2020–21 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2020–21 Newcastle United Football Club season was the club's 128th season in existence and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Newcastle United participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Newcastle United

2020–21 season
Owner	Mike Ashley
Managing Director	Lee Charnley
Manager	Steve Bruce
Stadium	St James' Park
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Callum Wilson (12) All: Callum Wilson (12)
Highest home attendance	10,000 (19 May 2021 vs Sheffield United, PL round 37)
Average home league attendance	10,000
Biggest win	7–0 (23 Sep 2020 v Morecambe, EFL Cup third round)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (20 Sep 2020 & 20 Mar 2021 v Brighton & Hove Albion, PL round 2 & round 29) 1–4 (17 Oct 2020 v Manchester United, PL round 5) 2–5 (16 Dec 2020 v Leeds United, PL round 13) 0–3 (18 Jan 2021 v Arsenal, PL round 19)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

First team

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Steve Bruce
Coach	Steve Agnew
Coach	Stephen Clemence
Coach	Steve Harper
Coach	Graeme Jones
Head of Goalkeeping	Simon Smith
Head of Medicine	Paul Catterson
Fitness Coach	Cristian Martínez
Head Physiotherapist	Derek Wright
Physiotherapist	Sean Beech
Physiotherapist	Michael Harding
Physiotherapist	Daniel Marti
Massage Therapist	Wayne Farrage
Head of Recruitment	Steve Nickson
Head of Performance Analysis	Tom Coffield
Head of Sports Science	Jamie Harley

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
3 July 2020	GK		Mark Gillespie	Motherwell	Free transfer	First team	[2]
23 July 2020	DM		Niall Brookwell	Liverpool	Free transfer	Under-23s	[3]
24 August 2020	CM		Jeff Hendrick	Burnley	Free transfer	First team	[4]
7 September 2020	LW		Ryan Fraser	AFC Bournemouth	Free transfer	First team	[5]
7 September 2020	CF		Callum Wilson	AFC Bournemouth	£20,000,000	First team	[6][7]
8 September 2020	LB		Jamal Lewis	Norwich City	£15,000,000	First team	[8]
5 October 2020	AM		Rodrigo Vilca	Deportivo Municipal	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[9]
16 October 2020	CB		Bradley Cross	Schalke 04	Free transfer	Under-23s	[10]
22 October 2020	CF		Florent Indalecio	Fraser Park	Free transfer	Under-23s	[11]
8 January 2021	MF		Jay Turner-Cooke	Sunderland	Undisclosed	Academy	[12]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2020	CF		Luke Charman	Darlington	Released	Under-23s	[13][14]
1 July 2020	DM		Jack Colback	Nottingham Forest	Released	First team	[13][15]
1 July 2020	GK		Rob Elliot	Watford	Released	First team	[13][16]
1 July 2020	LW		Víctor Fernández	Viitorul Constanța	Released	Under-23s	[13][17]
1 July 2020	LB		Liam Gibson	Morecambe	Released	Under-23s	[13][18]
1 July 2020	GK		Nathan Harker	Unattached	Released	Under-23s	[13]
1 July 2020	RB		Jamie Sterry	Hartlepool	Released	First team	[13]
18 August 2020	CB		Jack Leckie	Burnley	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[19]
2 October 2020	CM		Daniel Barlaser	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	First team	[20]
7 January 2021	LW		Rolando Aarons	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	First team	[21]
1 February 2021	RB		DeAndre Yedlin	Galatasaray	Free transfer	First team	[22]
11 February 2021	LB		Achraf Lazaar	Watford	Free transfer	First team	[23]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Team	Ref.
1 February 2021	CM		Joe Willock	Arsenal	End of season	First team	[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
5 August 2020	GK		Jake Turner	Morecambe	12 January 2021	Under-23's	[25][26]
13 August 2020	RW		Thomas Allan	Accrington Stanley	12 January 2021	Under-23's	[27][26]
16 August 2020	GK		Freddie Woodman	Swansea City	End of season	First team	[28]
24 August 2020	CB		Kelland Watts	Plymouth Argyle	End of season	Under-23's	[29]
28 August 2020	MF		Mo Sangare	Accrington Stanley	End of season	Under-23's	[30]
11 September 2020	CB		Florian Lejeune	Deportivo Alavés	End of season	First team	[31]
16 September 2020	CF		Yoshinori Muto	Eibar	End of season	First team	[32]
1 October 2020	CB		Lewis Cass	Hartlepool United	End of season	Under-23's	[33]
2 October 2020	CF		Elias Sørensen	Almere City	End of season	Under-23's	[33]
14 October 2020	DM		Jack Young	Tranmere Rovers	12 January 2021	Under-23's	[34][26]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

