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 Premier League
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | +52 | 91 | W3-0 | L1-5 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | +30 | 73 | W4-2 | D0-0 | |
| 3 | Leeds United | 38 | +15 | 69 | D2-2 | L2-3 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | +21 | 67 | D2-2 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | +19 | 65 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | +11 | 58 | L0-1 | W1-0 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | +1 | 58 | L1-2 | D2-2 | |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 0 | 55 | L0-2 | W2-1 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | -1 | 55 | D2-2 | L1-2 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | +8 | 53 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | +9 | 52 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | -6 | 52 | W2-1 | D2-2 | |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | +10 | 50 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 38 | -7 | 44 | W2-0 | L1-4 | |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | -17 | 44 | W5-0 | L2-4 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 38 | -13 | 38 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 17 | Bradford City | 38 | -30 | 36 | W2-0 | L0-2 | |
| 18 | Wimbledon | 38 | -28 | 33 | D3-3 | L0-2 | |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | -32 | 31 | W8-0 | W2-0 | |
| 20 | Watford | 38 | -42 | 24 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| Newcastle United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 11th | 9th | 14th |
| Played | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Drawn | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Lost | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 6th | 3rd | 7th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 4-1-1 | 2-2-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-8 | 11-6 | 8-6 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 11th |
| Goals scored | 63 | 42 | 21 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 11th | 8th | 14th |
| Goals conceded | 54 | 20 | 34 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 8th | 4th | 14th |
| Goal difference | +9 | +22 | -13 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 8th |
| Goal total | 117 | 62 | 55 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | unbeaten in last 5 | ||
| Home | unbeaten in last 3 | ||
| Away | drew last 2, w/o win in last 4 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-3-3 | 3-2-1 | 2-2-6 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-7 | 9-3 | 3-8 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 D2-2 |
W2-0 D2-2 |
W2-0 L0-2 L1-2 more |
| Occurence | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Newcastle United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Premier League | 11th | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 54 | +9 | .500 |
| English FA Cup | Semi-Final | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | .688 |
| English League Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | .333 |
| UEFA Cup | Third Round | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | .625 |
| TOTAL | 51 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 89 | 69 | +20 | .538 | |