Newcastle United have announced another festive friendly, confirming that Eddie Howe’s Mags will take on Rayo Vallecano at St James’ Park on Saturday 17th December.
The 12.30pm kick off will see former defender Florian Lejeune return to Tyneside, with the Frenchman enjoying a strong start to the season with the 9th place La Liga side.
This is our second game of the World Cup break, as we’re set to take on Saudi champions Al-Hilal on December 8th as part of a warm-weather training camp.
Tickets will go on sale at 10am (GMT) on Friday, 4th November, costing £20 for adults and £10 for concessions.
In light of this announcement, our schedule between now and the new year is as follows:
- Southampton (A) – Sunday, 6th November
- Crystal Palace (H) – Wednesday, 9th November (Carabao Cup)
- Chelsea (H) – Saturday, 12th November
- Fly to Riyadh for Saudi training camp – Sunday, 4th December
- Al-Hilal (A) – Thursday, 8th December
- Return to Newcastle – Saturday, 10th December
- Rayo Vallecano (H) – Saturday, 17th December
