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Fans have been warned by the Premier League that fixtures could be moved at "relatively short notice" next season because of the number of teams playing in Europe.

A record nine top-flight clubs have qualified for continental competition in the 2025-26 campaign.

The Premier League said there is an "increased likelihood" that games will be re-scheduled if English teams reach the latter stages and it suggested fans take this into consideration when planning their attendance at games.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will be playing in the Champions League next season.

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have qualified for the Europa League, while Nottingham Forest will be playing in the Conference League.

"While the Premier League celebrates this success, it will come with an impact on the scheduling of league matches," a statement from the Premier League said.

"There is an increased likelihood of Premier League fixtures moving at relatively short notice, after our fixture announcements, should our clubs progress to the knockout rounds of these competitions."

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We have seen a lot of traffic to our fixtures pages already today.

So far, Leeds United are the fourth most visited club fixtures page on BBC Sport.

Only Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal are ahead of the Whites.

Newly promoted Sunderland also catch the eye inside the top 10 - and in case you were wondering, they are behind Newcastle United.

Aside from the opening weekend's game at Aston Villa and the final fixture of the season against Fulham, all dates are subject to change as a result of broadcast and other requirements.

See Newcastle's full fixture list here

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With rivals Sunderland having returned to the Premier League, the first Tyne-Wear derby of the 2025-26 season will be at the Stadium of Light on the weekend of 13-14 December.

Eddie Howe's side will then host the Black Cats at the end of March.

In terms of a possible title race, Newcastle's meetings with defending champions Liverpool, who they beat 2-1 to claim the Carabao Cup, are scheduled for the weekend of 23-24 August and the end of January.

The two games against last season's runners-up Arsenal are set for the weekends of 27-28 September and 25-26 April, while matches against Manchester City come in November and February.

And what about the schedule over Christmas and New Year? Well, Newcastle will end the year with a home game against Chelsea and trips to Manchester United and Burnley before travelling to Crystal Palace in their first game of 2026.

Finally, the Magpies close their campaign against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, 24 May 2026 - when all 10 matches will kick off at 16:00 BST.

Looking at the fixture list, where do you think Howe's side will be after 10 games? Have your say here

Newcastle will travel to Aston Villa for their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

The match will take place on Saturday, 16 August at 12:30 BST, with the Magpies' first home fixture against Liverpool on the weekend of 23-24 August.

See Newcastle's Premier League fixtures in full here

Where do you think Eddie Howe's side will be after 10 games and what do you make of how the fixtures have fallen? Tell us here

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There are four key positions Newcastle want to improve: right wing, centre-back, striker and goalkeeper. Their top targets are mostly Premier League-based, with Eddie Howe wanting to minimise the acclimatisation period for new signings, but this works against his desire for a quick start to the market.

Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo was earmarked as the main target out wide, but links to Manchester United and Tottenham have forced a rethink; similarly Ipswich striker Liam Delap and Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen, who the club also spoke to, joined Chelsea and Real Madrid.

After a late bid last summer, Newcastle have again enquired about Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga, as well as Brighton forward Joao Pedro. West Ham's Mohammed Kudus and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo are also of interest.

Talks with Burnley over a deal for 22-year-old England goalkeeper James Trafford are restarting after failed bids a year ago, but nothing appears close. Guehi remains high on the list in defence.

Newcastle, who are majority owned by Saudi Arabia's wealthy Public Investment Fund, do not want to be held to ransom over fees, which is causing transfer progress to slow down.

The wage structure in place is strict too, and the club are being careful not to break it for a new recruit, while hoping star striker Alexander Isak signs an improved contract.

There is a sense in the fanbase that Newcastle should look abroad for better value signings, having had previous success with Isak and midfielders Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali.

"We just can't afford to shop domestically all the time," Adam Widdrington, from the Newcastle United fan podcast True Faith, told BBC Sport.

"Even though the market abroad feels a little inflated, generally speaking there is better value overseas when buying players willing to make a move to England. In particular, those players going slightly under the radar but with impressive form over the past couple of seasons."

Read more on Newcastle's transfer window

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As the transfer window is now open again until 1 September, we asked for you to tell us one player you want to bring to Newcastle United and one player you want the club to sell.

Here are some of your comments:

Oliver: I think if we have to sell someone it would be Callum Wilson, not because he's no longer good enough but I think we should move him on while he still has a decent price tag. In terms of buying I think there are multiple options but I think that Anthony Elanga would be a really good signing.

Steve: I think Joe Willock is not up to the standard required at the top so would definitely sell. Marc Guehi is the man I would love to see in a Newcastle shirt.

Peter: Gordon out, Elanga in and put the rest towards Pedro.

Dan: Unfortunately sell Botman - fantastic player when he is fit, but he can't stay fit. There's a lot of value in him still and with an ageing Schar and Burn, selling him pays for his replacement. I would sign Tomori and/or Marc Guehi. Both would give us depth and competition.

