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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 27 occassions, and draw 11, from the 42 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 May | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Magpies have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Newcastle Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Southampton. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |