These are exciting times on Tyneside as Champions League football returns to St James' Park for the 2023/24 campaign.

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Newcastle United - under the ownership of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund - secured a fourth-place finish in last season's Premier League to earn their place at the top table of European football after a 20-year absence.

Eddie Howe will need to add more quality and depth to his squad to cope with the demands of Premier League and Champions League football, but the capture of Sandro Tonali from AC Milan is a real statement of intent, while Leicester City winger Harvey Barnes is set to follow suit.

Tonali has been on international duty with Italy at the European Under-21 Championship, so he missed Newcastle's pre-season opener against local outfit Gateshead before an eye-catching debut in their next game against Scottish giants Rangers at Ibrox.

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The Magpies are joining a number of fellow Premier League teams in jetting off the United States of America for a pre-season tour, with Summer Series friendlies against Aston Villa, Chelsea and Brighton on their schedule.

It is then back to St James' Park for back-to-back fixtures against Fiorentina and Villarreal in the Sela Cup.

Newcastle have a challenging set of fixtures to kick off the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, and a positive pre-season on and off the pitch could prove crucial if they are to demonstrate that they are back in the big time for good.

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Newcastle pre-season 2023 fixtures

All UK time.

Monday 24th July

Summer Series: Newcastle v Aston Villa (12am) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League

Thursday 27th July

Summer Series: Chelsea v Newcastle (1:15am) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League

Saturday 29th July

Summer Series: Brighton v Newcastle (12:30am) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League

Saturday 5th August

Sela Cup: Newcastle v Fiorentina (3:30pm) NUFC TV

Sunday 6th August

Sela Cup: Newcastle v Villarreal (4pm) NUFC TV

Newcastle pre-season 2023 results

Saturday 15th July

Gateshead 2-3 Newcastle

Tuesday 18th July

Rangers 1-2 Newcastle

How to watch Newcastle pre-season on TV

Newcastle fans can catch live coverage of their team's last two pre-season games on NUFC TV.

The Summer Series fixtures will be shown live on Sky Sports. Sky Sports Premier League and Football channels cost just £18 per month combined, or you can pick up the complete sports package from just £25 per month.

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