Newcastle United are looking for an eighth straight win in all competitions when they host League Two side Bromley in the FA Cup third round on Sunday afternoon.
The Magpies have beaten Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal on the road in their last three games, including Tuesday's game. Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win over the Gunners taking them closer to Wembley. With no European football to drain the batteries, Newcastle will be looking at similar success on this front FA Cup.
Given their recent scalp, a visit from fourth-tier Bromley looks simple enough for Newcastle, but the youngsters will be aiming to bring some of their fabled FA Cup magic to their first round match the third.
Here it is 90 minutes guide to Newcastle against Bromley.
Newcastle vs Bromley H2H record
This is the first competitive match between Newcastle and Bromley.
Current form (all competitions)
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Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle – 07/01/25 |
Crewe 4-1 Bromley – 05/01/25 |
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Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle – 04/01/25 |
Gillingham 0-3 Bromley – 02/01/25 |
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Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle – 30/12/24 |
Bromley 1-1 Swindon – 29/12/24 |
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Newcastle 3-0 Aston Villa – 26/12/24 |
Bromley 5-2 Newport County – 26/12/24 |
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Ipswich 0-4 Newcastle – 21/12/24 |
Morecambe 0-2 Bromley – 21/12/24 |
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BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport Website |
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Sportsnet Now Plus |
Having played so much football over the Christmas period and with a Premier League game to come on Wednesday, Eddie Howe will be tempted to change much of his starting line-up against Bromley. Fringe players like Lloyd Kelly, Miguel Almiron and William Osula could earn minutes.
Saudi Arabia-bound Martin Dubravka or Odysseas Vlachodimos will start between the sticks as Nick Pope is still sidelined, with the former potentially for the Middle East this month. Emil Krafth and Jamaal Lascelles are absent in defence.
Callum Wilson is still in the treatment room with a thigh problem and Howe has confirmed that Alexander Isak, who has scored 14 goals in his last 15 outings, will be left out in the afternoon.
Newcastle predicted formation against Bromley (4-3-3): Vlachodimos; Trippier, Schar, Kelly, Targett; Willock, Longstaff, Miley; Almiron, Osula, Barnes.
Ben Thompson has been influential for Bromley during the first half of the season and the previously on-loan midfielder has signed permanently ahead of the Newcastle game.
Michael Cheek will be the main source of attacking joy for Bromley, with the 33-year-old having scored 14 times this season. He was recently nominated for League Two Fans' Player of the Month for December.
Bromley predicted formation against Newcastle (3-4-1-2): Smith; Grant, Sowunmi, Reynolds; Imray, Thompson, Arthurs, Odutayo; White; Dennis, page.
Newcastle are likely to field a second team for the visit of Bromley, but that should have little impact on their progress to the fourth round. With home advantage, bags of confidence and some talented peripheral figures aiming to prove a point, there should only be one winner on Sunday.
Bromley will fancy their chances of unnerving a much-changed Newcastle defense on occasion and clinical pages could be their source of some consolation. But Bromley are conceding more than a goal per game in League Two and are likely to be punished by Newcastle's fortunes.