Overview
Last summer was a turbulent period for Newcastle when Matthias Jaissle replaced Eddie Howe as head coach. They also parted ways with many key players such as Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.
On the other hand, Newcastle added five rookies including Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure, Aladji Bamba, Ewen Jaouen and Lukas Hornicek.
Newcastle played 4 friendly matches in preparation for the new season. They started with a 3-0 victory over Darlington, then drew 1-1 with Gateshead and suffered a 1-4 defeat to Bristol City.
In the most recent match, Newcastle defeated Valencia 2-1. This team has 3 friendly matches with Everton, Bayer Leverkusen and Strasbourg before entering the regular season.
Newcastle will open the 2026-2027 Premier League with a home match against Liverpool, before playing away at Tottenham in the next round.
Meanwhile, Everton entered this match after a 1-3 defeat to Stuttgart, a result that caused them to suffer their first defeat in 5 summer friendly matches.
David Moyes' team started the preparation phase with a 4-0 victory over Dundee, before drawing 0-0 with Bolton Wanderers and defeating Stoke City 1-0. Earlier this month, Everton continued to overcome Hamburger SV with a score of 2-1 before losing to Stuttgart.
Everton still has 2 friendly matches with Newcastle and Lille before ending the preparation process. They will start the new season with a home match against Crystal Palace.
During the summer transfer window, Everton recruited four rookies including Merlin Rohl, Tyrique George, Hayden Hackney and Christian Norgaard.
Personnel situation
Newcastle will be without Anthony Elanga after the Swedish striker had to leave the field in the victory over Valencia due to Jose Gaya's tackle. However, Elanga is lucky not to have a serious injury and may return soon.
Newcastle's starting lineup is expected to have some changes. Yoane Wissa is likely to be given the opportunity to start after scoring a double against Valencia, while Jacob Murphy and Lewis Miley may also return to the squad.
On Everton's side, Jordan Pickford will make his first appearance in the pre-season after returning to the squad from the 2026 World Cup.
Thierno Barry is likely to be given a starting opportunity after scoring in the match against Stuttgart. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Michael Keane are also expected to return to the starting lineup.
Expected lineup:
Newcastle United: Hornicek, L. Miley, Botman, Thiaw, Shahar, Bamba, J. Ramsey, Joelinton, J. Murphy, Wissa, Osula.
Everton: Pickford, O'Brien, Branthwaite, Keane, Mykolenko, Hackney, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Dibling, Barry, Alcaraz.
The match between Everton and Newcastle takes place at 11:15 p.m. on August 12 (Vietnam time).