Crewe Alexandra v Newcastle United

25 August 2020 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Newcastle United	Little Ouseburn
14:00 BST		Report	Carroll 39' Atsu 47' Fernández 72'	Stadium: Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Attendance: 0

Newcastle United v Barnsley

29 August 2020 Friendly	Newcastle United	2–1	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Carroll 27' Murphy 77' (pen.)	Report	Ritzmaier 54'	Stadium: Darsley Park Attendance: 0

Middlesbrough v Newcastle United

1 September 2020 Friendly	Middlesbrough	5–1	Newcastle United	Hurworth-on-Tees
13:00 BST	Assombalonga 9', 23' Tavernier 34' Hall 50' Walker 83' (pen.)	Report	Saint-Maximin 39'	Stadium: Rockliffe Park Attendance: 0

Newcastle United v Stoke City

5 September 2020 Friendly	Newcastle United	0–1	Stoke City	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:00 BST		Report	Clucas 18'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	12 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	12th	38	12	9	17	46	62	−16	031.58
FA Cup	9 January 2021		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	15 September 2020	22 December 2020	Second round	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	9	2	+7	050.00
Total					43	14	10	19	55	66	−11	032.56

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Everton	38	17	8	13	47	48	−1	59
11	Aston Villa	38	16	7	15	55	46	+9	55
12	Newcastle United	38	12	9	17	46	62	−16	45
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	9	17	36	52	−16	45
14	Crystal Palace	38	12	8	18	41	66	−25	44

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[35]

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
38	12	9	17	46	62	−16	45	6	5	8	26	33	−7	6	4	9	20	29	−9

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Premier League^[36]

Results by matchday

Matchday	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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W
Position	4	13	10	9	13	14	11	13	15	13	12	14	12	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	15	16	17	15	16	15	12

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.^[37]

West Ham United v Newcastle United

12 September 2020 1	West Ham United	0–2	Newcastle United	Stratford
20:00 BST	Fredericks  54' Yarmolenko  70'	Report	Hayden  13' Wilson 56' Manquillo  68' Hendrick 87'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 September 2020 2	Newcastle United	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Shelvey  12' Lewis  25' Lascelles  34'	Report	Maupay 4' (pen.), 7' Connolly 83' Bissouma  87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

27 September 2020 3	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Newcastle United	Tottenham
14:00 BST	Lucas 25' Winks  90+6'	Report	Shelvey  44' Joelinton  53' Lewis  82' Hayden  90' Wilson 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Newcastle United v Burnley

3 October 2020 4	Newcastle United	3–1	Burnley	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST	Saint-Maximin 14' Joelinton  36' Lewis  49' Wilson 65', 77' (pen.)	Report	Tarkowski  37' Barnes  40' Westwood 61' McNeil  69'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Newcastle United v Manchester United

17 October 2020 5	Newcastle United	1–4	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST	Shaw 2' (o.g.) Krafth  67'	Report	Maguire 23' James  37' Fernandes 86' Wan-Bissaka 90' Rashford 90+6'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

25 October 2020 6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT	Jiménez 80'	Report	Almirón  40' Murphy 89'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Newcastle United v Everton

1 November 2020 7	Newcastle United	2–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT	C. Wilson  55', 56' (pen.), 84' Murphy  90+5'	Report	Nkounkou  32' Mina  70' Allan  72' Doucouré  88' Calvert-Lewin 90+2'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Southampton v Newcastle United

6 November 2020 8	Southampton	2–0	Newcastle United	Southampton
20:00 GMT	Adams 7' Romeu  27' Armstrong 82'	Report	Fernández  43' Longstaff  90'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Newcastle United v Chelsea

21 November 2020 9	Newcastle United	0–2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 GMT	Hayden  39' Murphy  45'	Report	Fernández 10' (o.g.) Abraham 65'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

27 November 2020 10	Crystal Palace	0–2	Newcastle United	Selhurst
20:00 GMT	Dann  78' Schlupp  90+3'	Report	Fernández  17' Longstaff  60' Wilson 88' Joelinton 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

12 December 2020 12	Newcastle United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Almirón 1' Lewis  35' Gayle 82' Wilson  90+5'	Report	Furlong  35', 50' Ajayi  69' Ivanović  88'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Leeds United v Newcastle United

