And preparations continued in Atlanta on Friday, with the Magpies training twice - once in the morning and again in the afternoon - ahead of the clash with the Villans, their first of three matches in the USA.
Newcastle also face Chelsea at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Wednesday 26th July, then round the trip off with a match against Brighton at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on Friday, 28th July. All three matches will be broadcast free on NUFC TV in all territories except for UK and Ireland and the USA. Viewers in those countries can watch the games on Sky Sports or NBC Sports respectively.
Then, when they return to the UK, the Magpies will round off their friendly fixtures with home games against Fiorentina and Villarreal on consecutive days on the first weekend of August in the Sela Cup, presented by VisitMalta - tickets are on sale here.
Georgia on her mind for now, however, club photographer Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this gallery from Atlanta.