Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has handed Loris Karius his debut for the Magpies in Riyadh against Al-Hilal.
The German international could be handed a new deal in due course with Howe happy with him as competition for Nick Pope. Howe has named a back four of Javier Manquillo, Jamaal Lascelles, who captained the team, Sven Botman and Jamal Lewis.
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Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Willock and Joelinton patrol the midfield while Jacob Murphy, Allan Saint-Maximin and Chris Wood are the front three.
The bench includes Miguel Almiron, Sean Longstaff and Ryan Fraser while a sprinkling of youngsters saw Dylan Stephenson, Lewis Miley and Jay Turner-Cooke get their chance.
NUFC: Karius, Manquillo, Lascelles, Botman, Lewis, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Murphy, Saint-Maximin, Wood.
Subs: Gillespie, Fraser, Almiron, Anderson, Burn, Longstaff, White, Stephenson, Turner-Cooke, A Murphy, L Miley.
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