NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: The Newcastle United team huddle before the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest at St. James Park on August 06, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
The teams are in ahead of Newcastle’s first pre-season friendly of the summer, seeing Eddie Howe’s Mags take on Gateshead in today’s 12.30pm kick off.
For anyone unable to attend, fans can pay £9.99 to watch live on National League TV. Here’s the starting 11 and substitutes in full:
STARTING XI: Darlow, Trippier, Burn, Lewis, Targett, Manquillo, Anderson, Ritchie, Longstaff, Saint-Maximin
SUBS: Karius, Gillespie, Ashby, Turner-Cooke, Hackett, A. Murphy, Ndiweni, Parkinson, Wiggett, L.Miley.
As expected, many of our international stars don’t start – or feature in the matchday squad – after training for the first time yesterday, while Nick Pope (hand surgery), Joe Willock (hamstring) and Emil Krafth (ACL) are not yet 100% fit.
After today’s trip to Gateshead, we face Rangers at Ibrox next Tuesday, then travel to the US for Summer Series games against Brighton, Chelsea and Aston Villa before ending with a St James’ Park double-header against Fiorentina and Villarreal.
