Gareth Southgate set to name his preliminary England squad for the European Championships


 
 
 
 
 
 

The European Championships are fast approaching for Gareth Southgate and England, as well as all the other competition nations.

Just over three weeks until the Euros in Germany begin on 14 June.

Gareth Southgate set to name his preliminary England squad on Tuesday (21 May).

This can then be scaled down and changed before coming up with the final 26 man squad that will travel to Germany.

The very final deadline set by UEFA is Friday 7 June but Gareth Southgate expected to name his final England squad before then.

Interesting to see that despite having a choice of all 20 teams playing at the same time, Gareth Southgate chose the Brentford v Newcastle match to go to on the final day of the Premier League season.

As to who he could have been taking a late check on… Nick Pope returned for his first NUFC start in five and a half months, whilst Callum Wilson and Kieran Trippier came off the bench. Maybe a big longshot but is Lewis Hall a wildcard with England’s problems at left-back and he has been excellent once getting this late run of games. Obviously plenty of other English players on show for Newcastle United but Barnes, Burn, Longstaff and Murphy aren’t likely to be in Southgate’s thoughts. Not too sure if any others at Brentford that could have interested Gareth Southgate, apart from Ivan Toney. However, he has now gone 12 games in a row without a goal and has only scored four goals in the Premier League these past 13 months, which of course included the gambling ban.

Newcastle United fans heading into a busy summer, with various dates listed below.

For starters, following Southgate’s squad announcement tomorrow, you then have the two post-season games in Australia this week.

Then last week saw two pre (2024/25) season matches in Japan added to the schedule.

A lot of important dates for Newcastle United fans coming up this summer, so we have compiled the following calendar to watch out for:

Tuesday 21 May 2024 – Gareth Southgate names his preliminary England squad for the European Championships.

Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Tottenham v Newcastle friendly (at MCG – Melbourne Cricket Ground)

Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Europa League final in Dublin.

Friday 24 May 2024 – A-League All Stars team v Newcastle friendly (at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne)

Saturday 25 May / Sunday 26 May 2024 – Hong Kong Soccer Sevens

Sunday 26 May 2024 – Championship play-off final. Decides which will be the 20th Premier League club for the 2024/25 season.

Friday 31 March 2024 – First ever time the Lionesses playing at St James’ Park. England women’s team v France in European Championship group qualifier.

Saturday 1 June 2024 – Champions League final at Wembley.

Monday 3 June 2024 – England men’s team playing warm-up match for Euros at St James Park against Bosnia & Herzegovina. Possibility of Anthony Gordon, Kieran Trippier and other NUFC players potentially playing.

Friday 7 June 2024 – Launch of first replica kit of new Adidas deal, the 2024/25 Newcastle United home shirt.

Friday 7 2024 – The very final deadline for Gareth Southgate and the other national managers to name their official squads for the European Championships.

Friday 14 June 2024 – European Championship 2024 finals  in Germany kick-off, with numerous NUFC players potentially involved.

Friday 14 June 2024 – Summer transfer window is expected to open (no official confirmation but universal expectation in media that it will be same as last season). However, international deals will only be able to be confirmed / processed from 1 July 2024 onwards.

Tuesday 18 June 2024 – Premier League fixtures released at 9am.

Thursday 20 June 2024 – Copa America kicks off, with Bruno (but not Joelinton) now named in the Brazil squad and very likely Miguel Almiron set to be involved with Paraguay.

Sunday 14 July 2024 – European Championships final.

Sunday 14 July 2024 – Copa America final.

Wednesday 31 July – Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle United friendly in Japan, playing at the 62,000 capacity Saitama Stadium, the largest football-specific stadium in Japan.

Saturday 3 August – Yokohama F Marinos v Newcastle United friendly at the National Stadium in Toyko.

Saturday 17 August 2024 – Weekend that 2024/25 Premier League season kicks off.

Monday 2 September 2024 – Summer transfer window is expected to close, waiting on official confirmation but this believed to be the date.

Sunday 25 May 2025 – The final round of 2024/25 Premier League fixtures will be played.