Newcastle will have to call upon every last ounce of energy from their battered and exhausted squad to keep their Champions League qualification hopes alive with the visit of AC Milan on Wednesday.
Eddie Howe has named the same 10 outfield players in the line-up for all six matches played since November 25, and in the last two matches it has caught up with them. The team who had stunned Chelsea, battled against Manchester United and left France aggrieved with a point against Paris Saint Germain, had come undone on the road against Everton and Tottenham.
