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 | L1-3 | L1-5 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.44 | 54 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.44 | 52 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.51 | 49 | L0-6 | W2-1 | |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 1.21 | 49 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 1.14 | 49 | L0-3 | L1-2 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 42 | 1.31 | 45 | L0-1 | L2-5 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.11 | 43 | W2-1 | L2-5 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 42 | 1.00 | 43 | W3-1 | W1-0 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.92 | 43 | D1-1 | W3-2 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.07 | 42 | W4-0 | L0-2 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.99 | 42 | D1-1 | W3-2 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 42 | 0.97 | 42 | D3-3 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 0.86 | 41 | |||
| 15 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.97 | 39 | W3-0 | W4-3 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 42 | 1.00 | 38 | W3-1 | L0-5 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 42 | 0.74 | 37 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 0.74 | 36 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 0.68 | 35 | W3-0 | W3-1 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.65 | 33 | W5-1 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.60 | 33 | W2-0 | D3-3 | |
| 22 | Bristol City | 42 | 0.50 | 23 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| Southampton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 14th | 16th | 8th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Drawn | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Lost | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 5th | 9th | 6th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 3-2-1 | 2-1-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-8 | 12-4 | 6-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 14th | 15th | 11th |
| Goals scored | 66 | 39 | 27 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 14th | 13th | 15th |
| Goals conceded | 77 | 30 | 47 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 16th | 17th | 14th |
| Goal difference | -11 | +9 | -20 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 13th | 11th | 7th |
| Goal total | 143 | 69 | 74 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Home | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Away | lost last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-1-3 | 3-2-2 | 1-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-6 | 5-4 | 2-3 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 L1-2 D1-1 |
D1-1 |
L0-2 |
| Occurence | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Southampton | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 14th | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 77 | -11 | .489 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | .375 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 81 | -13 | .478 | |