Is Pope playing the next match?

Newcastle's next match is against Liverpool. Whether Pope starts depends on the official lineup, which is published roughly an hour before kickoff. Started every one of the last 5, so bank Pope as a near-certain pick.

What is Pope's recent form?

Pope has started 5 of the club's last 5 matches.

How many games has Pope started for Newcastle this season?

Pope has started 80 of 80 Newcastle matches across all competitions this season, playing 7,200 minutes.

PLAYER PROFILE · NEWCASTLE · GOALKEEPER

Pope

A nailed-on starter, with 36 starts in 51 games last season.

GoalkeeperEngland · #1 · Age 34REGULAR STARTER

SEASON STATS

GOALS

0

0 / 90

ASSISTS

1

0.03 / 90

AVG RATING

7.03

avg

APPS

36

36 starts

MINUTES

3,236

90 / game

SHOTS

1

0 / game

RECENT FORM · LAST 105 OF 10 STARTED

◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►

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Started

Off the bench

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LAST PLAYED

45 days ago

Started vs Fulham

NEXT MATCH · IN 46 DAYS

vs Liverpool

Sun 16:30 · EPL

OVERVIEW

Pope plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle. Pope wears the number 1 shirt.

Last season Pope played 36 times for Newcastle, starting all 36, averaging 90 minutes a match across all competitions. Recently he has started every one of the last 5 Newcastle matches. Newcastle's next match is against Liverpool in the EPL on Sun 23 Aug, 15:30.

START RATE BY COMPETITION2025/26

Premier League

71% 27/38

UEFA Champions League

100% 8/8

League Cup

20% 1/5

CAREER & TRANSFERS

JUN 2022 · PERMANENT

Burnley → Newcastle

N/A

JUL 2016 · PERMANENT

Charlton → Burnley

N/A

JUL 2015 · PERMANENT

Bury → Charlton

N/A

JAN 2015 · LOAN

Charlton → Bury

Loan

JUN 2014 · PERMANENT

York → Charlton

N/A

JUN 2014 · PERMANENT

York → Charlton

N/A

JAN 2014 · LOAN

Charlton → York

Loan

JAN 2014 · LOAN

Charlton → York

Loan

NEXT UP · vs LIVERPOOL · IN 46 DAYS

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