The Magpies spent last week at the Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach and rounded off their five-day training camp with a 3-1 win over German third-tier side SpVgg Unterhaching. Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak were on the scoresheet.
In midweek, United played against Burnley at the Lancashire club’s training ground, however, the match was never officially confirmed by the Magpies and the result hasn’t been disclosed. That is partly down to Sandro Tonali’s involvement with the Italian unable to play in official friendlies as per the conditions of his 10-month ban, which expires on August 29.
That means Tonali won’t feature against Hull but he won’t be the only one missing with a number of players missing, either through injury or recent international commitments. Here, NewcastleWorld takes a look at the players ruled out, and those that are doubtful.
1. Sven Botman - out
Botman, although is working hard in his recovery from a serious knee injury, isn’t due to return until later this year. | Getty Images
2. Joe White - out
White played in the pre-season opener against SpVgg Unterhaching but has since picked up a back injury. | Getty Images
3. Jamaal Lascelles - out
Lascelles is in a similar boat to Botman after sustaining an ACL injury just a couple of weeks after the Dutchman. | Getty Images
4. Sean Longstaff - doubt
Longstaff featured against SpVgg Unterhaching but sat out of the visit to Hull City. Is with the squad in Tokyo, likely to return vs Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday. | Getty Images