Discredit. The billionaires’ club was humiliated 0:8. The media writes about disgrace.

A sensational result took place in a friendly match between Newcastle United and a team composed of the biggest stars of the Australian Ekstraklasa. The four-time Premier League champions were thrashed 8-0 in front of a crowd of over 56,000 at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium. Their defeat was described by the media as “disgraceful”.

The 2023/2024 Premier League season ended last week. Newcastle United won their last match 4-2 against Brendford, and finished the league in seventh place, which means that they will not play in European cups in the next campaign. After this match, Eddie Howe’s players went to Australia, where they played two friendly matches.

Eddie Howe took with him key players such as Kieran Trippier, Miguel Almiron, Alexander Isak, Dan Burn, Nick Pope and Joelinton, as well as academy players . On Wednesday, May 22, Newcastle United faced Tottenham. The starting lineup included many players who usually play in the first team. Ultimately, the match ended with the score 1-1 in regular time, and to make the match more attractive, the winner was decided by a series of penalty kicks, in which the Newcastle players prevailed .

A painful defeat for Newcastle United in a friendly match

Two days later, Eddie Howe’s team played another friendly match. Their rival was a team consisting of stars of the Australian A-league. It was expected that the Newcastle United coach would focus on young players in this match. And so it happened. From the first minutes they played, among others: Amadou Diallo or Alex Murphy.

Newcastle’s defense looked terrible in this match, as they conceded as many as eight goals! Not many positive words can be said about their offensive play , as they did not have a single shot on target at Alex Paulsen’s goal throughout the entire match. The English media described their defeat as “disgraceful”. And the fans were very disappointed and wrote on social media that “you can lose the match, but not in the way their club did.

Despite earning several million pounds in Australia, Newcastle United players went on holiday in very mixed moods.

Are you surprised by the result of Newcastle United’s second friendly match?