2016–17 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United

2016–17 season
Owner	Mike Ashley
Managing director	Lee Charnley
Manager	Rafael Benítez
Stadium	St James' Park
Championship	1st
EFL Cup	Fifth round (knocked out by Hull City)
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Dwight Gayle (13) All: Dwight Gayle (13)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2016–17 season will be Newcastle United's first season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last season in their 124th year in existence. This season Newcastle United will participate in the EFL Championship and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Club

Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

Position	Staff
Manager	Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach	Ian Cathro
First Team Coach	Mikel Antía
First Team Coach	Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach	Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach	Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine	Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach	Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy	Derek Wright
Physiotherapist	Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist	Michael Harding
Physiotherapist	Carl Nelson
Chief Scout	Graham Carr
Head of Analysis	Kerry Morrow

Last updated: 29 June 2016
Source:

Squads

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from	Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21	Rob Elliot	[1]	GK	30 April 1986	2011	Charlton Athletic	£300k
26	Karl Darlow		GK	8 October 1990	2014	Nottingham Forest	£3m
28	Matz Sels		GK	26 February 1992	2016	Gent	£4.5m
41	Freddie Woodman		GK	4 March 1997 (aged 19)	2014	Newcastle United Academy	Free
Defenders
2	Ciaran Clark	[2]	CB / LB	26 September 1989	2016	Aston Villa	£5m
3	Paul Dummett	[3]	LB / CB	26 September 1991	2010	Newcastle United Academy	Free
5	Grant Hanley		CB	20 November 1991	2016	Blackburn Rovers	£5.5m
6	Jamaal Lascelles		CB	11 November 1993	2014	Nottingham Forest	£4m
7	Achraf Lazaar		LB / LW	22 January 1992	2016	Palermo	£3m
18	Chancel Mbemba		CB	8 August 1994	2015	Anderlecht	£8.5m
19	Massadio Haïdara		LB	2 December 1992	2013	Nancy	£2m
22	DeAndre Yedlin		RB	9 July 1993	2016	Tottenham Hotspur	£5m
27	Jesús Gámez		RB	10 April 1985	2016	Atlético Madrid	£1.5m
Midfielders
4	Jack Colback		CM	24 October 1989	2014	Sunderland	Free
8	Vurnon Anita	[4]	DM / RB	4 April 1989	2012	Ajax	£6.7m
11	Matt Ritchie		RW / LW	10 September 1989	2016	AFC Bournemouth	£12m
12	Jonjo Shelvey		CM	27 February 1992	2016	Swansea City	£12m
14	Isaac Hayden		CM / DM	22 March 1995	2016	Arsenal	£2.5m
15	Mohamed Diamé		CM / AM / SS	14 June 1987	2016	Hull City	£4.5m
16	Rolando Aarons	[5]	LW	16 November 1995	2014	Newcastle United Academy	Free
20	Yoan Gouffran		LW / ST	25 May 1986	2013	Bordeaux	£500k
24	Cheick Tioté		DM	21 June 1986	2010	Twente	£3.5m
30	Christian Atsu		RW / LW / AM	10 January 1992	2016	Chelsea	Loan
Forwards
9	Dwight Gayle		ST	20 October 1990	2016	Crystal Palace	£10m
17	Ayoze Pérez		ST / SS / LW	29 July 1993	2014	Tenerife	£1.6m
33	Daryl Murphy		ST	15 March 1983	2016	Ipswich Town	£3.5m
45	Aleksandar Mitrović		ST	16 September 1994	2015	Anderlecht	£13m

Loaned Out squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from	Signing fee	On Loan at
Goalkeepers
1	Tim Krul		GK	3 April 1988	2006	ADO Den Haag	Free	Ajax
Defenders
42	Jamie Sterry		RB	21 November 1995	2015	Newcastle United Academy	Free	Coventry City
43	Kevin Mbabu		CB	19 April 1995	2013	Servette	£1m	Young Boys
Midfielders
10	Siem de Jong	[6]	AM / ST	28 January 1989	2014	Ajax	£7.5m	PSV
23	Henri Saivet		LW / CM	26 October 1990	2016	Bordeaux	£5m	Saint-Étienne
–	Florian Thauvin		RW / LW	26 January 1993	2015	Marseille	£12m	Marseille
–	Haris Vučkić		AM / ST	21 August 1992	2009	Domžale	£500k	Bradford City
–	Sammy Ameobi		LW / RW / ST	1 May 1992	2008	Newcastle United Academy	Free	Bolton Wanderers
Forwards
29	Emmanuel Rivière		ST	3 March 1990	2014	Monaco	£6.3m	Osasuna
32	Adam Armstrong		ST	10 February 1997	2006	Newcastle United Academy	Free	Barnsley
–	Ivan Toney		ST	16 March 1996	2015	Northampton Town	£500k	Shrewsbury Town

