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Allan Saint-Maximin scores a tremendous volley

Saint-Maximin screamer rescues point for Newcastle

Allan Saint-Maximin's stunning late leveller rescued a point for Newcastle at Wolves and salvaged their unbeaten start.

Soccer • 28 Aug 22

Transfers: Chelsea closing in on £70m Fofana deal

Chelsea are closing in on the £70m (€82.4m) signing of Leicester defender Wesley Fofana.

Soccer • 30 Aug 22

Callum Wilson finished sublimely on an afternoon to forget for the Manchester City defence

Six-goal thriller as Man City are held by Newcastle

Bernardo Silva came to Manchester City's rescue as the Premier League champions fought back to take a point from a six-goal thriller at Newcastle.

Soccer • 21 Aug 22

Erling Haaland scored once, and could have had more

Recap: Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester City

Newcastle United and Manchester City played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James' Park. Read how it happened here.

Soccer • 21 Aug 22

Kyle Walker-Peters secured a point for Southampton

Premier League: Saints fight back, Mitrovic misses pen

Southampton duo Kyle Walker-Peters and Joe Aribo cancelled out a double from Leeds United's Rodrigo as the home side roared back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw while Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic missed from the spot against Wolves in a 0-0.

Soccer • 13 Aug 22

Jeff Hendrick and Ciaran Clark appear to have no future at Newcastle under manager Eddie Howe

Hendrick and Clark training with Newcastle Under-23s

Republic of Ireland internationals Jeff Hendrick and Ciarán Clark are now training with the Newcastle United Under-23 squad as their time on Tyneside appears to be coming to an end.

Soccer • 06 Jul 22

Alex Murphy has rubberstamped his move to Newcastle

Murphy seals Toon switch as McEntee heads for Walsall

It's a case of one Irish youngster in and one out at St James' Park this week as Galway United confirmed that Alex Murphy will join Newcastle while the Premier League club saw Oisin McEntee leave for Walsall.

Soccer • 28 May 22

Ben White turned the ball into his own net

Arsenal falter again in top-4 race after Newcastle loss

Arsenal's Champions League hopes suffered a major blow as Newcastle powered their way to a deserved 2-0 win at a raucous St James' Park.

Soccer • 16 May 22

Toon strengthen Saudi links as Al Sorour joins board

Newcastle have strengthened their links to Saudi Arabia by appointing the chief executive of the country's golf federation to their board.

Soccer • 13 May 22

Rodri heads in City's third on a comfortable afternoon for the leaders

Manchester City bounce back in style against Newcastle

Manchester City bounced back from their European heartbreak to move a step closer to retaining the Premier League title by thrashing Newcastle United 5-0

Soccer • 08 May 22

Almiron magic keeps in-form Magpies soaring

Miguel Almiron's stunning strike handed Newcastle a sixth successive home Premier League win for the first time since 2004 as they smashed through the 40-point barrier.

Soccer • 20 Apr 22

Bruno Guimaraes's winner sparked wild Newcastle celebrations

Resurgent Newcastle sink Foxes with dramatic winner

Bruno Guimaraes grabbed a glorious stoppage-time winner as Newcastle United beat Leicester City 2-1 to take another vital step towards preserving their Premier League status.

Soccer • 17 Apr 22

Chris Wood is mobbed after scoring his penalty

Chris Wood penalty lifts Magpies to brink of safety

Chris Wood blasted home a 72nd-minute penalty to hand Newcastle a precious victory over Wolves which lifted them to the brink of Premier League safety.

Soccer • 08 Apr 22

Doherty on mark as five-star Spurs put Toon to sword

Tottenham moved into the top four of the Premier League with a statement 5-1 win over Newcastle which piles the pressure on north London rivals Arsenal.

Soccer • 03 Apr 22

Lee Desmond won the FAI Cup in his final match for St Pat's last November

Desmond's California dreamin' after Sacramento start

Former St Patrick's Athletic defender Lee Desmond speaks to Raf Diallo on the RTÉ Soccer Podcast as he gets started with his new adventure at Sacramento Republic in the USL.

Soccer • 28 Mar 22

Howe revealed he is reading up on football's ongoing geo-political debate in order to become better acquainted with the details

Howe reading up on Saudi regime before commenting

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted he does not feel qualified to answer questions over the club's Saudi owners amid football's ongoing geo-political debate.

Soccer • 16 Mar 22

Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United scores a stunning winner

Glorious Guimaraes goal earns Newcastle vital win

Bruno Guimaraes scored the winner for Newcastle United with a brilliant back-heeled volley as his side came from a goal down to secure a vital 2-1 victory at Southampton in the Premier League.

Soccer • 10 Mar 22

Battling Newcastle share the spoils at West Ham

Newcastle's revival continued with a hard-fought point in a 1-1 draw at top-four hopefuls West Ham.

Soccer • 19 Feb 22

Kane sinks Man City to open up title race

Harry Kane's stoppage time winner blew the Premier League title race wide open as Tottenham beat Manchester City 3-2 in a rip-roaring contest at the Etihad Stadium.

Soccer • 19 Feb 22

Kieran Trippier has taken to life at St James' Park

Newcastle's revival continues as they see off Villa

Kieran Trippier struck for the second time in six days to fire Newcastle to a third successive Premier League victory as they only just got the better of Aston Villa.

Soccer • 13 Feb 22

Wilson picked up the calf injury against Manchester United last month

Blow for Magpies as Wilson ruled out until season's end

Newcastle's Premier League survival hopes have been dealt a major blow by the news leading scorer Callum Wilson may not return from injury until the final weeks of the season.

Soccer • 07 Feb 22

Steve Bruce named new manager of West Brom

West Brom have appointed Steve Bruce as their new manager on an 18-month contract.

Soccer • 03 Feb 22

Jonjo Shelvey celebrates his match-winning strike at Elland Road

Shelvey fires Newcastle to vital away win at Leeds

Jonjo Shelvey's second-half free-kick clinched Newcastle a 1-0 win at Leeds as their Premier League survival bid received a major boost.

Soccer • 22 Jan 22

Eddie Howe defends Newcastle trip to Saudi Arabia

Eddie Howe has confirmed that Newcastle will travel to Saudi Arabia for a training camp despite a fresh warning from Amnesty International that the kingdom was "trying to sportswash their appalling human rights record".

Soccer • 21 Jan 22

Paul Dummett of Newcastle United and Emmanuel Dennis of Watford

Newcastle face 18 cup finals, claims Demmett

Paul Dummett has warned Newcastle they face 18 cup finals in their attempt to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Soccer • 16 Jan 22