Confirmed Newcastle team v A-League All Stars announced – Melbourne friendly


 
 
 
 
 
 

The confirmed Newcastle team v A-League All Stars has now been announced.

Newcastle United looking to give a good showing for their fans down under, in this post-season friendly.

A rare chance for Newcastle United fans in Australia and ‘nearby’ countries to be able to see their team in the flesh.

Eddie Howe travelled with a squad of 29 players.

This match at the Marvel Stadium against Spurs kicking off on Fridday 5.05pm local time, which is 8.05am in the UK.

Newcastle hoping to follow up their penalty shootout win against Tottenham, on Wednesday at the MCG.

Newcastle team v A-League All Stars:

Gillespie, Ashby, A Murphy, Thompson, Charlton, Hernes, White, Diallo, Turner-Cooke, Parkinson, Kuol

Newcastle United official announcement – 19 May 2024:

The travelling party for Newcastle United’s post-season trip to Australia has been confirmed as the team prepare to head Down Under following Sunday’s final Premier League match of the season at Brentford.

Eddie Howe’s side will kick off the city’s ‘Global Football Week – Melbourne’ event against Tottenham Hotspur at the world-famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at 7:45pm (all times AEST) on Wednesday, 22nd May.

Then on Friday, 24th May, the Magpies face the A-League All Star Men at 5:05pm. The venue is the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne’s Docklands.

Head coach Howe has named a 29-man squad for the two games:

Goalkeepers

Mark Gillespie, Aidan Harris, Nick Pope

Defenders

Harrison Ashby, Dan Burn, Dylan Charlton, Paul Dummett, Lewis Hall, Emil Krafth, Alex Murphy, Ciaran Thompson, Kieran Trippier

Midfielders

Elliot Anderson, Lucas De Bolle, Bruno Guimarães, Travis Hernes, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Matt Ritchie, Ellis Stanton, Jay Turner-Cooke, Joe White

Forwards

Miguel Almirón, Harvey Barnes, Amadou Diallo, Alexander Isak, Garang Kuol, Ben Parkinson, Callum Wilson

The trip will mark Newcastle United’s first visit to Oceania since July 2014, when the Magpies won the Football United Tour in New Zealand with victories over Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix.

Newcastle’s Active Fan allocation for the two games has sold out but tickets in alternate areas of the ground are still on sale to supporters wanting to back to Magpies in Melbourne.

Tickets range from Bronze to Champions Club level and start at $59, and are available here.

Supporters can go behind-the-scenes of Newcastle United’s visit to Australia with exclusive content across newcastleunited.com, NUFC TV and the club’s official social media channels.