Position18of 20
Points34in 38
Won, drawn, lost7-13-18
Goals40for, 59 against
FormDLWLL
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sat 16 May
FT
Mon 11 May
FT
Sun 3 May
FT
Mon 27 Apr
FT
Sun 19 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sat 21 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Wed 4 Mar
FT
Sun 1 Mar
FT
Sun 22 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Wed 28 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sun 21 Dec
FT
Sun 14 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sat 29 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sun 9 Nov
FT
Mon 3 Nov
FT
Tue 28 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Mon 20 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sun 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 31stof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2defeats in a row, running now
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 20%of the team's league goals scored by Obafemi Martins
- 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
2008-09, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Against | 6 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 10points won after going behind
- 13points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,520Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabricio ColocciniCentre-back | 34 | 3,060 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky ButtMidfielder | 33 | 2,890 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien DuffMidfielder | 30 | 2,467 | 3 | 1 |
| Sebastien BassongCentre-back | 30 | 2,432 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven TaylorCentre-back | 27 | 2,278 | 4 | 1 |
| Jonás GutiérrezMidfielder | 30 | 2,191 | 0 | 2 |
| José EnriqueLeft-back | 27 | 2,061 | 0 | 1 |
| Shay GivenGoalkeeper | 22 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 |
| Habib BeyeCentre-back | 23 | 1,979 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny GuthrieMidfielder | 24 | 1,947 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael OwenForward | 28 | 1,894 | 8 | 0 |
| Obafemi MartinsForward | 24 | 1,792 | 8 | 2 |
| Steve HarperGoalkeeper | 16 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles N'ZogbiaForward | 18 | 1,316 | 1 | 1 |
| Shola Ameobi– | 22 | 1,259 | 4 | 0 |
| GeremiMidfielder | 15 | 1,026 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin NolanAttacking midfielder | 11 | 836 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan TaylorDefensive midfielder | 10 | 750 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter LövenkrandsForward | 12 | 644 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark VidukaForward | 12 | 607 | 0 | 2 |
| David EdgarCentre-back | 11 | 600 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy CarrollForward | 14 | 529 | 3 | 0 |
| Joey BartonMidfielder | 9 | 462 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan SmithForward | 6 | 395 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudio CaçapaCentre-back | 6 | 361 | 0 | 1 |
| XiscoForward | 5 | 283 | 1 | 0 |
| James MilnerDefensive midfielder | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Ignacio GonzálezMidfielder | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazenga Lua Lua– | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |

