Newcastle United 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Club Friendlies
Newcastle United lost to Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 in the Club Friendlies. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Newcastle United and Bayer 04 Leverkusen met in the Club Friendlies at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Newcastle United: M. Thiaw 44'. Bayer 04 Leverkusen: I. Maza 1'; V. O. Boniface 82'.
How the match went
Bayer 04 Leverkusen saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Newcastle United had 8 shots with 4 on target, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15 with 5 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 3 to Newcastle United and 4 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Newcastle United conceded 8 fouls, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17.
Line-ups
Newcastle United started in a 4-2-3-1: Lukáš Horníček, Mason Miley, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Sean Steur, Lewis Miley, Anthony Elanga, Yoane Wissa, Harvey Barnes, Nick Woltemade.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started in a 4-2-3-1: Mark Flekken, Lucas Vázquez, Loïc Badé, Edmond Tapsoba, Miguel Gutiérrez, Aleix García, Ezequiel Fernández, Ibrahim Maza, Malik Tillman, Afonso Moreira, Christian Kofane.
More from this competition: Club Friendlies fixtures, results and table.