Newcastle United vs AC Milan: Prediction, Odds, Lineups, Head-to-Head & Telecast

Date, Kick-off time, Venue

• Date: 14th December, 2023
• Kick-off time: 1:30 AM IST
• Venue: St. James’ Park

Newcastle United vs AC Milan Match Preview

The UEFA Champions League is back at St. James’ Park with the Magpies set to host the Italian giants, AC Milan on the final group stage matchday of the Champions League 2023/24 season with massive stakes on the line.

Newcastle and Milan are tied at five points each, meaning it’s a must-win game for both teams with a chance for qualification into the knockouts as the prize. Meanwhile, already qualified Dortmund face PSG, who are at seven points and second position in the table.

The equation is simple for the English and Italian teams in the Group of Death. Win your match and hope that Dortmund can defeat the French capital in Germany. It’s going to be interesting to watch how the group takes shape with three teams still in the race for qualification into the Round of 16.

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Where and How to Watch: Newcastle United vs AC Milan

The channels and apps that would be broadcasting the game live are mentioned below:

Newcastle United vs AC Milan Team News 

Newcastle United: The Magpies are still suffering from their injury crisis and are set to field the team with all their full-backs missing against the former Serie A Champions at St. James’ Park. Meanwhile, Joe Willock, Nick Pope, Elliott Anderson, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, and Jacob Murphy all remain injured while Sandro Tonali continues to remain suspended.

AC Milan: Stefan Pioli must be delighted with their starman Rafael Leão back in training. The Portuguese are expected to start the massive clash on Wednesday night, while there remain a few absentees like Mattia Caldara, Malick Thiaw, Pierre Kalulu, and Simon Kjær.

Newcastle United vs AC Milan Prediction

With huge stakes on the line for the game, the odds are tipped in the favour of Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United. However, Milan is very much capable of causing an upset for the Magpies. With both teams having a knack for scoring a lot of goals, over 2.5 goals are expected in the match.

Betting Tips and Odds

Betting tips

• Newcastle United to win the game
• Over 2.5 goals in the Match.

Odds

• Newcastle United Win – 1.85
• AC Milan win Win – 3.80
• Draw – 4.00

Newcastle United vs AC Milan Probable Line-ups:

Newcastle United Possible Starting XI:

• Goalkeeper: Dúbravka
• Defenders: Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento
• Midfielders: Miley, Guimaraes, Joelinton
• Forwards: Almiron, Isak, Gordon

AC Milan Possible Starting XI:

• Goalkeeper: Maignan
• Defenders: Calabria, Tomori, Hernandez, Florenzi
• Midfielders: Reijnders, Musah, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leão
• Forwards: Giroud

Newcastle United vs AC Milan Top Players to Watch Out for

Anthony Gordon

The 22-year-old Liverpool born, Anthony Gordon continues to remain Newcastle’s most lethal player coming into Wednesday night’s game. The Magpies must be looking forward to shrugging off the disaster against Tottenham in the Premier League over the weekend and they need Gordon to be in top form if they want to keep any hopes of qualifying for the next round.

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Rafael Leao

The player to watch out from the Milan camp is none other than the Portuguese forward, Rafael Leao who has just returned from injury and is back in training. He is expected to start the game and Stefan Pioli must be looking forward to a top game from his starman.