Transfers and loans

New Contracts

Date	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	Until	Ref.
1 August 2016	GK	41		Freddie Woodman	June 2020	[7]
10 August 2016	MF	16		Rolando Aarons	June 2021	[8]
25 August 2016	FW	32		Adam Armstrong	June 2020	[9]
26 August 2016	DF	42		Jamie Sterry	June 2020	[10]
7 September 2016	GK	21		Rob Elliot	June 2020	[11]

Transfers In

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2016	GK	28		Matz Sels	Gent	£4,500,000	[12]
1 July 2016	FW	9		Dwight Gayle	Crystal Palace	£10,000,000	[13]
1 July 2016	MF	11		Matt Ritchie	AFC Bournemouth	£12,000,000	[14]
8 July 2016	DF	27		Jesús Gámez	Atlético Madrid	£1,500,000	[15]
11 July 2016	MF	14		Isaac Hayden	Arsenal	£2,500,000	[16]
21 July 2016	DF	5		Grant Hanley	Blackburn Rovers	£5,500,000	[17]
3 August 2016	DF	2		Ciaran Clark	Aston Villa	£5,000,000	[18]
3 August 2016	MF	15		Mohamed Diamé	Hull City	£4,500,000	[19]
24 August 2016	DF	22		DeAndre Yedlin	Tottenham Hotspur	£5,000,000	[20]
28 August 2016	FW	33		Daryl Murphy	Ipswich Town	£3,500,000	[21]
28 August 2016	DF	7		Achraf Lazaar	Palermo	£3,000,000	[22]

• Total spending: £57,000,000

Transfers Out

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	MF	25		Andros Townsend	Crystal Palace	£13,000,000	[23]
5 July 2016	DF	2		Fabricio Coloccini	San Lorenzo	Free Transfer	[24]
9 July 2016	FW	9		Papiss Cissé	Shandong Luneng	£2,500,000	[25]
22 July 2016	MF	5		Georginio Wijnaldum	Liverpool	£25,000,000	[26]
1 August 2016	DF	27		Steven Taylor	Portland Timbers	Free Transfer	[27][28]
11 August 2016	MF	—		Rémy Cabella	Marseille	£8,000,000	[29]
24 August 2016	DF	22		Daryl Janmaat	Watford	£7,500,000	[30]
26 August 2016	MF	—		Gaël Bigirimana	Coventry City	Free Transfer	[31]
31 August 2016	MF	7		Moussa Sissoko	Tottenham Hotspur	£30,000,000	[32]

• Total incoming: ~ £86,000,000

Loans In

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Expiry	Ref.
31 August 2016	MF	30		Christian Atsu	Chelsea	End of Season	[33]

Loans Out

Date from	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Expiry	Ref.
4 August 2016	MF	—		Florian Thauvin	Marseille	End of Season	[34]
8 August 2016	FW	—		Ivan Toney	Shrewsbury Town	5 January 2017	[35]
22 August 2016	MF	10		Siem de Jong	PSV	End of Season	[36]
23 August 2016	DF	43		Kevin Mbabu	Young Boys	End of Season	[37]
24 August 2016	MF	23		Henri Saivet	Saint-Étienne	End of Season	[38]
25 August 2016	GK	1		Tim Krul	Ajax	End of Season	[39]
30 August 2016	FW	32		Adam Armstrong	Barnsley	3 January 2017	[40]
31 August 2016	FW	29		Emmanuel Rivière	Osasuna	End of Season	[41]
31 August 2016	DF	42		Jamie Sterry	Coventry City	3 January 2017	[42]
31 August 2016	MF	—		Haris Vučkić	Bradford City	3 January 2017	[43]
31 August 2016	MF	—		Sammy Ameobi	Bolton Wanderers	2 January 2017	[44]

First Team Pre-season friendlies

Bohemians v Newcastle United

16 July 2016 Friendly	Bohemians	0–6	Newcastle United	Dublin
14:00		Report	Ritchie  15' Mitrović  30' (pen.) Gayle  52' Thauvin  55' Aarons  59' Wijnaldum  75'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Robert Harvey

Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United

20 July 2016 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Newcastle United	Doncaster
19:45	Williams  19', 45+4'	Report	Hayden  51' Ayoze  90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,698 Referee: Ross Joyce

KSC Lokeren v Newcastle United

23 July 2016 Friendly	KSC Lokeren	0–4	Newcastle United	Lokeren
16:30		Report	Ayoze  13', 39' Janmaat  26' Shelvey  48'	Stadium: Daknamstadion Attendance: 2,876 Referee: Christof Dierick

Southend United v Newcastle United

26 July 2016 Friendly	Southend United	0–2	Newcastle United	Southend-on-Sea
19:45		Report	Anita  48' Gouffran  78'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Keith Stroud

Newcastle United v Vitesse

30 July 2016 Friendly	Newcastle United	3–2	Vitesse	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Leerdam  22' (o.g.) Gayle  36' Colback  41'	Report	Nathan  53' Kashia  61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge

Competitions

Overall summary

Competition	Started Round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First Match	Last Match
Championship	–	1st	–	5 August 2016
EFL Cup	Second Round	–	Fifth Round	23 August 2016	29 November 2016
FA Cup	Third Round		–	January 2017

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	18	13	1	4	36	14	+22	72.22
EFL Cup	4	3	1	0	11	1	+10	75.00
FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—
Total	22	16	2	4	47	15	+32	72.73

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle United	19	13	1	5	37	16	+21	40	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	19	11	6	2	28	11	+17	39
3	Reading	19	10	4	5	25	24	+1	34	Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Leeds United	19	10	2	7	23	20	+3	32
5	Birmingham City	19	8	7	4	24	22	+2	31

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	13	1	5	37	16	+21	40	6	0	3	19	11	+8	7	1	2	18	5	+13

Last updated: 26 November 2016.
Source:

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	20	21	17	7	4	2	2	3	5	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Matches

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.

Fulham v Newcastle United

5 August 2016 1	Fulham	1–0	Newcastle United	London
19:45	Odoi  10' Smith  45'	Report	Hanley  68' Dummett  75' Janmaat  90+4'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,922 Referee: Simon Hooper

Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town

13 August 2016 2	Newcastle United	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Gayle  60',  63'	Report	Hudson  21' Wells  45+1' Löwe  62' Payne  82'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,079 Referee: Oliver Langford

Newcastle United v Reading

17 August 2016 3	Newcastle United	4–1	Reading	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Gayle  3',  69', 89' Hayden  20' Ritchie  50' (pen.)	Report	Obita  19' Williams  40' McCleary  45' (pen.) Gunter  49' Kermorgant  62' Evans  68'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,209 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bristol City v Newcastle United

20 August 2016 4	Bristol City	0–1	Newcastle United	Bristol
15:00		Report	Gayle  19' Sels  90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 22,512 Referee: Tony Harrington

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 August 2016 5	Newcastle United	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30	Lascelles  15',  53' Shelvey  22',  63' Ayoze  33' Ritchie  34'	Report	Baldock  45+1', 55' Knockaert  85'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,196 Referee: Keith Stroud

Derby County v Newcastle United

10 September 2016 6	Derby County	0–2	Newcastle United	Derby
17:30		Report	Gouffran  20',  60' Shelvey  24' Gayle  75' Yedlin  90+1'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 30,405 Referee: Darren Bond

Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United

13 September 2016 7	Queens Park Rangers	0–6	Newcastle United	London
19:45		Report	Shelvey  12', 48' Ayoze  30' Clark  56' Mitrović  63' Hanley  79'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Andy Davies

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 September 2016 8	Newcastle United	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Dummett  40' Diamé  45+1' Ritchie  51' Anita  87'	Report	Mbemba  29' (o.g.) Batth  35' Saïss  36' Teixeira  56' Costa  62' Borthwick-Jackson  72' Edwards  79'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,117 Referee: Tim Robinson

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

24 September 2016 9	Aston Villa	1–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
17:30	Chester  41' Tshibola  79',  88'	Report	Shelvey  27' Elphick  29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,062 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

Newcastle United v Norwich City

28 September 2016 10	Newcastle United	4–3	Norwich City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Colback  9' Gayle  24', 71', 90+6' Ritchie  40' Dummett  43' Mitrović  73' Lascelles  77' Gouffran  90+5'	Report	Dorrans  44' (pen.),  60' Brady  45+2' Jerome  52',  78' Howson  59' Murphy  69' Olsson  73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,236 Referee: Peter Bankes