Paul: I'd sell Gordon to Liverpool for anything over £80m. We have Barnes and others that can play there. I'd take Joao Pedro but £60m is too much for him.

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Former Magpies defender John Anderson teams up with BBC Radio Newcastle's Simon Pryde to count down their top five moments at St James' Park.

From legendary goals to iconic wins under the lights, it's pure gold. Relive the magic. Feel the roar. This one's for every Toon fan.

Listen now on BBC Sounds here

Newcastle have opened talks with Brighton over the signing of Brazil forward Joao Pedro, 22, and are also interested in Sporting and Ivory Coast centre-back Ousmane Diomande, 21. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Meanwhile, the Magpies have joined Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United in the race for Southampton and England Under-21s winger Tyler Dibling, 19. (CaughtOffside), external

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No sooner does the season finish and we start looking forward to key dates for the next campaign - and that will be a lot easier to do on Wednesday when the Premier League fixtures are released.

That's right, that special day in the calendar is almost here already. The day when you'll learn details of derby fixtures, Christmas opponents and end-of-season run-ins.

This page will bring you all the fixtures when they drop at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and we'll be giving you the chance to have your say on how things look.

The new campaign kicks off on the weekend of Saturday, 16 August and it will conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all 10 games will take place at the same time.

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Newcastle United Under-21s lead coach Diarmuid O'Carroll has joined Czech First League side Sparta Prague as a first-team coach.

The 38-year-old had been in charge since September 2024 and led the academy side to a ninth-placed finish in Premier League 2.

O'Carroll follows former youth coaches Ben Dawson and Graeme Carrick, who recently left roles within Newcastle's academy set-up to secure senior first-team coaching positions away from St James' Park.

Newcastle United academy director Steve Harper said: "The opportunity to work in Europe is an exciting one for him and we wish him the best of luck as his coaching career continues.

"He is the third professional development phase coach to be headhunted from our academy for a first-team senior football role in the past 12 months, which demonstrates that our academy development pathway works not just for players but for staff too."

The transfer window is open again for summer business to be conducted.

Clubs can now strike deals until the deadline at 19:00 BST on 1 September.

So if you can sell one player, who is it? And if you can buy one player only, who gets the nod?

Give us reasons for your choice but remember, in this instance it's a strict one player leaving and one coming in.

Send your selections here

BBC Radio Newcastle's Total Sport Newcastle United Podcast has been catching up with former footballer and club physiotherapist Paul Ferris, who spent a combined total of 18 years with the Magpies.

Ferris shared a tale about a time he took Alan Shearer to see a surgeon in France. The pair were in Paris with no training kit but the doctor analysing Shearer needed to inspect his knee in a training environment, meaning the star striker needed to borrow some shorts.

"Alan put these big khaki pants on and even with the belt on the lowest notch they were still twice his size," Ferris said.

"But Dr Steadman told him to do some exercises in the park and I said 'the park over there, with all of the families in it? You do realise he is one of the most famous footballers in Europe?' And he just went 'it will be OK.'

"Alan must've jogged about 10 yards before the first little French kid was shouting 'Shearer, Shearer' and by the time he'd ran back there must've been about 50 kids running behind Alan who looked like the pied piper of all these kids and when he stopped, they formed a big circle around him.

"We were then getting Alan to twist, turn and jump in a pair of trainers on a wet park and he's slipping and sliding everywhere and I guess those kids in France were like 'what the hell is Alan Shearer doing in our park?'"

Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

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Newcastle have been linked to Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford but are now reportedly willing to walk away, external if the Clarets don't lower their valuation, which is believed to be up to £40m.

The BBC Radio Newcastle Total Sport show spoke to former Magpies defender John Anderson, who believes the 22-year-old might not be worth his price tag.

"His value is going to go up with the amount of clean sheets he kept last season," Anderson said.

"He had an outstanding season, Burnley defensively were outstanding and you'd think that would put value on him.

"He's one that's been mentioned in the past, one that doesn't go away but how much do you value him? It's a little bit like everything, you are what people are prepared to pay for you and if we're not prepared to pay whatever Burnley want, then you look elsewhere.

"You value him and put a price on him and you say 'We'd like to sign him, we value him at X' and the selling club comes back and says actually 'We value him at Y' and then usually you meet in the middle and come to an agreement, but sometimes if you can't, you've got to walk away.

"The one thing I would say is that there is no shortage of goalkeepers at St James' Park right now."

Listen to the full clip here

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Newcastle legend Steve Howey named Peter Beardsley, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Chris Waddle and Hatem Ben Arfa as the club's most skilful players ever.

Here are some players that you think deserved to be on the list:

Richard: While I agree totally with Beardo as number one I don't think you can put Ginola and Ben Arfa in and leave out fellow Frenchman Laurent Robert. I mean, Robert didn't score goals…. he scored GOALS!! Every one was a worldy! He had absolutely no concept of defending, of course, but what a player going forward!

