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title: "Newcastle: Freddie Woodman could leave in January"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/freddie-woodman-future-lee-ryder/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-11-29T18:15:28Z"
modified: "2021-11-29T18:15:28Z"
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# Newcastle: Freddie Woodman could leave in January

**Freddie Woodman could depart Newcastle United in January, according to [The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-january-transfer-window-22301420)‘s Lee Ryder.**

### The lowdown

The 24-year-old started Newcastle’s first four Premier League matches this season [but hasn’t featured since](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/freddie-woodman/leistungsdaten/spieler/226049). With Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow fit again after [starting the campaign injured](https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/team-news-woodman-handed-premier-league-debut-against-west-ham/), he looks to be the Magpies’ third choice between the sticks.

Woodman, who has been hailed as an [‘excellent’](https://www.footballfancast.com/newcastle-united-news/exclusive-steve-howey-praises-very-good-goalkeeper-at-st-james-park) goalkeeper by former Magpies defender Steve Howey, [was on the verge of joining Bournemouth on loan in the summer](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/freddie-woodman-bournemouth-newcastle-loan-21053392) before Newcastle pulled the plug on the deal at the 11th hour after learning of Dubravka’s injury.

### The latest

Ryder wrote in [The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-january-transfer-window-22301420) that the departure of a goalkeeper could free up a space in the Newcastle squad for a new arrival, and Woodman looks the most likely candidate after slipping down the pecking order behind Dubravka and Darlow.

A prospective loan move could well be revived for the 24-year-old when the window opens, according to this report.

### The verdict

Woodman had his chance to impress at the beginning of the season but he didn’t really grasp it. He conceded 12 goals from a post-shot xG of just 8.7, one of the poorest shot-stopping records in the Premier League (via [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/keepersadv/Premier-League-Stats)).

The [£9m-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/freddie-woodman/leistungsdaten/spieler/226049) stopper [kept more clean sheets than any other Championship netminder](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/weisseweste/pokalwettbewerb/GB2/plus/0?saison_id=2020) while he was on loan at Swansea City in 2020/21, but now he might need to rebuild his reputation with another stint in the second tier.

With the 24-year-old failing to even make the matchday squad for any of Newcastle’s games in November, it’s not hard to see why Ryder has toured him for a potential January exit.

**In other news, [Newcastle have set their sights on signing this rising starlet](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/leon-king-rangers-man-utd-premier-league/)**