Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Newcastle vs Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Newcastle will check on striker Andy Carroll's fitness. He made his first Premier League start of the season following a hip problem in the win at Sheffield United on Thursday night, so could be rested to the bench with Joelinton ready to come into the frontline.

DeAndre Yedlin (hip) has also stepped up his recovery, while Jamaal Lascelles (fractured tibia) and Matt Ritchie (ankle) are long-term absentees.

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Sofiane Boufal continues to recover from stubbing his big toe on the kitchen table at home, but could be back in full training ahead of Southampton's trip to the north east.

Stuart Armstrong is stepping up his rehabilitation from a hamstring issue which has sidelined him since the draw at Arsenal.

Ralph Hasenhuttl reported no other fresh injury problems following the midweek win over Norwich, but could freshen up his side with Oriol Romeu and Che Adams in contention.

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• Newcastle have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League home games against Southampton (W10 D3), 1-2 in January 2015. Only against Aston Villa (14) and Everton (13) have they won more at St James' Park than vs Southampton in the competition (12).
• Southampton have lost two of their last three Premier League games against Newcastle (D1), having been unbeaten against them in the previous seven (W4 D3).
• Newcastle haven't failed to score in any of their last 14 home Premier League games against Southampton since a 0-1 loss in March 1997 - it's their longest ever such scoring streak against an opponent in the competition.
• Newcastle are unbeaten in their last six Premier League home games (W2 D4) since losing against Arsenal on the opening weekend. No Premier League ground has seen fewer goals this season than St. James' Park (13 - level with Selhurst Park).
• Southampton are winless in their last four Premier League away games (D2 L2), having won their previous two before that.
• Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has lost his last four Premier League matches against Southampton, all during his time at Hull City in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns.
• Six of the last seven Premier League goals Southampton have scored have been via set-pieces (four free-kicks and two corners), including both in their 2-1 win over Norwich on Wednesday.
• Newcastle haven't won a home Premier League game in December since 2015 against Liverpool, and are winless in nine games at St James' Park since (D3 L6).

Charlie Nicholas' prediction

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This is another belter of a game. Newcastle look to have finally cracked playing at St. James' Park, as Manchester City will testify. I got a lot of stick over the week for saying Steve Bruce was doing a better job than Rafael Benitez was. It seems some people can never give anyone credit for the job they are doing. Southampton, meanwhile, are full of confidence after a couple of wins and in Danny Ings have one of the Premier League's in-form strikers. But apart from Ings, like Newcastle, Saints are struggling to find goals from elsewhere. I have a feeling this could be the weekend Joelinton and Miguel Almiron finally break their ducks.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-1 (12/1 with Sky Bet)

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