Newcastle United vs Strasbourg: Full lineups confirmed for pre-season friendly
The Magpies begin their Premier League campaign after the Newcastle United vs Strasbourg match.
Newcastle United are scheduled to face RC Strasbourg in a pre-season friendly fixture at the St. James’ Park on Sunday, August 16, 2026. This is the final chance for both sides to tune up their tactics and lineups ahead of their 2026-27 league seasons.
Under new head coach Matthias Jaissle, the Magpies recorded three wins from four friendlies. However, the Toons suffered back-to-back defeats in their last two outings, losing to Everton (3-1) and Bayer Leverkusen (2-1).
After a lot of exits and arrivals at St. James’ Park, the new-look Newcastle side will need to be firing on all cylinders, although their opponents for tonight are also on a downward spiral.
Strasbourg arrive in this match having lost their last five friendlies. The Ligue 1 team were beaten 7-0 by Sporting CP, followed by losses to Blackburn Rovers (2-0), Brighton (4-3), SV Elversberg (5-2), and Freiburg (2-0).
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Newcastle United vs Strasbourg Lineups
Newcastle United
Starting XI: Leo Shahar, Ewen Jaouen; Fabian Schär, Dan Burn (c), Dylan Charlton; Aladji Bamba, Jacob Ramsey; Jacob Murphy, Joseph Willock, Bazoumana Touré; William Osula.
Bench: Mark Gillespie (gk), Miodrag Pivaš, Trevan Sanusi, Henry Johnson, Rory Finneran, Sean Neave.
Strasbourg
Starting XI: Filip Jörgensen; Filip Jörgensen, Andrew Omobamidele, Yoann Becker, Ben Chilwell; Samir El Mourabet, Diogo Sousa; Sebastian Nanasi, Sam Amo-Ameyaw, Diego Moreira; Sékou Mara.
Bench: To be announced.
When is Newcastle United vs Strasbourg pre-season friendly?
The match will be played on Sunday, August 16, 2026. In India, the match will kick off at 8:30 PM IST.
Where is Newcastle United vs Strasbourg being played?
The fixture takes place at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, England.
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Sushruta has spent over two years covering football, with a particular focus on Indian and international competitions. Alongside football, he has reported on a variety of sports, bringing curiosity and perspective to every story. When he’s not following the action, he can usually be found binge-watching movies or getting lost in a good book.