Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle are unbeaten in their past eight Premier League home games against Fulham keeping six clean sheets in that run since a 1-0 loss in May 2009.
Newcastle United have won seven of their past eight Premier League matches, winning the most points of any side in that time (21), and with only Liverpool (25) scoring more goals (22).
Image source, Getty ImagesWinger Miguel Almiron is to re-join Major League Soccer outlet Atlanta United after six years at Newcastle.
The 30-year-old, who signed for the Magpies in January 2019, scored 23 goals and assisted eight in his 186 Premier League appearances for the club.
Almiron had been a prominent player in Eddie Howe's team over the years and played a part in the return of Champions League football to St James' Park, but this season he has featured just nine times in the league, with eight of those outings coming from the bench.
In total he has made 223 appearances across all competitions.
How are you feeling Newcastle fans? Sad to see him leave? Do you have a standout moment from his time at the club?
Image source, PA MediaWe asked you to tell us one thing that no one is talking about at Newcastle.
Here are some of your comments:
Warren: Lewis Hall is improving game on game and should definitely be in contention to be England's starting left-back if he keeps up this level until the end of the season. Looking more and more like a bargain.
Mark: Enough isn't being said about Murphy and his contributions to Isak's goals. How much longer before the "purple patch" is just recognised as a top-quality player feeding opportunities to Isak almost every game? Always loved the lad and his attitude. Really pleased to see his performances backing that up now.
Gareth: Murphy deserving an England call-up? With the amount of assists and the way he has played this season, he deserves a cap.
Kevin: Our starting 11 is as good as any other top team in England. Their quality, consistency and fitness is the reason why we have been on such a strong run in recent months. But if we lose a couple to a long-term injury, or a loss of form, our league position is at serious risk. We don't have good quality replacements available. Our lack of squad depth means we are at least four good transfer windows from challenging domestically and in Europe.
Benny: Isak's form has masked the fact that the team look tired. We love Howe's attacking style of play but for me some of the key players need a rest. Joelinton, Livramento and Hall in particular as they're just end-to-end all game.
Nat: Just how good Eddie Howe is at working with and improving players. Everyone is talking about the flashy players like Isak and Tonali (who have definitely both also improved under Eddie). But nobody talks about the unsung heroes of the team. These are players that were average in a Newcastle shirt before Eddie arrived. He transformed Joelinton from an underperforming striker to a mountain of a midfielder. Jacob Murphy is in the form of his life with a killer final ball. Lewis Hall is a different player from the kid that came to us on loan. All over the pitch, you can see players that have thrived under Eddie's coaching methods and it's beautiful to see!
Newcastle United are set to beat several Premier League clubs to the signing of 18-year-old winger and Republic of Ireland youth international Kyle Fitzgerald from Galway United. (Football Insider), external
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Everyone is talking about Alexander Isak's form, which is helping to propel Eddie Howe's men towards a top-four place in the Premier League.
However, you know your club best, so we need you to tell us the one thing - good or bad - that nobody is talking about at Newcastle but really should be.
Charlotte Robson
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesThe rollercoaster continues - we are back on track with a solid win at Southampton.
Can you imagine the head loss if not? It would have even left social media and spilled into real life (the real marker of serious issues).
This means we can slightly relax. Only slightly, though, because we are technically at half-time against Arsenal in our journey to a second cup final in three years. Can we do it? We are 2-0 up - but nothing is a given. Except Shay.
The story from the weekend is not the hum of anxiety about next week's Arsenal fixture, or even beating Southampton, but Miguel Almiron.
Almiron was subbed on at 88 minutes on Saturday for Anthony Gordon in what looks like his last minutes playing for the club. Reports suggest that very soon he will be rejoining Atlanta United in Major League Soccer.
Almiron is an interesting player. Fast and lean, he provided something new to our team when we needed it in 2019. He joined us in the January transfer window that season for about £21m. Back then, that was Newcastle's transfer record. Let that sink in when you think about how far we have come.
In the 2022-23 campaign, Almiron went on a run of scoring in five out of six wins for Newcastle, and provided many of the assists that helped win the games. This 'purple patch' is remembered fondly across the fanbase.
He has not always been brilliant, but he was there when we needed him. We qualified for the Champions League that season.
After Saturday's game, the players took their customary appreciation moment for the travelling fans.
Eddie Howe took that opportunity - as he did with Sandro Tonali right before his ban - to put 'Miggy' front and centre. He offered the fans the chance to thank this player, and they sang his name.
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Newcastle are interested in Bournemouth's Ukraine international defender Illia Zabarnyi, 22, but know a deal will not be possible until the summer. (i Paper, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Southampton and Newcastle.
