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Bent, Thiago Silva & Hazard - the players Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United & Norwich are chasing this summer
Bent, Thiago Silva & Hazard - the players Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United & Norwich are chasing this summer
With the transfer window set to open, Goal.com takes a look at the players each Premier League club will be chasing over the next few months more »
Newcastle sign Romain Amalfitano
Newcastle sign Romain Amalfitano
Pardew keen to coach England in the future
Pardew keen to coach England in the future
Newcastle to make £3m bid for Mark Davies
Newcastle to make £3m bid for Mark Davies
Ben Arfa: My attitude has improved
Ben Arfa: My attitude has improved
Cabaye: PL experience will help me at Euros
Cabaye: PL experience will help me at Euros
Goal.com's club-by-club EPL season review
Goal.com's club-by-club EPL season review
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 8.5
"Can't Stand" Factor
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Management
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 7.0
Spending Power
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 6.0
Stability
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 7.0
Stadium
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Support
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Kit Design
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Use of Funds
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Website Quality
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 6.0
Worldwide Reach
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Youth System
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 7.0
 
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Standard Formation
 
 
Squad
1 Stephen Harper Goalkeeper 18 Jonás Gutiérrez Midfielder
12 Rob Elliot Goalkeeper 22 Sylvain Marveaux Midfielder
26 Tim Krul Goalkeeper 24 Cheikh Tiote Midfielder
2 Fabricio Coloccini Defender 29 Haris Vuckic Midfielder
3 Davide Santon Defender 31 Shane Ferguson Midfielder
5 Danny Simpson Defender 32 Ryan Donaldson Midfielder
6 Mike Williamson Defender 47 Bradden Inman Midfielder
14 James Perch Defender - Mehdi Abeid Midfielder
16 Ryan Taylor Defender 9 Papiss Cissé Striker
27 Steven Taylor Defender 11 Peter Lovenkrands Striker
28 Tamas Kadar Defender 19 Demba Ba Striker
34 James Tavernier Defender 20 Leon Best Striker
4 Yohan Cabaye Midfielder 23 Shola Ameobi Striker
8 Danny Guthrie Midfielder 25 Gabriel Obertan Striker
10 Hatem Ben Arfa Midfielder 28 Sammy Ameobi Striker
15 Dan Gosling Midfielder - Alan Pardew Manager/Coach
Teams
 
Matches
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Top Scorers
Player Goals Penalties
Demba Ba Demba Ba
Striker
Newcastle United 		16 2
Papiss Cissé Papiss Cissé
Striker
Newcastle United 		13 0
Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa
Midfielder
Newcastle United 		6 0
Yohan Cabaye Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder
Newcastle United 		5 0
Leon Best Leon Best
Striker
Newcastle United 		4 0