Newcastle United are looking to bounce back when they return to Champions League action at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this week.
It was an agonising weekend for Newcastle United, as they conceded twice late on to lose 2-1 to Arsenal after leading for much of the game thanks to Nick Woltemade’s header.
Eddie Howe watched on in despair as his side turned three points into zero after starting the game brightly, which is similar to how their opening Champions League game went.
Newcastle took the game to Barcelona at St. James’ Park, but failed to take their chances before Marcus Rashford scored a brilliant brace to condemn the Magpies to defeat.
Three points in Europe are needed as Newcastle head to Brussels, Belgium, to take on Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United
Though Union SG are the home side, they won’t be playing the game at their home stadium of Stade Joseph Marien. Due to its small size, they will instead be playing European home games at Anderlecht’s Lotto Park.
The match has been selected to kick off earlier than the typical 8pm slot and will instead get underway at 5:45pm.
How to watch Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United
As with every Champions League game, there are multiple ways to watch the Toons’ trip to Belgium.
Champions League TV channel
The game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2, with coverage getting underway at 5pm.
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle live stream
The streaming home for TNT Sports is Discovery+.
Those with a subscription will be able to stream the game live on their laptops, smartphones and tablets via the Discovery+ app.
It will cost you £30.99 per month to subscribe to Discovery+.
Union SG vs Newcastle team news
Newcastle were hit with a hammer blow on Sunday as star full-back Tino Livramento was stretchered off with what appeared to be a serious knee injury.
Howe will likely give a clearer prognosis in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday, but the signs do not look promising.
Meanwhile, Newcastle continue to be without Jacob Ramsey and Yoane Wissa, too, while Lewis Hall’s fitness levels remain unclear, but Fabian Schar could return after his concussion.
Referee and officials
- Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
- Assistants: Marco Zurcher SUI Benjamin Zurcher SUI
- Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
- VAR: Fedayi San SUI
- Assistant VAR: Lukas Fahndrich SUI
- UEFA Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA
- UEFA Delegate: Vignir Mar Þormóðsson ISL
Union SG vs Newcastle prediction
Unlike Newcastle, Union SG got their Champions League campaign off to a flying start, smashing PSV Eindhoven 3-1 in the Netherlands.
The Dutch side’s goal was only a late consolation, too, so the Belgian champions will be no pushovers in the slightest in their first home Champions League game. It’s a match Newcastle may find tough.
Prediction: Union SG 2-2 Newcastle.
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