Newcastle United next game date set as Premier League clubs agree top flight football's return
Football in England will return behind-closed-doors on Wednesday, June 17, according to reports, with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal. Both of those matches are games-in-hand and would bring each of the 20 Premier League sides level in terms of games played.
Newcastle’s actual return to action would come the following weekend – between Friday, June 19 and Sunday, June 21. A full fixture list is scheduled for that weekend.
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Hide AdAccording to the BBC, at a Premier League meeting today the league’s member clubs ‘have agreed in principle’ to the above dates.
United have not played since March 7, where they beat Southampton 1-0 at St Mary’s to move eight points clear of the top flight relegation zone with nine games left to play.