Newcastle United head to the capital this weekend knowing whatever the result they will be sitting at Europe's top table next season. All that is left to play for is third spot and the £2.2m extra prize money if they finish one place above Manchester United in the final Premier League standings
However, for some of Eddie Howe's first-team squad it will be their last jaunt with the team as a Newcastle player. Loris Karius, Mark Gillespie, Matt Ritchie and Paul Dummett are yet to be handed new deals with their contracts running down.
"There's always emotion," Howe told reporters. "Although I'm not outwardly emotional, inwardly, I am. Whether you have played the game or not, you are part of something very special that hopefully will be talked about for years to come at a club that has an incredible history and that we're all really proud to represent.
