Newcastle will face Southampton away. Eddie Howe: We have to give our best performance

The 2024/25 Premier League will usher in the 23rd round of the game, and the "Magpies" Newcastle will go to St. Mary's Stadium to challenge the "Saints" Southampton. Eddie Howe said that his team must learn lessons from past defeats and must give their best performance.

In the last round, Newcastle was leading by one goal thanks to Guimaraes' goal, but was subsequently scored by the opponent's players and eventually lost 1-4 to Bournemouth at St. James' Park.

After failing to maintain their winning streak, Newcastle currently ranks sixth in the standings with 38 points, 2 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, so they still have a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Talking about the team's current lineup, Newcastle coach Eddie Howe said, "Pope may be included in the team's lineup. He has started to train with the team, which is great. As for Callum Wilson, our goal is to have him return in early February. His recovery is ideal and we are doing everything we can to ensure that he is fully prepared before resuming group training."

In addition, Southampton is currently ranked 20th in the standings with 6 points and is still in danger of relegation. In the first round of this season, Newcastle defeated Southampton 1-0 at home after Joelinton scored despite being one man down.

Eddie Howe said, "We played against this newly promoted team in the season opener and it was a very difficult game. Southampton showed their strength and they are a very technical team. They will adopt a very aggressive one-on-one marking tactic when they don't have the ball, so we have to deal with that."

"We need to learn and respond from the defeat against Bournemouth and I'm sure the players will respond. We will go to Southampton with all our heart, Southampton is a great club and we have to give our best performance."