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Newcastle United opens pre-season with 3-0 victory over Darlington

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 18, 2026, 6:00 PM

Last updated Jul 18, 2026

Newcastle United opens pre-season with 3-0 victory over Darlington

Summary

Newcastle United commenced their 2026-27 pre-season with a 3-0 win against Darlington in a behind-closed-doors friendly at their KNOX training ground. Goals from Joe Willock, William Osula, and Sean Neave marked the team's successful return to action. Willock's opener came in the 29th minute, followed by Osula’s penalty six minutes later. Neave added the third goal midway through the second half. Both sides made complete changes at halftime, giving valuable experience to several academy players. Newcastle will continue preparations with a public friendly next week against Gateshead.

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•Joe Willock opened the scoring for Newcastle in the 29th minute.
•William Osula converted a penalty to double the lead shortly after.
•Sean Neave scored the final goal in the second half.
•Eddie Howe rotated two different lineups throughout the match.
•Newcastle's next pre-season match is against Gateshead.

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6:00 PMYahoo Sports — Newcastle 3-0 Darlington — Match Report: Start On the Right Foot

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Newcastle United opened their 2026-27 pre-season with a routine 3-0 victory over Darlington, as Joe Willock, William Osula and Sean Neave all found the net in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the club’s newly renamed KNOX training ground. Eddie Howe fielded two completely different lineups, one per half, handing summer signing Sean Steur his unofficial debut […]
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