Newcastle United Under-23s
Coverage of the Premier League 2 - Div 2 clash between Villa U23s and Newcastle U23s.
| Team | Goals scored | Avg per game | Top scorer | |
| 1 | Leeds U21s | 58 | 2.64 | Fernandez |
| 2 | Saints U21s | 54 | 2.70 | Ballard |
| 3 | Aston Villa U21s | 47 | 2.24 | Young |
| 4 | Forest U21s | 47 | 2.14 | Konate |
| 5 | WBA U21s | 47 | 2.24 | Cleary |
| 6 | Boro U21s | 46 | 2.30 | Finch |
| 7 | Norwich U21s | 41 | 2.05 | Kamara |
| 8 | Sunderland U21s | 37 | 1.85 | Gardner |
| 9 | Newcastle U21s | 35 | 1.75 | Scott |
| 10 | Stoke U21s | 26 | 1.30 | McGuinness |
| 11 | Derby U21s | 13 | 0.65 | Aghatise |
| Team | Goals against | Avg per game | Clean Sheets | |
| 1 | Saints U21s | 28 | 1.40 | 4 |
| 2 | Leeds U21s | 30 | 1.36 | 4 |
| 3 | Forest U21s | 31 | 1.41 | 8 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21s | 37 | 1.76 | 6 |
| 5 | WBA U21s | 38 | 1.81 | 3 |
| 6 | Norwich U21s | 38 | 1.90 | 3 |
| 7 | Newcastle U21s | 41 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 8 | Sunderland U21s | 44 | 2.20 | 2 |
| 9 | Stoke U21s | 45 | 2.25 | 3 |
| 10 | Boro U21s | 49 | 2.45 | 2 |
| 11 | Derby U21s | 70 | 3.50 | 0 |
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Newcastle United appoint Neil Redfearn as Under-23s coach
The former Leeds and Rotherham manager replaces Peter Beardsley.
Jun 21, 17:24
Peter Beardsley takes leave of absence amid bullying, racism claims
Newcastle United announce that Under-23s boss Peter Beardsley "will take a period of leave" while an investigation continues into complaints made against him.
Jan 9, 16:25
