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Matthias Jaissle drops Liverpool hint one week before Newcastle United kick off Premier League season Newcastle United face Strasbourg at St James’ Park in their final Premier League warm-up game. Will Osula has been given the chance to stake his claim for the Premier League opener against Strasbourg today. Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade fired blanks as the Magpies lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen yesterday. Games in consecutive days at St James’ Park allows 11 fresh faces to put themselves in the mix for the Liverpool clash a week today. Osula bagged against the Reds in a 3-2 defeat last August and scored six goals in the last nine Premier League games of the 2025-26 campaign. The Dane has assumed the No.10 shirt - a hint that he will play a key role in the upcoming season. Elsewhere, Ewen Jaouen starts between the starts following Lukas Hornicek’s underwhelming debut appearance at St James’ Park. Leo Shahar, new skipper Dan Burn, Fabian Schar and Dylan Charlton complete the backline. Jacob Ramsey, Aladji Bamba and Joe Willock form the midfield. Jaissle has adopted a 4-2-3-1 system in pre-season - so watch out for which player operates in a more advanced role. In attack, Bazoumana Toure and Jacob Murphy will support Osula up front. Newcastle have a youthful bench to call upon - highlighting the need for reinforcements - but they are active in the transfer market. Benfica full-back Amar Dedic is due on Tyneside for a medical after Toon chiefs struck a £30million deal late last night. Newcastle sources indicate that they will attack the final 18 days of the window to give Jaissle the tools necessary for a successful campaign. Jaouen; Shahar, Schar, Burn, Charlton , Bamba, Ramsey, Willock; Murphy, Toure, Osula