Bristol City vs Newcastle United - prediction, team news, lineups

Newcastle United volition proceed their preparations for their 2026-27 Premier League run with a pre-season affable against Bristol City connected Wednesday.

The Magpies are moving towards their league opener against Liverpool connected August 23, and it is shaping up to beryllium a precise important run for Eddie Howe's side.

Match preview

Bristol City finished 12th successful the Championship past season, truthful the Reds are preparing for different play successful the 2nd tier.

Michael Skubala's broadside person played 3 friendlies this summer, opening their preparations for the caller run with a 2-0 decision to Stockport County, earlier drafting 0-0 with Newport County up of a 3-1 occurrence implicit Swindon Town past clip out.

The Robins volition really beryllium sending a squad to look Forest Green Rovers connected Wednesday evening - the aforesaid clip that they volition beryllium tackling Newcastle.

Bristol City volition past instrumentality connected Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City successful 2 matches connected August 1, earlier opening their EFL Cup run against Walsall connected August 6.

The Robins, who volition unfastened their 2026-27 Championship situation against Millwall connected August 15, person made 8 signings this summer, including Lorent Tolaj successful a big-money determination from Plymouth.

Newcastle, meanwhile, person played doubly this summer, beating Darlington 3-0 successful their pre-season opener connected July 18 earlier drafting 1-1 with Gateshead connected July 25.

The Magpies volition look Bristol City, Valencia, Everton, Bayer Leverkusen and Strasbourg earlier opening their Premier League play against Liverpool connected August 23.

Howe's broadside person made 4 signings truthful acold this summer, including Bazoumana Toure, with the 20-year-old arriving successful a big-money power from Hoffenheim.

Newcastle person had 2 large outgoings this summer, with Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali moving on, portion Bruno Guimaraes continues to beryllium linked with a departure.

The Magpies are nether unit to amended successful the coming season, arsenic a disappointing 2025-26 run saw them decorativeness down successful 12th spot successful the Premier League table.

Bristol City pre-season form:

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Newcastle United pre-season form:

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Team News

Bristol City's caller signing Tolaj scored a brace successful the team's occurrence implicit Swindon past clip out, and the striker should erstwhile again beryllium successful the starting XI here.

Head manager Skubala is sending a squad to Forest Green connected the aforesaid night, truthful it is hard to foretell an XI here, but the anticipation is that the players who commencement volition person 60 minutes earlier wholesale changes hap against the Premier League side.

Jed Wallace is besides expected to beryllium among the starters for the Reds.

Newcastle should person Harvey Barnes successful their starting XI, with the attacker expected to observe signing a caller semipermanent declaration astatine St James' Park.

The Magpies stay without the services of Guimaraes, Yoane Wissa, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Dan Burn, Toure and Malick Thiaw owed to their engagement successful the 2026 World Cup.

Jacob Ramsey is expected to beryllium among the starters for the Premier League side.

Bristol City imaginable starting lineup:

Tickle; Tanner, Morrison, Dickie, Atkinson; Randell, Knight, Williams; Wallace, Tolaj, Riis

Newcastle United imaginable starting lineup:

Pope; A Murphy, Schar, Shahar, Hall; Steuer, Neave, Ramsey; Barnes, J Willock, J Murphy

We say: Bristol City 1-2 Newcastle United

Newcastle stay without the services of a fig of important players, but we are backing Howe's broadside to triumph successful this pre-season contest.

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