Rotherham United v Newcastle United

1 October 2016 11	Rotherham United	0–1	Newcastle United	Rotherham
15:00	Frecklington  37' Ward  58'	Report	Atsu  41' Diamé  81'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,653 Referee: Roger East

Newcastle United v Brentford

15 October 2016 12	Newcastle United	3–1	Brentford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Clark  11' Gayle  16', 49' Gouffran  26' Colback  38' Atsu  42'	Report	Dean  24' Hogan  52' Sawyers  72' Woods  73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,885 Referee: Simon Hooper

Barnsley v Newcastle United

18 October 2016 13	Barnsley	0–2	Newcastle United	Barnsley
19:45	Hourihane  38'	Report	Lascelles  40' Gayle  49', 68' Shelvey  74'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,597 Referee: Paul Tierney

Newcastle United v Ipswich Town

22 October 2016 14	Newcastle United	3–0	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Ayoze  1', 73' Colback  27' Ritchie  78' Dummett  86'	Report	Knudsen  41'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,963 Referee: James Adcock

Preston North End v Newcastle United

29 October 2016 15	Preston North End	1–2	Newcastle United	Preston
15:00	Robinson  61' Pearson  64' Johnson  64' Lascelles  90' (o.g.)	Report	Mitrović  59', 71' Hayden  76' Ritchie  89' Darlow  90+7'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 20,724 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

5 November 2016 16	Newcastle United	2–1	Cardiff City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Atsu  3' Gouffran  45'	Report	Wittingham  77' Gunnarsson  85'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,257 Referee: Tony Harrington

Leeds United v Newcastle United

20 November 2016 17	Leeds United	0–2	Newcastle United	Leeds
13:15	Jansson  44'	Report	Gayle  23', 55' Colback  59'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,002 Referee: Graham Scott

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

26 November 2016 18	Newcastle United	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Hayden  83'	Report	Conway  24' Lowe  68' Mulgrew  75' Marshall  90+1'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,092 Referee: David Coote

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

2 December 2016 19	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Newcastle United	Nottingham
19:45	Bendtner  52' Mancienne  44' Lansbury  72' Lascelles  86' (o.g.)	Report	Shelvey  33' Ritchie  45' Dummett  45+1' Darlow  45+2' Gouffran  53' Yedlin  90+3'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,317 Referee: Stephen Martin

EFL Cup

Newcastle United v Cheltenham Town

23 August 2016 Second Round	Newcastle United	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Ayoze  45+2', 47'	Report	Rowe  51'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 21,972 Referee: Steve Martin

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 September 2016 Third Round	Newcastle United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Ritchie  29' Gouffran  31',  63' Ayoze  90+5'	Report	Saville  81'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,735 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Newcastle United v Preston North End

25 October 2016 Fourth Round	Newcastle United	6–0	Preston North End	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Mitrović  19', 55',  55' Diamé  38', 87' Ritchie  53' (pen.) Ayoze  90+1'	Report	Doyle  19' Browne  27' Wright  53'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,042 Referee: Andrew Madley

Hull City v Newcastle United

29 November 2016 Fifth Round	Hull City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Newcastle United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45	Snodgrass  45',  99' Robertson  77' Huddlestone  89' Mbokani  89'	Report	Hayden  63' Gouffran  67' Lascelles  89' Diamé  98'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,243 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
		Penalties
	Snodgrass Dawson Huddlestone		Shelvey Gayle Atsu Gouffran