Here are some of your comments:
Saints fans
Ben: One of those matches where we get reminded that other teams are just better than us in every way. Nobody had an absolute howler, but Newcastle were still able to nullify us without leaving third gear. I'm looking forward to no VAR next season. The way it is implemented is disgusting.
Darryl: I think most of us have given up with this season. I can't believe how poor we have been. In all honesty, we got promoted probably a season too early. It's not fun loosing every week!
Daz: Absolute rubbish yet again! Sack the lot and bring in the under-21s. I guarantee they would do better. Why do the Saints' board bring in a manager that was sacked from his last job due to bad performance when what we needed was a proven manager with Premier League experience? We could have had Graham Potter or David Moyes. We have bought players with little or no Premier League experience and I think everyone from the board downwards needs a clearout. It's an embarrassing time to be a Saints supporter.
David: We have only four players that are the standard to play in the Premier League when most teams have a bench full. This, I'm afraid, is our problem - we've needed a striker for three years. We are relegation favourites and at times our play is pitiful.
Newcastle fans
Anth: Getting back on the 'winning horse' was vital to ensure our Champions League ambitions are still alive and kicking. To overcome a shaky start and push on to a solid performance gets our mojo firing once more especially with important games appearing on the horizon. Well played boys - onwards and upwards!
Si: Great comeback performance following last week's humbling at the hands of Bournemouth. This showed the resilience in the team and Eddie Howe's trust they could come back and perform following a crushing defeat. We seemed to take the foot off the throttle at 3-1 which maybe showed naivety, playing the bottom side. Overall a professional performance that keeps alive our hopes of a top-four place.
Tommy: After the last game, I expected that kind of response. It wasn't our best performance but clearly it was extremely pleasant to see. Sandro Tonali is awesome and Alexander Isak unstoppable. Onwards and upwards for the Toon Army.
Kevin: Newcastle won the game without getting out of third gear. Didn't panic at 1-0 down early on. Dan Burn and Fabian Schar give better balance in defence. Clinical and professional performance.
Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle's Alexander Isak is the most in-form striker in the Premier League.
The Sweden international has scored 13 goals in 10 league games since the start of December, which is four more than Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
Out of players to take at least five shots, he has the best shot conversion rate of 42 percent in that time from 31 shots.
He has scored a Premier League goal every 65 minutes in this run and is the hottest striker at the moment by some distance as the closest to him is again Salah who averages a goal every 99 minutes.
Last season, Isak scored 21 goals in 30 games and he is set for another successful campaign with his current standings at 17 in 21 matches.
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Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle United manager Eddie Howe, speaking to BBC Sport: "It was a tough game. We knew it would be. Southampton came out quickly and scored. That changes the dynamic of the whole game because I thought we started really well.
"We needed to really dig deep, it was a big test of our character especially after what happened last week (against Bournemouth). We needed a big response and we got that with the penalty, we never looked back."
On Alexander Isak: "He took the penalty really well. He was really good in lots of moments during that first half. He was the conduit, he was the guy linking play for us and then on the end of bits and pieces.
"He's taken the second goal really well, it was a great move from the team. Delighted with him, delighted for the group. It's a big win for us."
On Newcastle's travelling support: "The noise created by our away support was incredible. Those that braved those elements to come down we thank them from the bottom of our hearts. We hope they have a safe journey back."
On subbing on Miguel Almiron, who has been linked with a move back to Atlanta: "It wasn't necessarily a farewell, it wasn't planned. It just something instinctive, with the supporters singing his name. For everything that he's given me and the football club I thought it was only right he shared that with the supporters."
Image source, Getty ImagesNewcastle have won four consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since October 1996 while Alexander Isak became the first Magpies player to score in five straight away appearances in the competition.,
Joe Nelson
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesIn Newcastle's 3-1 win at Southampton, one thing separated the two teams: a ruthless edge in front of goal.
The Magpies started the game slowly and the Saints made them pay, taking the lead after just 10 minutes through centre-back Jan Bednarek.
The fact I have mentioned his position is worth noting because Southampton's attackers, save for Matheus Fernandes, who took his late finish well before it got ruled out for offside, lacked an edge in front of goal.
At the other end of the pitch, Newcastle's Alexander Isak netted his 16th and 17th Premier League goals of the 2024-25 campaign.
The Swedish striker won a penalty soon after Newcastle went behind, and this goal acted as a catalyst for his team.
Isak curled beyond Alex McCarthy just four minutes later and, after half-time, Sandro Tonali finished with similar confidence.
Newcastle's win means they have won six away from home in the Premier League this term, the same amount they managed in the entirety of 2023-24.
For Southampton, the loss against the Magpies was the first time in their league history that they have been beaten in six consecutive home matches.
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Six matches make up Saturday's Premier League action.
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Brighton v Everton
Liverpool v Ipswich
Southampton v Newcastle
Wolves v Arsenal - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
Man City v Chelsea (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated
