News‘Time is the key, they are young lads’ Matthias Jaissle reflects on first win ahead of huge season aheadMatthias Jaissle saw his Newcastle United team win at their first attempt, against Valencia. However, the Matthias Jaissle era saw the team show plenty of character to bounce back and win 2-1 with two second half goals from Yoane Wissa. Reflecting on the match and result Matthias Jaissle wanting to keep everybody grounded: “We will not smash the locker room down and celebrate a lot, we are quite balanced. Sunday 16 August 2026Newcastle United v Strasbourg friendly at St James’ Park, 4pm. Sunday 23 August 2026Newcastle v Liverpool 4.30pm – United’s first Premier League match of the season