Why can't I fit the image data into model.predict in my CNN?

I have built and trained my CNN model and I want to test it. I wrote a script that takes in an input image from the directory path specified, I then preprocessed the image and rescaled the pixel values to be between 0 and 1. I have also resized the image into the right dimensions and used the model.predict() to give a prediction. However when I run the code:

from keras.models import Sequential
from keras_preprocessing.image import *
from keras.layers import *
import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np
from keras.layers.experimental.preprocessing import Rescaling
import os
import cv2
from keras.models import *

img_size = 250

#Load weights into new model
filepath = os.getcwd() + "/trained_model.h5"

model = load_model(filepath)
print("Loaded model from disk")

#Scales the pixel values to between 0 to 1
#datagen = ImageDataGenerator(rescale=1.0/255.0)

#Prepares Testing Data

testing_dataset = cv2.imread(os.getcwd() + "/cats and dogs images/single test sample/505.png")
#img = datagen.flow_from_directory(testing_dataset, target_size=(img_size,img_size))

img = cv2.resize(testing_dataset, (img_size,img_size))
newimg = np.asarray(img)
pixels = newimg.astype('float32')
pixels /= 255.0
print(pixels.shape)


model.predict(x=pixels)

this error pops up:

Loaded model from disk
(250, 250, 3)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\Documents\Programming\Python Projects\Neural Network That Deteremines Cats and Dogs\Test Trained Model.py", line 34, in <module>
    model.predict(x=pixels)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\training.py", line 130, in _method_wrapper
    return method(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\training.py", line 1599, in predict
    tmp_batch_outputs = predict_function(iterator)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\def_function.py", line 780, in __call__
    result = self._call(*args, **kwds)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\def_function.py", line 823, in _call
    self._initialize(args, kwds, add_initializers_to=initializers)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\def_function.py", line 696, in _initialize
    self._stateful_fn._get_concrete_function_internal_garbage_collected(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\function.py", line 2855, in _get_concrete_function_internal_garbage_collected
    graph_function, _, _ = self._maybe_define_function(args, kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\function.py", line 3213, in _maybe_define_function
    graph_function = self._create_graph_function(args, kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\function.py", line 3065, in _create_graph_function
    func_graph_module.func_graph_from_py_func(
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\framework\func_graph.py", line 986, in func_graph_from_py_func
    func_outputs = python_func(*func_args, **func_kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\eager\def_function.py", line 600, in wrapped_fn
    return weak_wrapped_fn().__wrapped__(*args, **kwds)
  File "C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\framework\func_graph.py", line 973, in wrapper
    raise e.ag_error_metadata.to_exception(e)
ValueError: in user code:

    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\training.py:1462 predict_function  *
        return step_function(self, iterator)
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\training.py:1452 step_function  **
        outputs = model.distribute_strategy.run(run_step, args=(data,))
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\distribute\distribute_lib.py:1211 run
        return self._extended.call_for_each_replica(fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\distribute\distribute_lib.py:2585 call_for_each_replica
        return self._call_for_each_replica(fn, args, kwargs)
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\distribute\distribute_lib.py:2945 _call_for_each_replica
        return fn(*args, **kwargs)
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\training.py:1445 run_step  **
        outputs = model.predict_step(data)
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\training.py:1418 predict_step
        return self(x, training=False)
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\base_layer.py:975 __call__
        input_spec.assert_input_compatibility(self.input_spec, inputs,
    C:\Users\Jackson\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\keras\engine\input_spec.py:191 assert_input_compatibility
        raise ValueError('Input ' + str(input_index) + ' of layer ' +

    ValueError: Input 0 of layer sequential is incompatible with the layer: : expected min_ndim=4, found ndim=3. Full shape received: [None, 250, 3]

What am I doing wrong or am I just missing something? Also, I have tried the same with model.predict_classes() and model.predict_generator() but the same error appears.