16 December 2020 13	Leeds United	5–2	Newcastle United	Leeds
18:00 GMT	Bamford 35' Klich  37' Phillips  48' Rodrigo 61' Raphinha  67' Dallas 77' Alioski 85' Harrison 88'	Report	Hendrick 26' Hayden  50' Clark 65'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Newcastle United v Fulham

19 December 2020 14	Newcastle United	1–1	Fulham	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Wilson 64' (pen.) Clark  72'	Report	Ritchie 42' (o.g.) Andersen  46',  62' Robinson  81' Hector  90+6'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Manchester City v Newcastle United

26 December 2020 15	Manchester City	2–0	Newcastle United	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Gündoğan 14' Rodri  34' Torres 55' Cancelo  88'	Report	Ritchie  64' Schär  80'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Newcastle United v Liverpool

30 December 2020 16	Newcastle United	0–0	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Clark  12' Hayden  85'	Report	Fabinho  49' Milner  65' Phillips  78'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Newcastle United v Leicester City

3 January 2021 17	Newcastle United	1–2	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 GMT	Carroll 82'	Report	Maddison 55' Tielemans  60', 72' Justin  81'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield United v Newcastle United

12 January 2021 18	Sheffield United	1–0	Newcastle United	Sheffield
18:00 GMT	Sharp 73' (pen.),  80' McGoldrick  90'	Report	Fraser  42'  45' Darlow  69' Schär  86' Hayden  90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Arsenal v Newcastle United

18 January 2021 19	Arsenal	3–0	Newcastle United	Holloway
20:00 GMT	Aubameyang 50', 77' Saka 60'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

23 January 2021 11	Aston Villa	2–0	Newcastle United	Aston
20:00 GMT	Watkins 13' Traoré 42'	Report	Schär  26' Carroll  54' Lascelles  57'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newcastle United training ground.[38]

Newcastle United v Leeds United

26 January 2021 20	Newcastle United	1–2	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 GMT	Almirón 57' Schär  86'	Report	Raphinha 17' Alioski  54' Harrison 61',  89' Rodrigo  86'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Newcastle United

30 January 2021 21	Everton	0–2	Newcastle United	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Sigurðsson  33' Keane  61' Rodríguez  79'	Report	Lascelles  4' Shelvey  21' Wilson 73', 90+3' Darlow  84' Hendrick  88'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

2 February 2021 22	Newcastle United	1–2	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:15 GMT	Shelvey 2',  29'	Report	Riedewald 21' Cahill 25' Clyne  51' Milivojević  72' Ayew  90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Newcastle United v Southampton

6 February 2021 23	Newcastle United	3–2	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Hendrick  11'  50' Willock 16' Almirón 26', 45+4' Krafth  45+3' Darlow  90+6'	Report	Minamino 30' Ward-Prowse 48' Bednarek  73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Chelsea v Newcastle United

15 February 2021 24	Chelsea	2–0	Newcastle United	London
20:00 GMT	Giroud 31' Werner 39'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Manchester United v Newcastle United

21 February 2021 25	Manchester United	3–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
19:00 GMT	Rashford 30' Fernandes  38', 75' (pen.) James 57'	Report	Saint-Maximin 36' Hayden  38' Joelinton  39'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 February 2021 26	Newcastle United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Hayden  19' Clark  43' Lascelles 52'	Report	Neves 73'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

7 March 2021 27	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
12:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

12 March 2021 28	Newcastle United	1–1	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Krafth  52' Lascelles  68', 90+4'	Report	McGinn  74' Sanson  77' Mings  78' Clark 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United

20 March 2021 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Newcastle United	Falmer
20:00 GMT	Trossard 45+3' Welbeck 51' Maupay 68'	Report	Dummett  63'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

4 April 2021 30	Newcastle United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Joelinton 28' Dummett  65' Shelvey  72' Almirón  85' Willock 86'	Report	Kane 30', 34' Lo Celso  45' Tanganga  63'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Burnley v Newcastle United

11 April 2021 31	Burnley	1–2	Newcastle United	Burnley
12:00 BST	Vydra 18' Brownhill  69'	Report	Murphy 59' Saint-Maximin 64'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Newcastle United v West Ham United

17 April 2021 32	Newcastle United	3–2	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 BST	Shelvey  16' Diop 36' (o.g.) Joelinton 41' Willock 82' Murphy  90+6'	Report	Dawson  12'  36' Diop 73' Lingard 80' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Liverpool v Newcastle United

24 April 2021 33	Liverpool	1–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
12:30 BST	Salah 3' Kabak  9' Fabinho  89'	Report	Fernández  16' Willock 90+5'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Newcastle United v Arsenal

