Newcastle — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Newcastle · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 15 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Newcastle — 7 in their favour and 8 against them, a net expected-goals swing of -1.17 across 13 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Every confirmed error involving Newcastle
- 2025-26 · Brentford v Newcastle (2025-11-09) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Brentford v Newcastle. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v Manchester City (2025-11-22) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Newcastle v Manchester City. OF vote 2-3, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v Chelsea (2025-12-20) — referee Andy Madley; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#13): penalty_not_awarded — Newcastle v Chelsea. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Chelsea v Newcastle (2026-03-14) — referee Paul Tierney; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#22): penalty_not_awarded — Chelsea v Newcastle. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v West Ham (2026-05-17) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#28): penalty_not_awarded — Newcastle v West Ham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v Manchester United (2026-03-04) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 wrongly-shown second yellow (Jacob Ramsey, Newcastle). No votes.
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Newcastle (2025-09-21) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Malick Thiaw, Newcastle). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Newcastle v West Ham (2024-11-25) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went against them. Panel: Referee did not award a penalty for Mavropanos's challenge on Wilson, which the KMI panel determined should have been a penalty but did not meet the clear and obvious threshold for VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Liverpool v Newcastle (2025-02-26) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Challenge by Lewis Hall on Mohamed Salah was not given as a penalty by the referee, and VAR did not intervene as the error did not meet the clear and obvious threshold.
- 2024-25 · Newcastle v Ipswich (2025-04-26) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went against them. Panel: Referee did not award a penalty for Liam Delap's challenge on Dan Burn.
- 2024-25 · Newcastle v Ipswich (2025-04-26) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went against them. Panel: Newcastle goal disallowed for a perceived foul by Bruno Guimarães on goalkeeper Alex Palmer in the buildup.
- 2023-24 · Newcastle v Arsenal (2023-11-04) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown (Havertz on Longstaff) — Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal, min 36. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Wolves v Newcastle (2023-10-28) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_awarded_wrongly (Hwang on Schär; not overturned) — Wolves 2-2 Newcastle, min 45+. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (2024-02-10) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded (Dúbravka on Awoniyi) — Nottm Forest 2-3 Newcastle, min 62. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Newcastle v Arsenal (2023-11-04) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown (Guimarães elbow on Jorginho) — Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal, min 45. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.