Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle United: How to watch, Live Stream, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Newcastle United commence their pre-season tour of Japan with a friendly match against Urawa Red DIamonds in Tokyo.

The fixture is a part of the J-League International Series, with Eddie Howe's outfit also set to play Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.

How to watch Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle, TV channel and Live Stream

There is no TV coverage of Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle, though the match is available to be live streamed.

Newcastle's streaming service, NUFC TV, are providing live coverage of the fixture on a pay-per-view basis.

Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle kick-off time, date and venue

Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle will be played at the Saitama Stadium in Tokyo, Japan and kick-off is at 11:30 BST on Wednesday 31st July.

Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Newcastle made a winning start to their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 victory over Hull City at the MKM Stadium.

Urawa Red Diamonds are in the midst of the 2024 J-League season and are perched mid-table, without a win in three matches and 16 points adrift of league leaders Machida.

Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle head-to-head record (H2H)

Urawa Red Diamonds wins	0
Draws	0
Newcastle United wins	0

Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle team news

Urawa Red Diamonds team news

The hosts are expected to field a full-strength side for the fixture, despite their league commitments the following week.

Thiago Santana is expected to return to the starting XI after scoring one and setting up another in Urawa's 4-3 defeat to Sapporo.

Newcastle team news

Eddie Howe has named a 29-man travelling squad for the trip to Tokyo, though Kieran Trippier and Anthony Gordon are both absent with the pair yet to return from their extended break following Euro 2024.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman remain unavailable with injury.