Newcastle United v Everton: Full lineups named for Murrayfield friendly

Newcastle United and Everton have confirmed their starting XIs and benches for a pre-season friendly at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Everton enter the match having played five pre-season friendlies, with two victories—a 4-0 win over Dundee United and a 2-1 win against Hamburger SV—plus a goalless draw with Bolton Wanderers, a 1-0 defeat to Stoke City and a 3-1 loss to VfB Stuttgart in their most recent outing; manager David Moyes will hope the reworked squad can find form during the remaining summer fixtures.

Newcastle, under new head coach Matthias Jaissle, have completed four friendlies so far and recorded two wins, including a 2-1 victory over Valencia in their latest match.

Starting XI: Lukás Hornícek; Leo Shahar, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Lewis Hall; Joelinton (c), Aladji Bamba, Bazoumana Touré; Yoane Wissa, William Osula, Anthony Elanga. Bench: Mark Gillespie (gk), Aidan Harris (gk), Harvey Barnes, Sean Steur, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade, Joe Willock, Dylan Charlton, Jacob Ramsey, Miodrag Pivaš, Henry Johnson, Rory Finneran, Sean Neave, Lewis Miley.

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Starting XI: Mark Travers; Nathan Patterson, James Tarkowski (c), Michael Keane, Vitaliy Mykolenko; Hayden Hackney, Kiernan Dewsbury‑Hall; Harrison Armstrong, Iliman Ndiaye, Tyrique George; Thierno Barry. Bench: George Pickford (gk), Tom King (gk), Adam Aznou, Jake O’Brien, Charly Alcaraz, Harvey Foster, Beto, Braiden Graham, Merlin Röhl, Tyler Dibling.

Here's how we start against Newcastle. UTT! 🔵📺 https://t.co/2VsWpyRq02 pic.twitter.com/vpnLPTRmLl

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Everton will begin their Premier League campaign on August 22 when they face Crystal Palace at home.