Burton Albion will finalize their pre-season preparations with a warm-up friendly against Premier League outfit Newcastle United on Friday at the Pirelli Stadium with kickoff at 21:45.
Burton Albion will again play in the English third tier following their 16th-placed finish last season with 57 points in 46 matches. Manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and his team will be looking for a better finish next season and have already kicked off their pre-season preparation, playing five matches since July 06 with three wins and 2 defeats.
This will Burton’s second friendly against a top tier side having beaten Leicester City 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw at the Bass Charity Vase last weekend before falling 2-1 to Alfreton Town on Tuesday. Jimmy Floyd’s side are building towards their 2021-22 League One opener against Shrewsbury on August 7.
Meanwhile Newcastle have played three pre-season friendlies so far, opening their preparations with a 1-0 defeat to York City on July 18 but quickly bounced back to a 3-2 victory over Doncaster Rovers on July 23 before drawing 1-1 against Rotherham on Tuesday.
The Magpies will take on Norwich City in their last pre-season friendly on August 7 before opening their 2021-22 Premier League campaign against West Ham United on August 15.
Burton Albion vs Newcastle United head to head
Both sides have two matches between them since 2016 with Newcastle winning in both occasions. Take a look at their previous results;
- Newcastle 1-0 Button Apr 05, 2017
- Burton 1-2 Newcastle Dec 17, 2016
Home
- Alfreton Town 2-1 Burton
- Burton 3-1 Leicester
- Scunthorpe United 2-1 Burton
- Bognor Regis 0-3 Burton
- Nuneaton Borough 1-3 Burton
Away
- Rotherham 1-1 Newcastle
- Doncaster 2-3 Newcastle
- York City 1-0 Newcastle
- Fulham 0-2 Newcastle
- Newcastle 1-0 Sheffield United
Burton Albion team news
Burton have no reports of any missing players.
Newcastle United team news
Newcastle also have no reports of any missing players.
Prediction and odds
- Newcastle win
- Double chance
- Goals over 2.5