Middlesbrough and Newcastle announce more pre-season plans as clubs step up preparations for 2020/21 seasons

Middlesbrough will face North East neighbours Newcastle at Rockliffe just days before the start of their 2020/21 season.

The Magpies will travel to Teesside on Tuesday, September 1 (1pm kick-off) after Boro’s week-long training camp in Cornwall.

Neil Warnock’s side returned to pre-season training this week and will head to the South West on Monday ahead of a friendly against Plymouth Argyle.

Warnock had said he wanted to arrange more warm-up matches this summer, and the game against Newcastle is set to be played before Boro’s Carabao Cup first round against Shrewsbury.

That match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 5.

Due to the current pandemic and the Government guidelines around it, spectators will not be able to attend the Newcastle match which will be played behind closed doors.

The two sides met at United's Benton training ground for a friendly in June, with the Magpies winning 3-2.

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