Newcastle vs Rayo Vallecano

There were 21 Newcastle United players announced in the matchday squad v Rayo Vallecano. Eddie Howe hoping to get his squad into shape for the big restart.

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This is the somewhat surprising team Eddie Howe has named for today's friendly against Rayo Vallecano at St. James' Park. It has four changes from the 5-1 ...

Joelinton and Lewis also don’t make the team as the bench is filled with only youngsters and backup keeper Mark Gillespie. Kieran Trippier and Nick Pope are shock starters as they had not been spotted in training this week. This is the somewhat surprising team Eddie Howe has named for today’s friendly against Rayo Vallecano at St.

Eddie Howe named a strong Newcastle line-up to face the La Liga side on Saturday afternoon with Nick Pope and Kieran Trippier starting after returning from ...

CRAIG HOPE: Nick Pope and Kieran Trippier might well have been preparing for a World Cup final amid this weekend, had Harry Kane taken a penalty like Chris ...

The attempted lay-off set Raul Gomez clear but Pope showed little rustiness in flipping a goal-bound strike over the crossbar. The problem? - Chris Wood doubled the ascendancy from the penalty spot in the 68th minute

Eddie Howe has fielded a strong Newcastle United starting XI to take on La Liga side Rayo Vallecano this afternoon (kick-off 12:30pm GMT).

Fabian Schar, Callum Wilson and Bruno Guimaraes have been left out having just returned from Qatar. Advertisement

Newcastle lined up in the 4-3-3 with Pope in goal behind a back four of Trippier, Lascelles, Botman, and Targett. Shelvey, Longstaff, and Willock manned the ...

The left-back tried to cut out a cross but put it into his own net to make it 2-1. Saint-Maximin received treatment on his right ankle late as Newcastle were able to see out the match for the 2-1 win. Vallecano made more changes after the goal with Florian Lejeune coming on to make his return to St. In the 68th minute, Newcastle doubled the advantage. After playing a lovely ball down the flank, Trippier went down and needed treatment for what appeared to be a groin problem. The visitors had the game’s first chance.

Newcastle United ran out 2-1 winners over La Liga outfit Rayo Vallecano in Saturday's friendly at St James' Park. The visitors fashioned the first chance on ...

Newcastle are back in action on Tuesday when they host Bournemouth in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup. ‘Posed a threat ghosting into the box and was a calming presence in the middle of the park.’ [Newcastle World](https://www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-player-ratings-gallery-rusty-510-impressive-810-in-rayo-vallecano-win-3957758?page=2) gave Longstaff 8 out of 10 for his efforts on the day. [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-half-time-player-25777313) deemed the 25-year-old the man of the match and gave him 8 out of 10. Jacob Murphy cut the ball back for Sean Longstaff to rifle the ball into the roof of the Rayo net. The left-back tried to cut out a cross but put it into his own net to get Rayo back into the game.