Newcastle kit fiasco sums up haphazard pre-season

4:57PM FT: Newcastle 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2 Link copied to clipboard A second pre-season defeat in a week for Newcastle. Just like against Everton, they faded in the second 45 minutes but Jaissle decided to leave some tired legs out there for fitness purposes. The performances of Barnes and Wissa were promising, but Newcaslte are giving up chances. 4:56PM 93 minutes: Newcastle 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2 Link copied to clipboard Newcastle had a free-kick with the last kick of the game, but Harvey Barnes loops the delivery straight into Flekken’s gloves. 4:53PM 91 minutes: Newcastle 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2 Link copied to clipboard Schik with a chance to wrap up the victory, but Hornicek saves before Thiaw clears to deny Terrier a tap in on the rebounds. 4:52PM 90 minutes: Newcastle 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2