Newcastle United rounded off their pre-season campaign with a 3-0 win over Norwich City. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)Newcastle United rounded off their pre-season campaign with a 3-0 win over Norwich City. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)
Newcastle United rounded off their pre-season campaign with a 3-0 win over Norwich City. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)

The 10 players who have benefitted the most from Newcastle United's pre-season campaign

Newcastle United rounded off pre-season with a 3-0 win over fellow Premier League side Norwich City at St James’s Park.

It was certainly a morale-boosting victory for Steve Bruce’s men in a pre-season campaign that began with a 1-0 defeat at National League North outfit York City.

While pre-season results often count or prove nothing, it does give players the opportunity to build fitness and stake a claim to be in the team come the first league game of the campaign.

And here, we pick out 10 players who have benefitted the most from the Magpies’ pre-season campaign ahead of hosting West Ham United on the opening weekend of the Premier League season:

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