Newcastle vs PSG Predicted lineup, injury news, highlights, live, Goals

The Magpies will strive to be the last in the midst of death

Newcastle United have made a good returning to Champions League, drawing with AC Milan and then winning in the EFL Cup against Manchester City. The Magpies are in excellent form in recent times with four wins of the last five games in every competition. The in-form team from Howe ended September in spectacular fashion, scoring nine goals over 180 minutes of football .

Seven matchdays have been played in the Ligue 1, the Parisians have drawn and lost three times. Their trip at St. James Park will be the first time since 2003 the match will take place at the home of Newcastle. Although PSG are having a mixed starting in their French League, when they took their first match in the group against Borussia Dortmund. They have the best attack, and will try to take advantage of Newcastle’s weak points.

Kick-Off:

Thursday, 5 October 2023 at 8:00 PM BST (12:30 AM IST)

Location: St. James Park

Form

Newcastle United (in all competitions) Newcastle United (in all competitions): L-WW-D-WW-W

PSG (in all matches) in all competitions: W-WWL-WWD

The players to be on the lookout for in Newcastle United vs PSG:

Alexander Isak (Newcastle United):

Isak has been the highest scoring player in the Premier League for Newcastle United in the Premier League along with Almiron Isak has scored five goals in 7 games in all competitions. He is yet to register his account in the Champions League this season. Newcastle United defeated Manchester City in the EFL Cup by 1-0, Isak scored the only goal in the game. In his first season at Newcastle United Isak has already proven that he can be a formidable goal scorer.

Kylian Mbappe (PSG):

Following the demise of Messi along with Neymar, Mbappe has been the one to take over the side in attacks this season. Mbappe has kicked off the season in the same way as every other year and has scored seven goal in Ligue 1 and 1 goal in the Champions League in the 2-0 win over Dortmund. The top goal scorer in the league will have the chance to score in his debut game in the stadium of St. James Park.

Match information:

Champions League football returns to St. James’ Park after 20 years. This is the first time ever that it will be played between the two teams.

Since the beginning of 2022 Newcastle are averaging just 5 losses in games on their home turf, PSG will play away from home once more having been held to an unbeatable draw in their final game in the league away.

PSG have been unbeaten in nine consecutive games away from their 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich seven months ago.

News about injuries and team news:

Newcastle’s injuries continue to plague them, and Joelinton, Wilson, Botman and Willock all out of action. They suffered a huge hit when Harvey Barnes injured himself, which means he will be out until the end of November.

While PSG’s star player Mbappe played the entire 90 minutes against Clermont after spraining his ankle. PSG’s left back Nuno Mendes underwent surgery for a hamstring injury and will not be able to play until 2024. Marco Asensio and Kimpembe will also be absent from this game along with Mendes.

Head to Head

Both teams have not ever played each other before, and it’s their first time ever meeting.

The lineup that is predicted for Newcastle PSG vs Newcastle PSG:

Newcastle United predicted lineup:

Pope; Trippier, Schar, Lascelles, Burn; Longstaff, Tonali, Guimaraes; Almiron, Isak, Gordon

PSG predicted lineup:

Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Skriniar, Hernandez; Vitinha, Ugarte, Zaire-Emery; Dembele, Kolo Muani, Mbappe