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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17. Claudio Ranieri - 2.56
Ranieri is living up to his reputation as ‘The Tinker Man’. He has been in charge at Vicarage Road for just nine games, however, he has already made more changes in total than four managers who have been in their posts since the beginning of the season. Photo: Alex Pantling
18. Pep Guardiola - 2.63
Man City’s squad depth is frightening and so it’s no surprise to see Guardiola use it to its full extent this campaign as he aims for success domestically and in Europe. Photo: Naomi Baker
19. Dean Smith (Norwich) - 2.8
Norwich City were in huge danger of relegation when Smith took charge and although fears have not subsided too much, their chances of surviving the drop have increased dramatically since his appointment. Photo: Harriet Lander
20. Thomas Tuchel - 3.5
Tuchel has implemented a rotation policy recently, a policy that has brought mixed results to Stamford Bridge. Whether this constant rotation was the right thing to do or not will only be known at the business end of the season. Photo: Marc Atkins