United will play three away games in seven days with trips to Southampton, Chelsea and Everton to come before a sixteen day break.
Goals from Ryan Fraser and Fabian Schar were enough to secure all three points against Brighton on Saturday - a result that extended their unbeaten run to eight games and put the Magpies seven points above the relegation zone.
Newcastle’s good form means that despite having players like Allan Saint-Maximin, Bruno Guimaraes and captain Jamaal Lascelles on the bench, there is little need for Howe to make wholesale changes to his starting side.
So what might Newcastle’s team look like on Thursday evening on the south coast? Here, we take a look at the side Howe could select to start at St Mary’s in our predicted line-up:
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Newcastle’s good form means that despite having players like Allan Saint-Maximin, Bruno Guimaraes and captain Jamaal Lascelles on the bench, there is little need for Howe to make wholesale changes to his starting side.