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Unlikely Lads
Darlington (h) Friendly
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Date: Saturday 18th July 2026, 12.30pm tbc Venue: The KNOX
Conditions: Behind closed doors |
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Newcastle |
Darlington |
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3 - 0 |
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| Half time: | 1 - 0 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
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Willock (35pen)
Osula (3-0)
Neave |
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Teams |
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Pope Shahar Hall A.Murphy Botman Ramsey Willock Steur Barnes J.Murphy Osula |
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Jones Hedley Lees Kilsby Trialist A Tom Platt McLaughlin Stanton Howells Beck Stephenson |
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(46)
Jaouen for Pope (46) M.Miley for Shahar (46) Charlton for Hall (46) Pivas for A.Murphy (46) Craggs for Botman (46) Finneran for Ramsey (46) Munda for Willock (46) Neave for Steur (46) Sanusi for Barnes (46) Seung-soo for J.Murphy (46) Salia for Osula |
Trialist B for Jones (46) Trialist C for Hedley (46) Trialist D for Lees (46) Trialist E for Trialist A (46) Trialist F for Platt (46) Trialist G for Beck (46) Rutledge for Stanton (46) Nelson for McLaughlin (80) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
| tbc | tbc | |
| Bookings: | ||
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None
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| Dismissals: | ||
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None
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Referee: TBC
VAR: n/a |
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Attendance: Behind
closed doors. |
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Goals |
29 mins
Willock shot 1-0
35 mins Osula penalty 2-0
Half time: Newcastle 2 Darlington 0
tbc
mins
Neave shot 3-0
Full time: Newcastle 3
Darlington 0
We Said |
Eddie
Howe said:
To
follow
They Said |
Steve Watson said:
To follow
Stats |
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Recent signings Sean Steur and Ewen Jaouen both made their Newcastle bows, while there were senior debuts for Luke Craggs, Rory Finneran, Mason Miley, Miodrag Pivas and Vakhtang Salia. The other Development squad players have previously featured in first team games. Craggs and Miley came through United's academy, with the other trio all acquired in 2024. Central defender Pivas arrived from FK Jedinstvo in his native Serbia, Ireland international midfielder Finneran from Blackburn Rovers and Georgian forward Salia from Dinamo Tbilisi. The game came too early for Fabian Schar, Lewis Miley and Tino Livramento as they continue their recovery from injury, while Anthony Elanga didn't play after just returning to training the previous day. Joelinton sat the game out - reason unknown. Yet to start pre-season following international duty at the World Cup Finals are Dan Burn, Bruno Guimaraes, Malick Thiaw, Yoane Wissa, Nick Woltemade and new boy Bazoumana Toure. The Magpies debuted their 2026/27 home kit. Pre-season pitch time (in minutes): Barnes 45=45 Botman 45=45 Charlton 45=45 Craggs 45=45 Finneran 45=45 Hall 45=45 Jaouen 45=45 M.Miley 45=45 Munda 45=45 A.Murphy 45=45 J.Murphy 45=45 Neave 45 =45 +1 goal Osula 45=45 +1 goal Pivas 45=45 Pope 45=45 Ramsey 45=45 Salia 45=45 Sanusi 45=45 Seung-soo 45=45 Shahar 45=45 Steur 45=45 Willock 45=45 +1 goal
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Waffle |
The Magpies began their pre-season
programme with victory over Steve Watson's Quakers at the
recently-rechristened KNOX training ground on Saturday (formerly
Darsley Park).
Two different XIs each got 45 minutes pitch time for the hosts, with
the outfield line-up for the second half comprised of development
squad players.
National League North side Darlington held out for 29 minutes,
before Joe Willock got on the end of Jacob Murphy's centre from the
United to net from close in.
Eddie Howe's side then doubled their lead six minutes later, William
Osula successful from the spot following Ben Hedley's foul on
Willock in the visitor's area.
Sean Neave then rounded off the scoring midway through the second
period with a run and shot.
The visitors included former Newcastle reserves Patrick McLaughlin, Dylan Stephenson
and Ellis Stanton,
while Quakers boss Steve Watson fielded seven trialists - six of
them after the interval.