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Newcastle produced a rampant first half show of their penultimate pre-season outing as they thrashed La Liga facet Girona 4-0 on Friday.
The Magpies blitzed their opponents within the opening 45 minutes, with Sean Longstaff, Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon giving the hosts a 3-0 lead after simply quarter-hour.
Longstaff notched his brace earlier than the interval to safe the Magpies’ first win of their two pre-season fixtures going down at St. James’ Park this weekend.
In a frantic begin to proceedings, Longstaff opened the scoring within the third minute, with Murphy including Newcastle’s second with a fierce strike off the crossbar.
A mistake by David Lopez allowed Alexander Isak to select Gordon two minutes later, composing himself earlier than sending a left-footed strike into the far nook.
Isak had the possibility to extend the hosts’ benefit within the twenty first minute after being introduced down within the field, however noticed his penalty saved by Paulo Gazzaniga.
The primary half rout was full after Joelinton noticed his headed effort hit the crossbar, just for the rebound to be volleyed residence by Longstaff.
Murphy and Isak squandered alternatives to extend their benefit within the second half, however the harm was completed within the first 45 towards the La Liga facet.
Newcastle conclude their pre-season preparations towards French facet Brest on Saturday forward of their Premier League opener towards Southampton subsequent weekend.
Kicking off the @Sela Weekender with a win! pic.twitter.com/PMGtqDDlVd
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) August 9, 2024
Knowledge Debrief: Magpies on hearth, however ought to have been extra
Newcastle would have been anticipating a more durable take a look at from a facet who will play Champions League soccer subsequent season, and may have received by a extra good-looking scoreline.
The Magpies recorded an anticipated targets (xG) of three.24, an underperformance of 0.76, with 11 of their 20 photographs heading in the right direction, whereas additionally lacking 4 huge probabilities.
