The staggering Newcastle United statistic that raises doubt ahead of Premier League fixture release
The Magpies will learn how their 2022/23 season will pan out later this week.
The Premier League have confirmed their fixtures for the 2022/23 season will be released at 9am on Thursday morning as Newcastle United supporters turn their attention towards what should be an intriguing season on Tyneside.
Several new signings are expected to take their place in Eddie Howe’s squad by the time the Magpies get the new campaign underway in August.
And no matter what Magpies side is fielded that day, they will be hoping to improve on what is a dismal record on the opening day of the Premier League season.
In United’s defence, ten of their last 12 opposition on the opening day of the Premier League season have finished in the top six of the division during the previous campaign and eight of those sides have qualified for the Champions League.
That has left the Magpies with just two wins and three draws in their last dozen opening day games and the record hardly improves if you go further back to the turn of the millennium with United claming just five wins out of 20 fixtures on the first day of a Premier League season.
NewcastleWorld takes a look back at some memorable meetings as we await news of next season’s fixtures.
1. 2008/09: Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United
What would be a traumatic season got underway with a 1-1 draw at reigning Premier League champions Manchester United. Obafemi Martins put Kevin Keegan’s Magpies ahead before Darren Fletcher’s equaliser ensured the spoils were shared. Photo: Getty Images
2. 2010/11: Manchester United 3-0 Newcastle United
Newly-promoted Newcastle were given an eye-opening return to the Premier League as Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs all scored to give Manchester United a comfortable win over Chris Hughton’s men. Photo: Getty Images
3. 2011/12: Newcastle United 0-0 Arsenal
Yohan Cabaye and Demba Ba made their Magpies debuts as they battled to a goalless draw against Arsenal. Gunners star Gervinho was shown a red card following an altercation with Joey Barton. Photo: Getty Images
4. 2012/13: Newcastle United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle made the perfect start to the season as they looked to build on their 5th place finish. Demba Ba and Hatem Ben Arfa scored in a 2-1 win against Spurs on a day Magpies boss Alan Pardew bizarrely shoved a linesman and received another touchline ban. Photo: Getty Images