How long can Newcastle keep defying the odds as they rise from the dead? It is now four successive victories at a bouncing St James' Park as they go again confronted first by Leicester and then Crystal Palace in the blink of an eye.
United have not dropped a home point in three months, admittedly a time lengthened by a crazy fixture list that saw them prior to Friday night's welcome return to home soil play six games out of seven on the road. Each of their four home victories - 12 points out of 12 sounds fab does it not? - have been in tight matches. Wolves 1-0, Brighton 2-1, Aston Villa 1-0 and Everton 3-1 with their third coming late on.
They last dropped points before the massed faithful on January 15 when Watford drew with them 1-1. So will United eke out another close fought win against Leicester's recent PL champions and FA Cup holders? To do so they must again defy the odds as they have for so long playing without a reliable finisher.
