Newcastle United will see the perils of getting a new stadium decision wrong when they travel to London this weekend.

The Magpies are weighing up whether to extend St James' Park or move to a new purpose-built arena. Leazes Park has been identified as a preferred spot should they choose the latter.

An update on whether Newcastle stay or leave St James' was expected in "early 2025" but Toon chiefs insist that extra time and care in making the correct decision is required. The two options on the table are increasing the capacity of St James' to around 65,000 - with a new Gallowgate End the main feature - or moving to a new 70,000-capacity stadium.

A host of clubs have moved to new stadiums in the last 20 years as they look to increase the number of fans able to watch their team play, and increase revenues with FFP a huge issue. Everton are the latest, with Newcastle set to visit the Hill-Dickinson Arena at the end of the month.

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