Benitez is Newcastle's preferred target
Rafael Benitez will be Newcastle's preferred choice as manager if they replace current boss Steve McClaren.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Gls | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 46 | (67) | 82 | L0-2 | W2-1 | |
| 2 | Reading | 46 | (58) | 79 | W4-1 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | (67) | 77 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | (77) | 76 | L0-1 | L0-5 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | (67) | 76 | D0-0 | W2-0 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | (63) | 72 | W3-1 | D0-0 | |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | (52) | 70 | L0-4 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | (74) | 68 | L1-3 | L0-2 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 46 | (66) | 66 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 46 | (62) | 65 | D0-0 | L1-4 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 46 | (50) | 63 | W4-2 | L1-4 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 46 | (60) | 62 | L0-1 | L1-3 | |
| 13 | Southend United | 46 | (54) | 62 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | (60) | 61 | W1-0 | W2-0 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | (58) | 59 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 46 | (61) | 58 | W3-0 | D2-2 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | (58) | 58 | L1-2 | L0-5 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | (53) | 58 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | (51) | 58 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 46 | (41) | 54 | L0-1 | W1-0 | |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 46 | (54) | 48 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 22 | Burnley | 46 | (49) | 46 | W3-1 | L1-5 | |
| 23 | Bristol City | 46 | (42) | 45 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 24 | Notts County | 46 | (45) | 40 | W1-0 | D2-2 | |
| Southend United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 13th | 14th | 16th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Drawn | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Lost | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-0-1 | 5-0-1 | 3-2-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 12-6 | 15-6 | 7-4 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 15th | 14th | 15th |
| Goals scored | 54 | 33 | 21 |
| Failed to score | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 17th | 24th |
| Goals conceded | 73 | 25 | 48 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 20th | 15th | 23rd |
| Goal difference | -19 | +8 | -27 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 9th | 3rd |
| Goal total | 127 | 58 | 69 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 4 | ||
| Home | won last 3 | ||
| Away | won last 2 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-4 | 4-1-4 | 2-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-10 | 8-5 | 3-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
L0-2 D2-2 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Southend United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One | 13th | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 73 | -19 | .479 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | .333 |
| English League Cup | First Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | .375 |
| TOTAL | 49 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 76 | -22 | .461 | |