2 May 2021 34	Newcastle United	0–2	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Almirón  31' Fernández  62' Schär  90'	Report	Elneny 5' Xhaka  20' Aubameyang 66'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Leicester City v Newcastle United

7 May 2021 35	Leicester City	2–4	Newcastle United	Leicester
20:00 BST	Iheanacho  72', 87' Albrighton 80'	Report	Willock 22' Dummett 34' Krafth  56' Wilson 64', 73'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Newcastle United v Manchester City

14 May 2021 36	Newcastle United	3–4	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST	Krafth 25' Ritchie  36' Joelinton 45+6' (pen.) Shelvey  59' Willock 61', 62'	Report	Cancelo 39',  56' Torres 42', 64', 66' Rodri  44'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

19 May 2021 37	Newcastle United	1–0	Sheffield United	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 BST	Willock 45+4'	Report	Norwood  24' Stevens  31'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Jones

Fulham v Newcastle United

23 May 2021 38	Fulham	0–2	Newcastle United	Fulham
16:00 BST	Tete  75'	Report	Willock 23' Schär 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[39]

Arsenal v Newcastle United

9 January 2021 Third round	Arsenal	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	Holloway
17:30 GMT	Cédric  45+1' Smith Rowe  90+4', 109' Aubameyang 117'	Report	Lascelles  9' Carroll  26' Clark  90+1' Hayden  90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[40] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.^[41]

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

15 September 2020 Second round	Newcastle United	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:30 BST	Fraser 35'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Morecambe v Newcastle United

23 September 2020 Third round	Morecambe	0–7	Newcastle United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Diagouraga  33'	Report	Joelinton 5', 31' Almirón 20' Murphy 27' Hayden 45+2' Lascelles 51' Lavelle 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Newport County v Newcastle United

30 September 2020 Fourth round	Newport County	1–1 (4–5 p)	Newcastle United	Newport
19:45 BST	Abrahams 5' Amond  31'	Report	Shelvey  16', 87'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks
	Penalties
	Demetriou Abrahams Sheehan Taylor Dolan Cooper		Wilson Joelinton Schär Shelvey Murphy Longstaff

Brentford v Newcastle United

22 December 2020 Quarter-finals	Brentford	1–0	Newcastle United	Brentford
17:30 GMT	Dasilva 66'	Report	Shelvey  70'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SVK	Martin Dúbravka	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
26	GK	ENG	Karl Darlow	26	0	25	0	1	0	0	0
29	GK	ENG	Mark Gillespie	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Ciaran Clark	26	1	21+1	1	3	0	1	0
3	DF	WAL	Paul Dummett	16	1	14+1	1	0	0	1	0
5	DF	SUI	Fabian Schär	19	1	13+5	1	0+1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jamaal Lascelles	21	3	19	2	1	1	1	0
15	DF	NIR	Jamal Lewis	26	0	20+4	0	2	0	0	0
17	DF	SWE	Emil Krafth	20	1	14+2	1	3	0	1	0
18	DF	ARG	Federico Fernández	25	0	24	0	1	0	0	0
19	DF	ESP	Javier Manquillo	15	0	10+3	0	2	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Matty Longstaff	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jonjo Shelvey	32	2	29+1	1	2	1	0	0
10	MF	FRA	Allan Saint-Maximin	26	3	19+6	3	0+1	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Matt Ritchie	21	0	15+3	0	2	0	0+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Isaac Hayden	27	1	22+2	0	2	1	1	0
16	MF	IRL	Jeff Hendrick	23	2	17+5	2	0	0	1	0
21	MF	SCO	Ryan Fraser	22	1	9+9	0	3+1	1	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Jacob Murphy	32	3	18+9	2	3+1	1	0+1	0
24	MF	PAR	Miguel Almirón	39	5	28+6	4	4	1	1	0
28	MF	ENG	Joe Willock	14	8	11+3	8	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG	Sean Longstaff	27	0	15+7	0	4	0	1	0
57	MF	ENG	Elliot Anderson	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll	22	1	4+14	1	1+2	0	1	0
9	FW	BRA	Joelinton	36	6	23+8	4	2+2	2	1	0
12	FW	ENG	Dwight Gayle	20	1	4+14	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
13	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	28	12	23+3	12	1+1	0	0	0
Player(s) who left permanently but featured this season
22	DF	USA	DeAndre Yedlin	10	0	5+1	0	3	0	0+1	0
32	MF	ENG	Daniel Barlaser	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions