Newcastle United are back in pre-season action on Wednesday afternoon when they square off against Team K-League in South Korea.
The club’s pre-season tour of Asia has seen them leave Singapore for South Korea, with Wednesday’s game the first of two fixtures Eddie Howe’s side have to navigate.
Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-2 on Sunday, but Howe did see his side improve upon the performance they put out against Celtic earlier this month.
Newcastle lost 4-0 away at Celtic at the start of their pre-season schedule but will hope to have sharpened up after a competitive run out against the Gunners in hot and humid conditions.
It is the first time Newcastle have ever played in South Korea, so here’s all you need to know about the game.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Team K-League vs Newcastle United is scheduled to kick-off at 12pm BST on Wednesday 30 July, 2025.
The Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea will host the match.
How to watch Team K-League vs Newcastle United
TV channel and live stream: The game will be broadcast on the Newcastle United official website and app.
Supporters wishing to watch the game who are not already registered Mags members can purchase a one-off live stream for £4.99.
Team K-League vs Newcastle United team news
Team K-League have confirmed that defenders Lee Tae-seok and Kim Moon-hwan of Pohang Steelers and Daejeon Hana Citizen respectively will miss the match.
Their squad consists of the best players in the Korean elite division, with fans voting for 11 of the squad members, plus a young player. The coaching staff then pick the rest. Jesse Lingard is not among the squad despite plying his trade with FC Seoul.
Newcastle are without Alexander Isak because the striker did not travel on tour with them. Isak is recovering from a “minor thigh injury” as speculation over his future continues to rage on.
Sven Botman will also miss the game. Botman has a groin injury and though it’s not serious, he won’t feature.
Elsewhere, Newcastle largely have their full squad available. There is hope that Lewis Hall can feature in the Korea leg of the tour as he bids to come back from an ankle injury he sustained in March.
Howe has confirmed that new signing Park Seung-soo could feature.
Team K-League vs Newcastle United prediction
Newcastle should be favourites here, with all due respect to Team K-League.
With minutes in their legs and almost all of their key players available, it would be a surprise not to see Howe’s side win.
Prediction: Team K-League 1-2 Newcastle United
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two teams have never played.
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