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2024/25:
Forest (a) tickets

Newcastle's Carabao Cup Second Round trip to Nottingham Forest will be shown live in the UK by Sky Sports on Wednesday 28th August at 8pm.

Ticket info - note that there are separate sections for purchasing away tickets and away rail seating:

On sale to Season Ticket Holders with 30+ loyalty points now.

Adult (18-65) £25, Senior (66+) £20, Youth (14-17) £15, Junior (4-13) £10. U14s must be accompanied by an adult.

On Wednesday, 21st August, there are five planned point drops: at 10am, Noon, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm BST. 

2024/25:
Derby draw

Newcastle U21s  1  mackem U21s  1

An 88th minute equaliser prevented Newcastle U21s from making a winning start to the PL2 season at Whitley Park on Monday night.

Leading through Anthony Munda's first half strike, United were pegged back when Tymur Tutierov headed past Max Thompson shortly after arriving from the bench.

Both sides then had chances to claim all three points;  Magpies substitute Josh Donaldson denied by a point-blank save from goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze.

A good crowd including Eddie Howe were on hand to see Kieran Trippier and Matt Targett both start - the latter returning to action for the first time since limping off in the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford in November.     

The Magpies went ahead in the 20th minute when a give and go between Anthony Munda and Alfie Harrison down the right flank ended with Munda expertly netting from a narrow angle.

That lead was almost doubled a minute later when Trevan Sanusi burst into the box but his shot was beaten away by Chibueze.

Sanusi was proving to be his side's chief forward threat,  making a succession of tricky runs down the left.

Newcastle's lead was kept intact at the interval thanks to Max Thompson; in particular one acrobatic save to deny Tommy Watson.

Trippier and Targett were replaced at half time as planned, with the visitors steadily gaining the initiative without managing to find the goal that began to look increasingly inevitable as the half continued.

Sanusi spent increasing amounts of time on the ground as the visitors tried to keep him in check by all means possible and he inevitably tired before going off.

Just as the U21s seemed set to emulate their senior counterparts on Saturday and stonewall their way to a 1-0 win, a left wing centre wasn't gathered by Max Thompson and Ukrainian striker Tutierov headed in.

Team: M.Thompson, Trippier (Shahar 46), Targett (Charlton 46), J.Miley, Heffernan, C.Thompson, Al.Harrison (Donaldson 80), Munda, Parkinson, Turner-Cooke, Sanusi (Stanton 84).
Sub n/u: Harris.

Booked: Sanusi, Munda.

SMB: Chibueze, Lavery (Tutierov 86), Johnson, Anderson, Crompton (Lenz 88), Triantis (Middlemas 33), Jones, Watson, Poveda (Kelly 46), Bennette, Semedo.
Sub n/u: Cameron.

Booked: Crompton, Johnson.

Referee: James Bancroft

Crowd: 839

This is the second season that PL2 has been played in an amended one division format, meaning that this was the only scheduled derby meeting at U21 level.

Last season saw the Magpies win the sole derby fixture 3-2 at the academy of plight. However, the red and whites finished seventh in the 26 team league; 15 points and 15 places above Newcastle.

PS: News of a permanent appointment of an U21 Head Coach to succeed Ben Dawson is awaited, with current Academy duo Neil Winskill and Jack Ross sharing the role at present.

96 tears:
Theatre ticket compo

Following a successful run last year, "Love It If We Beat Them" returns to the Live Theatre on Newcastle Quayside between September 10th and 28th.

Rob Ward's play mixes football and politics against a backdrop of Newcastle United's ultimately fruitless pursuit of the 1995/96 Premiership title. 

Find a preview video here and book tickets here

We have two pairs of tickets to give away and simply require you to email your answer to the following question to [email protected] subject line of Play:

The final (and pivotal) defeat of 1995/96 saw United lose 1-2 at Blackburn Rovers. Geordie Graham Fenton infamously scored both home goals, but which former Rovers player netted for Newcastle that night?

Closing date is Noon on Tuesday August 27th. No age limit, open to anyone on the planet. One entry each please per person, prize consists of entry tickets only - any other expenses incurred are your own responsibility.

2024/25:
Season ticket issue

There are widespread reports from iphone users that their 2024/25 Newcastle United season tickets went missing from their wallets since Saturday's game.

The remedy is simple: check in the expired passes section of the wallet and unhide the 2024/25 digital season ticket if it appears in there.

2024/25:
Big Joe beats cheats 

Newcastle  1  Southampton  0

Latest PL results: 

Fri 16.08.2024:
Manchester United 1-0 Fulham

Sat 17.08.2024:
Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool
Arsenal 2-0 Wolves
Everton 0-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth
West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa 

Sun 18.08.2024:
Brentford 2-1 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City

Mon 19.08.2024:
Leicester City 1-1 Spurs

Latest:
Guehi plays on

Amid speculation regarding Newcastle's ongoing interest in Marc Guehi, the defender captained Crystal Palace in their Premier League season-opener at Brentford on Sunday.

