Steve Bruce has announced the starting eleven for today’s final preseason friendly against St-Etienne. The lads will take the pitch the new orange third kits. It looks to be the same 3-5-2 formation as Bruce has used in the past three friendlies.
SUBSTITUTES: Darlow, Sterry, Clark, Dummett, Willems, Ki, M. Longstaff, Murphy, Atsu, Saint-Maximin, Mut?. #NUFC
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) August 3, 2019
It’s great to see Martin Dubravka back in goal. We also hope to see Jetro Willems and Allan Saint-Maximin at some point today as well. Willems will not get the start to day as Steve Bruce had intimated earlier. Rolando Aarons will take the left wing-back role to start the game.
Today will also see a return to St James Park for right-back Matthieu Debuchy who is in the team for St-Etienne.
? Le XI des Verts pour la dernière répétition générale !
Coup d'envoi de #NUFCASSE à 16h ?
Live vidéo sur https://t.co/MDYeCQTdkN ? pic.twitter.com/2MDHds2U3Z— AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) August 3, 2019
161 comments so far
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:05 PM
Comment #1Hail Ronaldo!!
Lala Lala la it’s the mother f… D O DoubleG
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:07 PM
Comment #2When we have ASM starting wonder how he’s planning to incorporate him in the same team as Almiron and Joelinton.
Maybe take a midfielder and push them behind two strikers? Or take a midfielder and have two supporting attacking mids behind the one striker like Rafa last year.
toon22
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:08 PM
Comment #3Decent looking team
lesh
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:09 PM
Comment #4IrishRob
Aye, yiv been beat ti numba one spot a couple i times and yi missed the big 600 boat n all.
Tu bizzy preenin yasel?
toon22
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:09 PM
Comment #5When do you think we will spend the 100 million ish that’s left from this years tv money?
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:09 PM
Comment #6Apparently Bruce has said that money has been set aside to bolster u23’s.
barkel
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:09 PM
Comment #7Yea transfers in look good on paper but really we’ve just replaced Perez and Rondon and finally got a LB that we’ve all said we’ve needed for as long as I can remember! I think we need a replacement for Diame but would be happy to see matty longstaff brought into the first team, I would perhaps keep Saivet, he looks like there might actually be a half decent footballer in there, higher quality than ginger jack at least
Ron Knee
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:10 PM
Comment #8Somebody just tweeted:
On paper this is definitely a top 17 premier league side. #NUFC
lesh
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:12 PM
Comment #9Jail
Charmless seems to have told the new lads a canny tale about the project. As you say, it’ll have been the training centre drawings (probably well thumbed by now) he’s shown them but how does he explain the wheelie bins and paddling pool? New and radical medical science as developed by NASA?
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:13 PM
Comment #10Pretty much. Still lacking depth in certain areas. Essentially, just replaced rondon and Perez with Joelinton and ASM like you say.
Shadow_Shearer
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:13 PM
Comment #11I actually like the starting 11. Apart from Aaron’s at wingback, and jolington who I haven’t seen anything of yet. Also the bench could do with a bit of strengthen, but thats always been our problem for years.
Anybody know what channel you can get this game..
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:14 PM
Comment #12Now reports that N’soki deal is off after failing to agree personal terms. Don’t think anyone is surprised seeing the Jetro is in now.
Tonyd3b54
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:14 PM
Comment #13Anyone got a good link?
Reilly
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:14 PM
Comment #14Any streams lads.
toon22
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:14 PM
Comment #15Yeh
Right
Jabbas going to spend a 100 million on the kids
He’s to be in this years top 10 whoppers
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:16 PM
Comment #16I see the player Boudebouz there. He was, along with erdinc and gameiro was what Bas Dost is to us past couple seasons.
He’s finally playing at St James Park.
Australian Pie
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:17 PM
Comment #17Anyone got a link for the match, quite excited to watch the new lads on something that isn’t a phone stream
geordietom
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:20 PM
Comment #18can someone put a link up for the match please , cheers in advance …
DAVE..TOON..9
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:21 PM
Comment #19glad to no 1 keeper back in not a bad side out today
ronaldo aarons
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:21 PM
Comment #20I’ve got a great link but you all have to say “Hail Ronaldo”.
