How did Newcastle's injuries rank?

Newcastle's season - and European return - was hindered by 41 separate instances of injury through the course of the 2023-24 campaign.

The Magpies had the third-highest injury rate of the season, behind Manchester United and Chelsea, with a total of 20 players ruled out at some point.

Research conducted for more than 20 years by the Premier Injuries website suggests that the total number of individual injuries across the league, where a player missed at least one Premier League game, was the highest they had recorded.

Many players suffered more than one injury.

At one stage, Eddie Howe had 11 players missing in a single game week - the most recorded but equal to Manchester United, Chelsea and Luton Town.

In total, the absent players missed a combined total of 1,950 days, which is the most of any other top-flight team.

Read the full breakdown of injuries in the 2023-24 Premier League season