The England international completed the entirety of a 1-2 defeat, picking up a booking in the process.

2024/25:
Boro bairns edge it

Newcastle U18s  0  Boro U18s  1 

A 53rd minute strike from Frankie Coulson proved to be the difference between the two sides in Saturday's U18 Premier League season opener at Little Benton.

A sweetly-struck effort from the visiting captain found the top corner of Adam Harrison's goal and gave the Teessiders a lead that they preserved despite a late fight back from the home side. 

15 year-old Debutant Mason Miley (brother of Lewis and Jamie) forced Oliver Lloyd into a routine stop on 78 minutes, Matthew Taylor shooting against the Boro goal frame soon after.

Miley again worked an opening but couldn't find the target before fellow substitute Matheos Ferreira broke forward from the right in the final minute of normal time - only to drive into the side netting.

Team: Harrison, Tika-Lemba (Johnson 76), Durrant (Wooster 89), Watts, Craggs, Cogdon (Miley 64), Brayson (Ferreira 64), Waddani, Neave, Taylor, Bloomer. Sub n/u: Jones.

Update:
Loan lads

For the first time in living memory, Newcastle currently have no players out on loan. That situation is expected to change however before the EFL transfer window closes towards the end of the month. 

Latest:
LNER strikes called

From BBC, Friday:

Train drivers at London North Eastern Railway (LNER) are set to strike every weekend in September, October and two in November, union bosses have announced.

Aslef, which represents train drivers, said the walkouts at LNER were due to a breakdown in industrial relations and agreements.

The fresh strike action is separate from an ongoing pay dispute with all train companies, which edged closer to being resolved in England this week after a new pay offer.

LNER, which operates services on the East Coast Mainline between London and Edinburgh and is run by the government, said it was "surprised and disappointed" by the announcement following recent talks.

Aslef said its member drivers at LNER would walk out every Saturday between 31 August and 9 November and on every Sunday from 1 September to 10 November.

The fresh walkouts, which total 22 days, are separate to the long-running row over train driver wages at 16 train companies, which looks set to be resolved in England following a new pay offer made this week.

Old boys:
Unlikely lads - updates

Former Magpies transferred in recent days include:

Michael Ndiweni Ashington
Ayoze Perez Real Betis (Spain) to Villarreal (Spain)
Haris Vuckic Buriram (Thailand) to Domzale (Slovenia) 

Charity effort continues:
Run for home

Magpies fan Matthew Smith is currently running an 800+ mile route between Bournemouth and Newcastle, taking in all 20 Premier League grounds.

He's the founder of If U Care Share, a charity based in Chester-le-Street that carries out suicide prevention workshops and associated work.

Matthew has taken on this challenge in an attempt to bridge a funding gap affected his charity that he estimates at £135,000.

Having visited ten grounds on the south coast and in the London area, he's now knocked off Ipswich and aims to arrive back in Newcastle in time for the Spurs home game at the end of the month. 

If you're able to make a donation to the cause, the justgiving page is available online here

Alternatively you can text RUNMATTHEWRUN to 70085 to make a £3 donation. 

Find more about If U Care Share online here

2024/25:
Bournemouth (a) 

Newcastle's away opener is their longest journey of the Premier League season, requiring a 370 mile trek from Tyneside for a 2pm start this Sunday, live on Sky.

The 1,350 away places at the Vitality Stadium are sold out, with safe standing installed in rows J to R since our last visit. Seating sections are located in rows A to I.

Team: Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman, Lewis Miley and Callum Wilson remain sidelined, while Fabian Schar joins Sandro Tonali on the suspended list.

There's an early return to his former club for Lloyd Kelly, who played for Bournemouth in their last competitive home game - a 1-2 defeat by Brentford back in May.

Coral rate this match as follows:

NUFC win 23/20
The draw 29/10
AFCB win 2/1

New customers receive a £20 bet when staking £5 (T's & C's apply). Find those markets online here 

AFCB: The Cherries kicked off with a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday and are unbeaten at home in their opening home game in all competitions since the 2017/18 season. 

Bournemouth will be without Dominic Solanke after his sale to Spurs - the striker netted both goals in the corresponding fixture last season.

His replacement Evanilson is expected to make his debut following a club record £40m transfer from Porto. The Brazilian made his senior international debut last June in the same side as Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes.

UK TV: Live on Sky Sports

City centre bars with live TV coverage include:

Frate in the Bigg Market
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West
The Prince on Pudding Chare

Overseas TV: to follow

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