Newcastle United travel to Celtic on Saturday for the first of their pre-season games.
Indeed, Celtic entertain Newcastle United in a pre-season friendly at Parkhead in Glasgow as Eddie Howe runs the rule over his team for the first real time this summer.
It is the first time Newcastle have played the Scottish giants in a friendly match since 2004, although Alan Shearer’s testimonial came against the Bhoys back in 2006.
The Newcastle United manager will no doubt be keen to see his side get off to a winning start this summer.
While results obviously aren’t the most important thing at this stage of the summer preparations, it’s a big game as far as pre-season friendlies go.
With a huge season to come, Howe will be eager to see his stars hit the ground running. Unlike last summer, there has been no senior international tournament complicating matters this time around.
Here’s everything you need to know.
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Date, kick-off time and venue
Celtic vs Newcastle United is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off time on Saturday July 19, 2025.
Celtic Park (Parkhead) in Glasgow will host the match.
How to watch Celtic vs Newcastle United
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Celtic TV. A subscription will cost £14.99 per month.
Live stream: The Celtic TV website and app will also provide a live stream. From a Newcastle perspective, supporters can watch the game on the Newcastle United official website and app if they purchase an official pre-season Match Pass.
The pass for all seven pre-season games will cost Mags+ members £9.99. Mags or Junior Mags members will pay £19.99. Non-members will be charged £29.99.
Alternatively, fans can pay either £4.99 or £6.99 to watch individual matches throughout the summer, depending on the fixture.
Celtic vs Newcastle United team news
The hosts are likely to be without Cameron Carter-Vickers through injury. All of Alistair Johnston, Kwon Hyeok-kyu, Paulo Bernardo and Luis Palma are yet to return to training.
Stephen Welsh, meanwhile, is an injury doubt.
Anthony Elanga could make his debut for Newcastle against Celtic, after the Sweden international completed a £55million move to the club from Nottingham Forest.
Sven Botman has trained for Newcastle too, despite being seen wearing strapping over his knee.
Howe has options from which to choose. Almost all of the Newcastle United squad are back in training, aside from Tino Livramento after he was involved in England winning the U21 European Championship earlier this summer.
Lewis Hall is a doubt for Newcastle as he continues to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in March.
Celtic vs Newcastle United prediction
It would be a surprise to see Newcastle fall to defeat here.
Obviously, it’s difficult to draw any huge conclusions this early into the summer but the fact that most of their big stars are available should help them get off to a winning start.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Celtic and Newcastle United have never played a competitive game.
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