | Leicester City | 42 | +8 | 66 | W4-1 | D1-1 | |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | +2 | 62 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | +4 | 59 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -1 | 59 | D2-2 | L0-1 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 0 | 57 | |||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | -15 | 51 | D2-2 | W4-3 | |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 42 | -5 | 48 | W4-1 | L0-1 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | -11 | 48 | L1-2 | W1-0 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | -15 | 48 | L0-2 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | -12 | 46 | D1-1 | D3-3 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | -20 | 46 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | -22 | 46 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 42 | -16 | 44 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 21 | Wrexham | 42 | -16 | 44 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 42 | -25 | 39 | D2-2 | W2-0 | |
| Chelsea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 12th | 16th | 10th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Drawn | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Lost | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 18th | 17th | 9th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-4-2 | 2-2-2 | 1-4-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 6-9 | 11-10 | 7-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 6th | 6th | 9th |
| Goals scored | 60 | 37 | 23 |
| Failed to score | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 16th | 20th | 10th |
| Goals conceded | 60 | 30 | 30 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 11th | 14th | 7th |
| Goal difference | 0 | +7 | -7 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 1st | 11th |
| Goal total | 120 | 67 | 53 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 7 |
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| Home | w/o win in last 3 | ||
| Away | drew last 4, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-4 | 3-1-2 | 1-4-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-7 | 7-3 | 5-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 |
W2-1 |
L0-1 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Chelsea | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 12th | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 60 | 0 | .500 |
| English FA Cup | Sixth Round | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | .611 |
| English League Cup | Third Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 52 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 71 | +3 | .519 | |