Newcastle visit Liverpool on Thursday, then they host Manchester City and Manchester United before making another trip to Merseyside to face Everton before the end of 2021.
With such a hectic schedule to come, it would come as no surprise to see Howe rotate his squad to give players time to rest and to reduce injuries.
But how much as he rotated so far during his brief time as manager? And can we use this to predict how different each Newcastle United starting XI will look on a game by game basis over Christmas?
Here, using data provided by BettingExpert, we have listed how many changes, on average, each Premier League manager makes to their starting XI for each game:
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5. Sean Dyche - 1.33
Burnley under Dyche are famed for having a consistent starting XI and even lined up with numbers 1-11 on the pitch for a few games earlier in the campaign. Photo: Clive Brunskill
6. Patrick Vieira - 1.5
Vieira has had an impressive start to life as a manager in the Premier League and he has been helped by being able to select a fairly consistent starting XI. Photo: Lewis Storey
7. Antonio Conte - 1.5
Because of a covid outbreak and snow at Turf Moor, Conte has had just four Premier League games in charge of Spurs, making six changes to his starting XI in that time. Photo: Mike Hewitt
8. Brendan Rodgers - 1.69
Once again, Leicester are having to balance European and domestic football this campaign but injuries have meant that Rodgers has had to rotate more than some of the other managers in the same boat. Photo: Francesco Pecoraro