Malta Mag
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:22 PM
Comment #21A radio link anyone?
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:23 PM
Comment #22Magic box every time
Singinginthecorner
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:25 PM
Comment #23Anyone to test
https://stream-07.ix7.dailymotion.com/sec(mL3Vkv9mx2cNl28OcDzrw7NR6shCqG7bhdwrNiABQhE)/dm/3/x7f2nfg/s/live-2.m3u8
Paully
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:26 PM
Comment #24https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/suivez-nufcasse-en-live-video-ac26375
You may need a VPN set to France
Paully
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:27 PM
Comment #25That’s from St. Etiennes official site so should be good quality.
Our Toon
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM
Comment #26I wouldn’t mind more investment into the u23s, if that psg kid sissoko and the inter Milan forward come in that’ll be a solid window
geordietom
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM
Comment #27Malta Mag …
are you from bugibba ? … if so does that maltese bloke still have his bar with a Geordie theme ?…
Mag :P
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM
Comment #28http://mygoaltv.com/newcastle-united-vs-saint-etienne-m14521
No idea of its gonna work.
Our Toon
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM
Comment #29Good looking line up, would be nice to have some better replacements to cover for injury but think the only ones that have that are in the top 6
Scythe For Bruce
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:30 PM
Comment #30Someone said earlier that Maguire going to Man U might mean Lascelles off to Leicester, but Brighton have just signed Adam Webster for a club record, so I can see Lewis Dunk heading to Leicester instead.
Leicester got some big money for Maguire, and will drop a fair chunk of that on Dunk, meaning Brighton were confident of spending big (for them) on Webster.
Hopefully that keeps Lascelles out of the transfer chain on this one 🙂
geordietom
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:30 PM
Comment #31Mag p…
just tried it mate its counting down at the mo cheers …
Singinginthecorner
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:31 PM
Comment #32Anyone without vpn this link is only for one person so be quick if it works stick a comment on so I know
https://stream-07.ix7.dailymotion.com/sec(mL3Vkv9mx2cNl28OcDzrw7NR6shCqG7bhdwrNiABQhE)/dm/3/x7f2nfg/s/live-2.m3u8
Malta Mag
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:32 PM
Comment #33Hi Geordieton
Started the supporters club back in 1995 when I first moved over and used to go there “The little Waster” but he packed it in and the bar is closed now. Interesting bloke though as he was pure Maltese, never been to Newcastle yet for some reason spoke like a true Geordie? Nowadays I watch all the games at home but keep getting over 2-3 times a year. HWTL
Scythe For Bruce
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:33 PM
Comment #34Paully – people have said it’s not available in the U.K., and I’ve tried here in the US too, so it must be exclusive to those in France. I have a VPN for the UK but sadly not France.
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:33 PM
Comment #35St Etienne are warming up
Ron Knee
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:33 PM
Comment #36It’s working:
https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/suivez-nufcasse-en-live-video-ac26375
Reilly
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:34 PM
Comment #37link.
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqKDBoDjrBJV
Paully
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:35 PM
Comment #38Sycthe yeah I’ve got it running but it’s geoblocked to everything but a French IP.
“Tunnelbear” is a great VPN btw and I’ve tried loads.
Jib
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:36 PM
Comment #39Singing it works lush
AncientC
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:36 PM
Comment #40Aarons playing LWB by the looks of it. From the little I have seen of preseason, it looked like Aarons was playing very advanced.
Judging by the bench, Bruce must see Dummett as a CB. Stange as Bruce brushed away claims of Clark leaving saying that playing with 3 CBS means they only have 5 CBs overall which will all be needed. If Dummett is seen primarily as a CB, Bruce has 6 CBs.
It could be a case that Bruce has told a white lie to keep a hold of Clark. If so, Bruce seems wise to the workings of the club already.