Possible Line-ups, Stats, Team News: Newcastle United vs Southampton

• Newcastle are the only club with such amount of players out from first team action.
• Striker Cheick Tiote and striker Papiss Demba Cisse are out with international duty.
• Ryan Taylor and Robert Elliot are doubtful for this clash.
• Jonas Gutierrez is still not match fit.

• The away side are also not far away from the Magpies, they have seven players out with injuries and three have joined their national sides.
• Morgan Schneiderlin and Victor Wanyama have also joined the sidelines. Steven Davis is likely to take a place with Harrison Reed in midfield.
• Emmanuel Mayuka and Sadio Mane have joined the Africa Cup of Nations while Maya Yoshida has also left for Asia Cup.
• Sam Gallagher, Jake Hesketh, Jay Rodriguez, and Jack Cork all remain sideleined.

• The Saints are unbeaten in their last three meetings against Newcastle.
• The last two games have ended in favour of Southampton with the same scoreline 4- 0.
• Graziano Pelle has stroke woodwork five times, more than any other player in the Premier League.
• Newcastle have not scored in five of their last nine defeats against the Saints.
• The Magpies are unbeaten against the Saints since 1996-1997 season at St James Park.

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