Busy Newcastle United week as Sven Botman arrives, pre-season starts, season tickets on sale…
Monday morning and a busy Newcastle United week lies ahead.
Less than six weeks until the season kicks off (Newcastle v Forest in 40 days time) and things are set to hot up.
We are now on the eighteenth day of the summer transfer window and with Nick Pope and Matt Targett already signed, Sven Botman is set to join them, the fee agreed between NUFC and Lille with the central defender expected any time now for his medical on Tyneside.
Fans trying to get a season ticket – 1,000 of them go up for sale online on Tuesday for those who are eligible.
Whilst the end of the week sees pre-season preparations start for the Newcastle United first team squad.
Plenty of other announcements are awaited, with the rest of the pre-season to confirmed, with claims that Eddie Howe is taking his squad to Austria for a pre-season training camp which is set to include a friendly or two. Also surely one or two away friendlies closer to home still be be announced.
The two new change strips have still not been revealed, whilst as well as Sven Botman, plenty of other players set to be transferred in and out of St James Park.
Newcastle United important dates:
Sunday 22 May 2022 – NUFC end the 2021/22 season with a 2-1 win at Burnley.
Friday 10 June 2022 – Premier League summer transfer window opens.
Thursday 16 June 2022 – The 2022/23 Premier League fixtures released (view them HERE).
Thursday 16 June 2022 – Opening weekend live TV choices announced and two NUFC matches to be shown on Amazon Prime confirmed (read HERE).
Saturday 25 June 2022 – The new 2022/23 NUFC home shirt went on sale at the official club shop.
Tuesday 28 June 2022 – At 10am, around 2022/23 1,000 season tickets will be available to buy online, for those who are eligible (see HERE for details)
Friday 1 July 2022 – First team squad return for start of Newcastle United pre-season preparations (as reported by Chronicle)
Tuesday 5 July 2022 – Tickets go on sale for the St James Park friendlies against Atalanta (29 July) and Athletic Bilbao (30 July)
Tuesday 5 July 2022 – August/September 2022 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
Tuesday 26 July 2022 – Away friendly at Benfica with 8pm kick-off (local time).
Friday 29 July 2022 – October 2022 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
Friday 29 July 2022 – Home friendly at St James Park – Newcastle v Atalanta with 7.45pm kick-off.
Saturday 30 July 2022 – Home friendly at St James Park – Newcastle v Athletic Bilbao with kick-off time to be confirmed.
Saturday 6 August 2022 – Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest 3pm kick-off, kicks off Premier League season for NUFC.
(Week commencing) Monday 22 August – League Cup second round matches will be played.
Thursday 1 September 2022 – The Premier League summer transfer window closes at 11pm.
Tuesday 13 September 2022 – November 2022 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
Tuesday 11 October 2022 – December 2022 and January 2023 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
(Week commencing) Monday 7 November – League Cup third round matches will be played.
Saturday / Sunday 12/13 November 2022 – Sixteenth and final round of Premier League fixtures before the World Cup finals begin.
Monday 14 November 2022 – Players able to join up with national squads only a week ahead of the finals starting.
Monday 21 November 2022 – Qatar World Cup finals kick-off.
Tuesday 6 December 2022 – February 2023 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
Sunday 18 December 2022 – World Cup final.
(Week commencing) Monday 19 December – League Cup fourth round matches will be played.
Monday 26 December 2022 – Full round of Premier League fixtures, the first of 22 more rounds of games to be fitted in by end of May.
Saturday 7 January 2023 – This weekend sees FA Cup third round matches played
(Week commencing) Monday 9 January – League Cup quarter final matches will be played.
Wednesday 25 January 2023 – March 2023 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
Wednesday 25 January 2023 – League Cup semi-finals first leg matches played.
(Weekend of) Saturday 28 January – FA Cup fourth round matches to be played.
Wednesday 1 February 2023 – League Cup semi-finals second leg matches played.
Tuesday 21 February 2023 – April 2023 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days late).
Sunday 26 February 2023 – League Cup final.
(Midweek of) Wednesday 1 March – FA Cup fifth round matches to be played.
(Weekend of) Saturday 18 March – FA Cup quarter-finals to be played.
Thursday 23 March 2023 – Match Week 35 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days later).
Thursday 30 March 2023 – Match Week 36 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days later).
Friday 7 April 2023 – Match Week 37 Premier League live TV matches scheduled to be announced (though sometimes a day / days later).
(Weekend of) Saturday 22 April – FA Cup semi-finals to be played.
(Sometime after Saturday 20 May 2023) – Match Week 38 live TV match choices to be announced, after Match Week 37 games played.
Sunday 28 May 2023 – Final round of Premier League 2022/23 fixtures, Chelsea v Newcastle United 4pm kick-off.
Saturday 3 June 2023 – FA Cup final.
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