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 League Championship
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 46 | +55 | 102 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | +41 | 91 | L0-1 | W3-1 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +25 | 79 | |||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | +19 | 76 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 46 | +16 | 76 | W5-1 | L0-3 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | +16 | 70 | L0-1 | L1-3 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | +3 | 69 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | +7 | 65 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | +5 | 63 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | -9 | 63 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +8 | 62 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | +1 | 60 | W4-1 | L0-1 | |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | -7 | 57 | W5-0 | D1-1 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 46 | -10 | 56 | W3-2 | L0-1 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | -11 | 56 | W3-0 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -7 | 54 | L2-4 | D0-0 | |
| 17 | Preston North End | 46 | -15 | 54 | W3-0 | L2-3 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | -16 | 54 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | -17 | 54 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | -22 | 52 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | -3 | 49 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -20 | 47 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | -25 | 41 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 46 | -34 | 34 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 12th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Drawn | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Lost | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 9th | 2nd | 23rd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 5-1-0 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-6 | 10-0 | 7-13 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 18th |
| Goals scored | 65 | 45 | 20 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 4th |
| Goals conceded | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| Clean sheets | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 9th |
| Goal difference | +25 | +32 | -7 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 14th | 22nd |
| Goal total | 105 | 58 | 47 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game | ||
| Home | unbeaten in last 19 | ||
| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 10 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 5-4-2 | 12-1-2 | 2-4-7 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 19-4 | 19-2 | 13-10 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 D1-1 |
W1-0 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Nottingham Forest | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English League Championship | 3rd | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 65 | 40 | +25 | .615 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | .375 |
| English League Cup | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | .600 |
| English League Championship Play-Offs | Semi-Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -2 | .250 |
| TOTAL | 53 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 74 | 49 | +25 | .582 | |