Newcastle United

Match report

Newcastle United and Strasbourg played out a 1:1 draw in a Club Friendly on 16 August 2026. The match stretched to penalties after the 90 minutes ended level. And here's the thing — most people forget the regular game when they look back at these friendlies. That's not entirely fair. The opening exchanges told their own story.

W. Osula gave Newcastle the lead in the 38th minute. Strasbourg responded through G. Yassine, who found the net in the 69th. By then the teams had shuffled their lines, with six changes for Strasbourg at the 67th-minute mark. The visitors brought on D. Sousa, S. El Mourabet, A. Omobamidele, S. Amo-Ameyaw, S. Nanasi and D. Moreira all at once.

The penalty shootout lasted until the 120+5th minute. G. Yassine and B. Toure scored for Strasbourg, while M. Amougou and S. Neave also found the back of the net. Newcastle's W. Osula missed from the spot, and G. Reyna also failed to convert. P. Demba scored the final penalty to decide it.

Statistics tell a different tale. Newcastle had 68 attacks against 61 for Strasbourg, but possession sat almost even at 48 per cent to 52 per cent. The hosts registered five shots on target with 33 per cent accuracy. Strasbourg managed just two shots on target despite 11 per cent accuracy — far too few chances from their territory.

Both sides had been busy in the summer window. Newcastle's recent run included losses to Bayer Leverkusen and Everton alongside a win against Valencia. Strasbourg's form was less consistent, with heavy defeats to Sporting and Freiburg punctuating their friendlies. This result keeps both clubs moving without anyone running away with it.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 5 – 2

Shots off target 7 – 9

Attacks 68 – 61

⇄ 31' B. Chilwell — Substitution ⚽ 38' W. Osula — Goal ⇄ 46' D. Burn — Substitution ⇄ 46' F. Schar — Substitution ⇄ 46' S. Mara — Substitution ⇄ 67' D. Sousa — Substitution ⇄ 67' S. El Mourabet — Substitution ⇄ 67' A. Omobamidele — Substitution ⇄ 67' S. Amo-Ameyaw — Substitution ⇄ 67' S. Nanasi — Substitution ⇄ 67' D. Moreira — Substitution ⇄ 67' G. Doue — Substitution ⚽ 69' G. Yassine — Goal ⇄ 75' J. Murphy — Substitution ⇄ 87' J. Willock — Substitution

Penalty shootout

2 : 3

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Match events

31' 0:0 Strasbourg Substitution B. Chilwell off: M. Del Blanco
38' 1:0 Newcastle United Goal W. Osula assist: J. Murphy
46' 1:0 Newcastle United Substitution D. Burn off: H. Johnson
46' 1:0 Newcastle United Substitution F. Schar off: M. Pivas
46' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution S. Mara off: G. Reyna
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution D. Sousa off: P. Demba
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution S. El Mourabet off: T. Noubissie
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution A. Omobamidele off: S. Coulibaly
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution S. Amo-Ameyaw off: G. Yassine
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution S. Nanasi off: M. Amougou
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution D. Moreira off: G. Kodia
67' 1:0 Strasbourg Substitution G. Doue off: G. Antwi
69' 1:1 Strasbourg Goal G. Yassine
75' 1:1 Newcastle United Substitution J. Murphy off: S. Neave
87' 1:1 Newcastle United Substitution J. Willock off: R. Finneran

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

5 Shots on target 2

7 Shots off target 9

68 Attacks 61

5 Corners 7

10 Free kicks 8

2 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 8

19 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 8

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.11

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