Newcastle 2022/23 season preview: How to watch, summer transfers & league prediction | OneFootball

Newcastle turned things around big time last season to avoid relegation and achieve a more than respectable Premier League finish in the circumstances.

Now, the plan is to surge up the table and start moving towards the targets set out by the ambitious owners. In Eddie Howe, they have a manager proven at this level given his overachievement at Bournemouth and a squad with a number of quality players arguably capable of beating any side.

The middle of the Premier League table seems very fluid, so will be an opportunity for the Magpies to improve on last season if they can find the kind of consistency they finished 2021/22 with.

Here's 90min's preview of Newcastle's season.

Newcastle summer transfers

For all the hype around Newcastle in the transfer market given the obvious wealth of the Saudi owners, they haven't gone mad with new signings.

Matt Targett had already joined on loan, now a permanent buy, which means the only two actual new faces at the time of writing are England international Nick Pope and long-term target Sven Botman, going for quality over quantity.

There hasn't been a lot of outgoing turnover either, with Freddie Woodman and Dwight Gayle the only first-team departures of note. Neither had major roles last season.

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Newcastle squad numbers 2022/23

Numbers subject to change before end of transfer window

1) Martin Dubravka3) Paul Dummett4) Matty Longstaff5) Fabian Schar6) Jamaal Lascelles (C)7) Joelinton8) Jonjo Shelvey9) Callum Wilson10) Allan Saint-Maximin11) Matt Ritchie12) Jamal Lewis15) Kieran Trippier17) Emil Krafth18) Federico Fernandez19) Javier Manquillo20) Chris Wood21) Ryan Fraser23) Jacob Murphy24) Miguel Almiron26) Karl Darlow28) Joe Willock29) Mark Gillespie32) Elliot Anderson33) Dan Burn35) Kelland Watts36) Sean Longstaff39) Bruno GuimaraesTBC Sven BotmanTBC Nick PopeTBC Matt Targett

Newcastle key players 2022/23

Star player

Bruno Guimaraes made such an impact following his January arrival from Lyon and is already a cult hero among Newcastle fans. With a full pre-season under his belt and even more time to settle, the Brazilian could be even better and could feasibly contribute double figures in goals from midfield.

But Joelinton will continue to have a big role, while Callum Wilson has had an injury-free pre-season and is a proven Premier League striker when fully fit.

One to watch

Newcastle invested a lot of money in Sven Botman, who is still only 22. The Magpies wanted the Dutch defender for a long time and he gave up immediate Champions League football to go to St James' Park because Italian champions AC Milan were also keen.

Newcastle kits 2022/23

Newcastle have gone for a very traditional look in 2022/23 / Visionhaus/GettyImages

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Third kit

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Newcastle Premier League prediction

Newcastle were destined for the Championship last season until suddenly finding their feet after Christmas - the Magpies won just one of their first 20 Premier League games, compared to then taking maximum points in 12 of their final 18.

That was good enough for an 11th place finish in the end and there is a feeling that Howe is building something promising on Tyneside. So it stands to reason that having the opportunity to properly prepare over the summer could equate to a first top half placing since 2014.