Newcastle United v RC Strasbourg: Starting XIs confirmed for St. James' Park friendly
Newcastle United and RC Strasbourg have confirmed full starting lineups for a pre-season friendly at St. James’ Park on Sunday, August 16, 2026, the final tune-up before their 2026-27 league campaigns.
Under new head coach Matthias Jaissle, Newcastle recorded three wins from four pre-season friendlies but then lost consecutive matches to Everton (3-1) and Bayer Leverkusen (2-1). The club has undergone numerous exits and arrivals, leaving a new-look squad at St. James’ Park. Strasbourg arrive having lost each of their last five friendlies, beaten 7-0 by Sporting CP and subsequently by Blackburn Rovers (2-0), Brighton (4-3), SV Elversberg (5-2) and Freiburg (2-0).
Newcastle’s named starting XI is Leo Shahar, Ewen Jaouen, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn (c), Dylan Charlton, Aladji Bamba, Jacob Ramsey, Jacob Murphy, Joseph Willock, Bazoumana Touré and William Osula. The substitutes listed are Mark Gillespie (gk), Miodrag Pivaš, Trevan Sanusi, Henry Johnson, Rory Finneran and Sean Neave.
Strasbourg’s starting XI is listed as Filip Jörgensen; Filip Jörgensen, Andrew Omobamidele, Yoann Becker, Ben Chilwell; Samir El Mourabet, Diogo Sousa; Sebastian Nanasi, Sam Amo-Ameyaw, Diego Moreira; Sékou Mara.
Kick-off for viewers in India is scheduled at 8:30 PM IST; the fixture takes place at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, England.
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