John: Allan Saint-Maximin should be on that list, a sorely under-appreciated talent who made Grealish look sluggish and left defenders completely bamboozled. Thanks PSR for making us sell him on.

Michael: Nobby Solano.

Ken: Jimmy Smith. Frustrating at times but a brilliant dribbler on his day. I saw him nutmeg Bobby Moore twice in succession. He did it because he could but I don't think he should have done, not good to do that to a well respected and great professional.

Owen: Tony Green, career cut short by injury but the best that I've seen at Newcastle.

Anthony: He didn't miss anyone out. How great it is to have three Geordies in the top five! They'd get into our team today.

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Newcastle have confirmed the final two fixtures on their pre-season tour - a first trip to South Korea - will be against K League All-stars and Premier League rivals Tottenham.

The matches will make up the Coupang Play series which will kick off against Team K League on Wednesday, 30 July and conclude against Spurs on Sunday, 3 August (both kick-offs 12:00 BST).

They will be the final friendlies away from home before the Magpies round off pre-season at St James' Park - a double-header with the women's team against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, 9 August.

Newcastle will also face Arsenal on their travels to Singapore on 27 July, but Eddie Howe's side's first warm-up game comes against Scottish champions Celtic in Glasgow on 19 July.

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Throughout Thursday, we have been revealing who Newcastle United legend Steve Howey believes are the club's most skilful players of all time.

And the winner is... Peter Beardsley.

Beardsley had two spells with Newcastle, operating as a midfielder and a forward. An exceptional England international, his brilliant footwork and close control set him apar.

"I've gone with Peter Beardsley," Howey told BBC Radio Newcastle. "Even when he hit a bad pass, it was our fault because we should have been there.

"There are those good players who are two or three moves ahead before the ball comes to them. Peter was four or five moves ahead!

"He had that trick, no matter how many times he ran at defenders, he could just lift his leg and weave his way through.

"I've been so lucky to be on the same pitch, basically, as all of these lads, but with Peter I used to stand back and look and feel blessed to be on the same pitch as him.

"He used to do it in training. While I was astonished by how good he was, it didn't surprise me."

So here is the definitive list of the top five most skilful players in Newcastle's history, according to Howey.

1. Peter Beardsley

2. Paul Gascoigne

3. David Ginola

4. Chris Waddle

5. Hatem Ben Arfa

Do you agree with Howey's selection? Put them in order over here

Who has he missed out? Tell us here

And listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds

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Throughout Thursday, we are revealing who Newcastle legend Steve Howey believes are the club's most skilful players of all time and in second place, it is Paul Gascoigne.

Another to come through the ranks at St James' Park, Gascoigne only spent three years in the north east but Howey told BBC Radio Newcastle how his physical traits made him unstoppable.

"He went past players as though they weren't there," Howey said. "Used his arms really well, basically as weapons. He used to properly get across players and whack them across their face. So strong, so difficult to get off the ball and he could go left or right.

"People forget - he ran with the ball under control just as much as he ran without it. And that is something which is very difficult to do.

"Just a ridiculously good player - so so talented."

Have you worked out who is number one on Howey's list? All will be revealed later on Wednesday

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Throughout Thursday, we have been revealing who Newcastle legend Steve Howey believes are the club's most skilful players ever.

He awards third place to David Ginola, who Newcastle beat European giants Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus to sign in 1995.

Speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle, Howey recalled his first training session with his former team-mate.

"We used to test players when they used to come into the training ground for the first time as the standard of our five-a-side was absolutely incredible, and not a lot of players could deal with it," he said. "And there were a couple of new signings that didn't recover.

"The very first ball that [Ginola] got was whipped in at him and bounced horribly, but he killed it stone-dead, dropped his shoulder, went the other way and stuck it right in the top corner.

"I didn't know that much about him, but wow. what a player and a great lad as well. Back then, you could absolutely whack a player, and David used to get hit, but he never went down unless he was wiped out.

"Such a good player and so comfortable with both feet."

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Throughout Thursday, we are revealing who Newcastle legend Steve Howey believes are the club's most skilful players ever.

After Hatem Ben Arfa was named in fifth, Howey gives fourth place to England winger Chris Waddle, who started his career on Tyneside and played for Newcastle between 1980 and 1985.

Howey told BBC Radio Newcastle how Waddle's brilliance often dazzled defenders.

He said: "At number four, I've gone with Chris Waddle. He looked as though he couldn't care less - he looked as though he couldn't be any more disinterested. Then, when he got the ball, he looked completely different. It was very difficult to get it off him.

"Just a wonderful player. People don't realise how quick he was, but he could go past players with ease. You knew what was coming, but there was nothing you could do about it."

Listen on BBC Sounds - come back to this page later to find out the top three