Southampton vs Newcastle United. Premier League.
St. Mary's Stadium.
Southampton will be without star striker Danny Ings although Newcastle have no fresh injury concerns for their Premier League away day; Southampton vs Newcastle is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 7.30pm on Friday Night Football; kick-off at 8pm
Friday 6 November 2020 20:29, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Southampton vs Newcastle in the Premier League on Friday; kick-off 8pm.
Southampton will be without Danny Ings for their Premier League clash against Newcastle on Friday. The England international has undergone knee surgery and is expected to be out for up to six weeks.
Ryan Bertrand (hamstring), Jan Bednarek (head) and Ibrahima Diallo (dead leg) could also be absent from Southampton's squad.
Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip.
Skipper Jamaal Lascelles played the full 90 minutes in Sunday's 2-1 home win over Everton after shaking off a foot injury and emerged unscathed. Martin Dubravka (ankle), Jonjo Shelvey (hernia surgery) and Matt Ritchie (shoulder) and Dwight Gayle (knee) remain on the sidelines, but are working their way back towards fitness.
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Southampton vs Newcastle will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League from 7.30pm on Friday Night Football; kick-off at 8pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
If Southampton win here, they will finish a day top of the Premier League for the very first time.
Last time they ended a day top of a league was back in 1988 when Phil Collins was topping the charts with 'A Groovy Kind Of Love' - a fitting way to describe my feeling towards Ralph Hasenhuttl.
'Sir Ralph' has an opportunity to get where he belongs on Friday night: top of the pile.
I'm fully invested in his managerial ability. If he takes Southampton places, he will take me along with them. Aston Villa got 'Hasenhuttled' last weekend courtesy of some rip-roaring midfield play and sensational finishing from James Ward-Prowse and Danny Ings. The striker will be a big miss over the next six weeks but it's not a worry for this game.
Newcastle continue to defy the performance metrics to pick up points. They have scored 10 goals from 18 shots on target this season - no side have had fewer efforts on target in the Premier League. Also, they have faced 117 shots this season - 13 more than any other side. It's an unsustainable model. They do not scare me. Ralph will find a way through.
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Jamie Carragher and Steve Bruce are among the guests on this week's Pitch to Post Preview Podcast.
Sky Sports pundit Carragher joins Peter Smith and Adam Bate to look ahead to the big Super Sunday clash between Man City and Liverpool, while Steve Bruce is on the line to discuss Newcastle's Friday Night Football trip to Southampton and the form of star striker Callum Wilson.
Also on the show we analyse how Chelsea have turned around their defensive problems, how Leicester have coped with injury problems, and Adam makes a bold Pitch.
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