Position3of 20
Points69in 38
Won, drawn, lost21-6-11
Goals63for, 48 against
FormLDWWD
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sat 26 Apr
FT
Mon 21 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Sun 6 Apr
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Wed 5 Mar
FT
Sat 1 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sun 9 Feb
FT
Wed 29 Jan
FT
Wed 22 Jan
FT
Sat 18 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sun 29 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sat 21 Dec
FT
Sat 14 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Sun 1 Dec
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sat 16 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Mon 4 Nov
FT
Sat 26 Oct
FT
Sat 19 Oct
FT
Sat 5 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Sat 21 Sep
FT
Sat 14 Sep
FT
Wed 11 Sep
FT
Mon 2 Sep
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Mon 19 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 32ndof 81 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4matches unbeaten, running now
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 27%of the team's league goals scored by Alan Shearer
- 36%of matches won since 2001-02
- 8–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Sheffield United 0–8 Newcastle United
- 0–6Heaviest defeat: Manchester United 6–0 Newcastle United
In Europe
18 matches in the European cups since 2023-24Won, drawn, lost7-5-6
Goals35– 25
Vesta and Newcastle United
347 league matches since 2017-18- 51%of Newcastle United's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 83wins in 163 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 7%won with 7%: Newcastle United 2–1 Manchester City
- 14%won with 14%: Leicester 2–4 Newcastle United
- 14%won with 14%: Newcastle United 1–0 Chelsea
- 77%lost at 77%: Newcastle United 1–3 Nottingham Forest
- 73%lost at 73%: Bournemouth 2–0 Newcastle United
- 69%lost at 69%: Luton 1–0 Newcastle United
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2002-03, 38 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
| Against | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
- 6points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 1point thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 16points won after going behind
- 14points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2002-03Strength
Rating 1,520Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2002-03| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay GivenGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron HughesCentre-back | 35 | 3,139 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan ShearerForward | 35 | 3,066 | 17 | 5 |
| Kieron DyerMidfielder | 35 | 2,948 | 2 | 4 |
| Craig BellamyForward | 29 | 2,455 | 7 | 5 |
| Nolberto SolanoMidfielder | 31 | 2,295 | 7 | 5 |
| Jermaine JenasMidfielder | 32 | 2,273 | 6 | 3 |
| Andy O'BrienCentre-back | 26 | 2,237 | 0 | 1 |
| Olivier BernardCentre-back | 30 | 2,152 | 2 | 0 |
| Laurent RobertMidfielder | 27 | 2,114 | 5 | 5 |
| Andy GriffinCentre-back | 27 | 2,040 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary SpeedMidfielder | 24 | 1,958 | 2 | 3 |
| Titus BrambleCentre-back | 16 | 1,241 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikos DabizasCentre-back | 16 | 1,231 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven CaldwellCentre-back | 14 | 1,167 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugo Miguel Ferreira VianaMidfielder | 23 | 1,091 | 2 | 5 |
| Shola Ameobi– | 28 | 940 | 5 | 2 |
| Jonathan WoodgateCentre-back | 10 | 862 | 0 | 1 |
| Lomana Tresor LuaLuaForward | 11 | 513 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian KerrMidfielder | 8 | 309 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence AcunaMidfielder | 4 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie ElliottCentre-back | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren AmbroseMidfielder | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael ChopraForward | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl CortForward | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie McClenMidfielder | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

