The Toon have enjoyed a fantastic season under Nolan to say the least. If you can keep the wins coming, you could end up with Europa League football for next season. Fingers crossed!
Newcastle's top-half position in doubt after winless March
Manchester City are only the second side to defeat Newcastle at St. James' Park all season, but their win sees the Magpies drop below Bournemouth, Southampton and Watford in the league table.
March Premier League Results
Everton 3–1 Newcastle(3rd March 2018)
Dwight Gayle ('87)
Newcastle 2–2 Bournemouth(10th March 2018)
Christian Atsu ('23) Dwight Gayle ('31)
Christian Atsu Newcastle 1–1 Watford(14th March 2018)
Jonjo Shelvey ('47) Newcastle 0–2 Man City(31st March 2018)
League Position after 32 games: 10th
FA Cup: 6h Round
Newcastle 1–1p Swansea(18th March 2018)
Dwight Gayle ('30) DeAndre YedlinPlayer of the Month: March
Matt Ritchie7.0 average rating. 1 assist.
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A real heart-breaker of a month there, hopefully the team will bounce back and recover before the end of the season. I may have cursed you with my previous comment. 
2018-05-10 20:32#249304 ScottT : A real heart-breaker of a month there, hopefully the team will bounce back and recover before the end of the season. I may have cursed you with my previous comment.Haha I was thinking that! But in all honesty I just wanted a good solid start this season so I'd be happy with top 10.
Nolan determined to secure top 10 position
Newcastle return to 9th spot with two games remaining, Watford and Leicester close behind.
April Premier League Results
West Brom 0–0 Newcastle(8th April 2018)
Brighton 1–1 Newcastle(14th April 2018)
Matt Ritchie ('36) Matt Ritchie
Newcastle 1–0 Huddersfield(21st April 2018)
Jonjo Shelvey (pen '60) Jonjo Shelvey Crystal Palace 3–3 Newcastle(28th April 2018)
Matt Ritchie ('42) Paul Dummett ('44) DeAndre Yedlin ('45+1)League Position after 36 games: 9th
Player of the Month: April
Matt Ritchie7.6 average rating. 2 goals.
Newcastle "in a very strong position" says Nolan
"We are playing with confidence. We are in a very strong position considering some of the challenges we have faced and we are determined to secure a place in the top half," Nolan continued. "We are already making plans for next season, but not without keeping a real focus on our last two matches."
Newcastle will play Leicester at the King Power Stadium next weekend, before facing Manchester United at home in the final fixture of the season.
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Newcastle finish season in bizarre final day
Newcastle defeat first-placed Manchester United on the final day to open the door for Manchester City, who fail to capitalize.
May Premier League Results
Leicester 1–1 Newcastle(5th May 2018)
Ayoze Perez ('41) Newcastle 1–0 Man Utd(13th May 2018)
Islam Slimani ('10) Jamaal LascellesLeague Position after 38 games: 9th
Player of the Month: May
Jamaal Lascelles7.6 average rating.
Newcastle finish 9th in title-race shutdown
Newcastle went in to the game only a point ahead of 10th placed Watford, who failed to win, meaning Newcastle finished the season in 9th, their highest league finish since their remarkable 5th place finish in the 2011/12 season under Alan Pardew.
Fans and pundits have commended Kevin Nolan's performance this season as Newcastle manager. Despite failing to obtain any awards, it is generally accepted that he over-performed, as a top-half finish was not initially expected for the club.
Final League Standings
2nd: Manchester City (81 points)
3rd: Chelsea (77 points)
4th: Arsenal (73 points)
5th: Liverpool (73 points)
6th: Tottenham (64 points)
7th: Southampton (58 points)
8th: Bournemouth (54 points)
9th: Newcastle (52 points)
10th: Watford (48 points)
11th: Leicester (46 points)
12th: Huddersfield (44 points)
13th: West Ham (43 points)
14th: Burnley (39 points)
15th: Everton (39 points)
16th: Swansea (38 points)
17th: Stoke (37 points)
18th: West Brom (34 points, relegated)
19th: Brighton (34 points, relegated)
20th: Crystal Palace (26 points, relegated)
Fantastic way to close the season and a great league position to match, considering Newcastle have only just returned to the top flight. I'll be interested to see what the business over the course of the Summer looks like.
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Excellent season and story so far, loving the updates!
Doing really well to be in the hunt for Europe mate, Newcastle is always one of those team you wanna manage and bring success to a team that has all the infrastructure and capability to fight for a top club billing in fm but just hasn't done it in real life so good luck.
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