Eddie Howe names his Newcastle United team to take on Tottenham Hotspur in Seoul

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Newcastle United wrap up their Asian tour with a game against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in Seoul, South Korea.

The Magpies will debut the new green change kit, which will sport Korean-inspired lettering on the back for the names and numbers.

Eddie Howe has made several changes to the lineup that started against Team K-League on Wednesday, with this XI probably looking like the weaker of the two by virtue of having no recognised striker.

We suspect Anthony Gordon will be playing through the middle with Harvey Barnes and Jacob Murphy flanking him, but Gordon is hardly a centre-forward; we'd probably have preferred to have seen youngster Sean Neave start to give him a proper run out.

Just the four goalkeepers on the bench this time out

Matt Targett gets a rare start in a back four that sees Fabian Schar reinstated alongside Dan Burn.

Joelinton and Bruno line up side by side in the middle, along with Lewis Miley, as Sandro Tonali sits this one out on the bench.

The injury Joe Willock picked up on Wednesday is expected to keep him out for up to six weeks, so there's no place for him in the squad, meaning Eddie Howe has named four goalkeepers on the bench.

Give us more Park Seung-soo

It would be nice to end the Asia tour with a win, but at the end of the day, it's still all about fitness and building up match sharpness.

We can save the pre-season wins for the two games at St James' Park next weekend to boost the confidence heading into the Premier League season in two weeks' time.

Let's just enjoy this one, and we're going to hope that Park Seung-soo gets on the pitch again, hopefully for a bit longer this time. We're dying to see more of the Korean youngster.

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