We've all heard the tales about wounded animals, haven't we? Well, Newcastle United face a Southampton team that are still reeling from a 4-0 hiding at Aston Villa.
It would be dangerous to read too much into that result given Southampton have lost just once at home all season, way back in September to Wolves courtesy of a Raul Jimenez strike. So Newcastle should need no reminders of what lies in wait here on the South Coast tonight. Ralph Hassenhuttl has relied on a 4-4-2 system on 21 occasions this season and it will be intriguing to see if Eddie Howe rests anybody in this Thursday night fixture or sticks with his winning line-up.
Howe has already confirmed he will be making no changes to his frontline after confirming he will not freshen up his attack and resting Chris Wood.
