Newcastle United will take on Japanese outfit Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in a club friendly on Wednesday.
The hosts will be looking to freshen things up from a three-game winless run in the J1 League following a 3-4 loss against Consadole Sapporo, while the Premier League side set to play their fourth pre-season friendly after beating Hull City 2-0 at the weekend.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Newcastle kick-off time
| Date: | July 31, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 3:30 am PT / 6:30 am ET |
| Venue: | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
The pre-season club friendly match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Newcastle United will be played at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan.
It will kick off at 3:30 am PT / 6:30 am ET on Wednesday, July 31, in the United States (US).
How to watch Urawa Red Diamonds vs Newcastle United online - TV channels & live streams
In the US, the pre-season club friendly match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Newcastle United will be available to watch and stream online live through Paramount+ (sign up for a free 7-day trial) and CBS Sports Golazo Network.
Check out GOAL's Live Match Centre for updates.
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Team news & squads
Urawa Red Diamonds team news
With an eye towards the league game against Kashiwa Reysol next week, Urawa Reds boss Per-Mathias Hogmo could be expected to field a strong XI.
Thiago Santana is the main threat in attack, with captain Atsuki Ito deployed at the centre of the park.
Urawa Red Diamonds possible XI: Nishikawa; Ishihara, Inoue, Hoibraten, Sekine; Ito, Yasui; Okubo, Takeda, Watanabe; Santana.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Nishikawa, Niekawa, S. Yoshida, Komori |
| Defenders: | Ishihara, Hoibraten, Sato, Inoue, Abe, Tohoda, Takahashi, Ohata |
| Midfielders: | Ito, Koizumi, Nakajima, Gustafson, Watanabe, Sekine, Homma, Okubo, Matsuo, Yasui, Panya, Horiuchi, Ugajin, Takeda, M. Yoshida |
| Forwards: | Abe, Linssen, Santana, Koroki, Maeda, Nitta, Teruuchi |
Newcastle United team news
The likes of Jamaal Lascelles, Kieran Trippier and Sven Botman have not traveled to Japan due to injuries, while Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes are not expected to play here.
Jacob Murphy, Joelinton, Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak will form the attacking quartet.
Newcastle United possible XI: Pope; Livramento, Burn, Kelly, Lewis; Miley, Hall; Murphy, Joelinton, Barnes, Isak.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Pope, Dubravka, Gillespie, Harrison, Ruddy, Vlachodimos |
| Defenders: | Ashby, Burn, Hall, Hefferman, Kelly, Krafth, Lewis, Livramento, Schar, Thompson |
| Midfielders: | Almiron, Barnes, Joelinton, Longstaff, Miley, Murphy, Tonali, Turner-Cooke |
| Forwards: | Isak, Parkinson, Sanusi |
Head-to-Head Record
This will be the first time Urawa Red Diamonds and Newcastle United will face each other across all competitions.