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Newcastle United changes shirts during friendly against Bayer Leverkusen

4 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 15, 2026, 6:39 PM

Last updated Aug 15, 2026

Newcastle United changes shirts during friendly against Bayer Leverkusen

Summary

Newcastle United changed shirts midway through their pre-season friendly against Bayer Leverkusen at St James' Park. The team, which started in a black and white kit with a blue trim, made the switch during the first hydration break due to a color clash with Leverkusen's mint away kit. Newcastle opted for their lilac third strip instead. The hosts were 1-0 down at the time of the kit change.

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By the Numbers

•Newcastle United played Bayer Leverkusen in a pre-season friendly.
•The match is taking place at St James' Park.
•Newcastle was trailing 1-0 when they changed kits.
•The color clash prompted the switch to the lilac third strip.

Latest Updates

6:39 PMYahoo Sports — Kit confusion disrupts Newcastle friendly against Leverkusen
4:15 PMYahoo Sports — Newcastle change shirts during first half of friendly
4:03 PMBBC Sport — Newcastle change shirts midway through friendly

What they're saying

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Newcastle were forced into a change of shirts during the first half of their pre-season friendly against Bayer Leverkusen at St James' Park on Saturday."I was a bit surprised when they (Leverkusen) came out for kick-off," Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle told the BBC. "(The change) was done because (the shirt colour) was so close to each other so it was smart to use the first hydration beak to change it.
— Yahoo Sports