FA Cup

v

January 2017 Third Round		v

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

Last updated on 29 November 2016.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
21	GK		Rob Elliot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK		Karl Darlow	11	0	9	0	2	0	0	0
28	GK		Matz Sels	11	0	9	0	2	0	0	0
41	GK		Freddie Woodman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Ciaran Clark	15	2	13	2	2	0	0	0
3	DF		Paul Dummett	18	0	16+1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Grant Hanley	7	1	1+4	1	2	0	0	0
6	DF		Jamaal Lascelles	20	1	16+1	1	2+1	0	0	0
7	DF		Achraf Lazaar	3	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
18	DF		Chancel Mbemba	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
19	DF		Massadio Haïdara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		DeAndre Yedlin	13	1	6+4	1	2+1	0	0	0
27	DF		Jesús Gámez	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Jack Colback	14	0	8+3	0	3	0	0	0
8	MF		Vurnon Anita	16	0	12+1	0	1+2	0	0	0
11	MF		Matt Ritchie	19	4	14+2	2	3	2	0	0
12	MF		Jonjo Shelvey	22	3	16+2	3	3+1	0	0	0
14	MF		Isaac Hayden	18	1	12+4	1	2	0	0	0
15	MF		Mohamed Diamé	16	3	10+2	0	4	3	0	0
16	MF		Rolando Aarons	5	0	1+3	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Yoan Gouffran	17	4	14	3	2+1	1	0	0
24	MF		Cheick Tioté	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Christian Atsu	12	2	4+6	2	1+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Dwight Gayle	16	13	13+1	13	1+1	0	0	0
17	FW		Ayoze Pérez	17	6	10+4	3	1+2	3	0	0
33	FW		Daryl Murphy	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
45	FW		Aleksandar Mitrović	12	5	4+6	3	2	2	0	0
Players sent out on loan during the season
1	GK		Tim Krul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Siem de Jong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Henri Saivet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Emmanuel Rivière	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW		Adam Armstrong	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF		Jamie Sterry	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
43	DF		Kevin Mbabu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left during the season
7	MF		Moussa Sissoko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Daryl Janmaat	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 29 November 2016.

No.	Pos.	Name
3	DF	Paul Dummett	4	0
4	MF	Jack Colback	4	0
5	DF	Grant Hanley	1	0
6	DF	Jamaal Lascelles	4	0
8	MF	Vurnon Anita	0	1
9	FW	Dwight Gayle	3	0
11	MF	Matt Ritchie	5	0
12	MF	Jonjo Shelvey	4	0
14	MF	Isaac Hayden	3	0
15	MF	Mohamed Diamé	2	0
17	FW	Ayoze Pérez	3	0
20	MF	Yoan Gouffran	3	0
22	DF	Daryl Janmaat	1	0
26	GK	Karl Darlow	1	0
28	GK	Matz Sels	1	0
30	MF	Christian Atsu	1	0
45	FW	Aleksandar Mitrović	2	0

Goals

Last updated on 20 November 2016.

Place	Position	Number	Nation	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	FW	9		Dwight Gayle	13	0	0	13
2	FW	17		Ayoze Pérez	3	3	0	6
3	FW	45		Aleksandar Mitrović	3	2	0	5
4	MF	11		Matt Ritchie	2	2	0	4
	MF	20		Yoan Gouffran	3	1	0	4
6	MF	12		Jonjo Shelvey	3	0	0	3
	MF	15		Mohamed Diamé	0	3	0	3
7	DF	2		Ciaran Clark	2	0	0	2
	MF	30		Christian Atsu	2	0	0	2
10	DF	5		Grant Hanley	1	0	0	1
	DF	6		Jamaal Lascelles	1	0	0	1
	MF	14		Isaac Hayden	1	0	0	1
	DF	22		DeAndre Yedlin	1	0	0	1
	Own Goals				1	0	0	1
TOTALS					36	11	0	47

Clean sheets

Last updated on 20 November 2016.

Place	Number	Nation	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	26		Karl Darlow	4	2	0	6
2	28		Matz Sels	4	1	0	5
TOTALS				8	3	0	11

Captains

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 2 December 2016.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
6	DF	Jamaal Lascelles	19
3	DF	Paul Dummett	2
12	MF	Jonjo Shelvey	2

Suspensions

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 29 October 2016.

Date Incurred	Name	Number of Games Missed	Team(s) Missed	Reason
15 May 2016	Aleksandar Mitrović	4	Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Bristol City	vs Tottenham Hotspur (Last Season)
17 September 2016	Vurnon Anita	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Cup), Aston Villa, Norwich City	vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
29 October 2016	Matt Ritchie	1	Cardiff City	vs Preston North End

Penalties

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 25 October 2016.

if scored. N if missed.

Date	Opposition	Name Who Won Penalty	Name Who Took Penalty	Scored?
13 August 2016	Huddersfield Town	Mohamed Diamé	Dwight Gayle	N
17 August 2016	Reading	Yoan Gouffran	Matt Ritchie
25 October 2016	Preston North End	Matt Ritchie	Matt Ritchie

Conceded Penalties

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 28 September 2016.

if scored. N if missed.

Date	Opposition	Name Who Conceded Penalty	Name Who Took Penalty	Scored?
17 August 2016	Reading	Ciaran Clark	Garath McCleary
28 September 2016	Norwich City	Yoan Gouffran	Graham Dorrans

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