Midfielders Mehdi Abeid (foot), Siem de Jong and Gabriel Obertan (both thigh) and Rolando Aarons (hamstring) are all on the comeback trail, although none are expected to make the squad for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Southampton.
Jonas Gutierrez continues his battle for fitness after recovering from testicular cancer, while goalkeepers Rob Elliot (thigh) and Jak Alnwick (shoulder), defender Steven Taylor (Achilles), utility man Ryan Taylor (knee) and striker Adam Armstrong (foot) are still out, while Cheick Tiote and Papiss Cisse are away on African Nations Cup duty.
Victor Wanyama, Morgan Schneiderlin and Toby Alderweireld are amongst those ruled out for Southampton.
Wanyama will miss up to five weeks with a hamstring injury sustained in Wednesday's FA Cup third-round replay at Ipswich - a match fellow defensive midfielder Schneiderlin missed with an adductor strain, which also rules him out of the St James' Park trip.
Alderweireld is sidelined with a hamstring strain, seeing him join Sam Gallagher and Jay Rodriguez in the treatment room, while Maya Yoshida, Sadio Mane and Emmanuel Mayuka have international commitments.
Newcastle (from): Krul, Woodman, Janmaat, Dummett, Santon, Williamson, Coloccini, Streete, Haidara, Satka, Anita, Sissoko, Cabella, Colback, Gouffran, Ameobi, Vuckic, Riviere, Perez.
Southampton (from): Forster, K Davis, Gazzaniga, Clyne, Bertrand, Targett, Gardos, Fonte, McCarthy, S Davis, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Hesketh, Tadic, Reed, Isgrove, Elia, Seager, Long, Pelle.
2013/14 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 SOUTHAMPTON 1
1. Tim Krul
26. Mathieu Debuchy
6. Mike Williamson
2. Fabricio Coloccini
3. Davide Santon 78'
7. Moussa Sissoko
8. Vurnon Anita
24. Cheick Tiote
11. Yoan Gouffran 73'
23. Shola Ameobi 61'
14. Loic Remy
Subs
9. Papiss Cisse 61'
10. Hatem Ben Arfa 73'
13. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
19. Massadio Haidara 78'
21. Rob Elliot
25. Gabriel Obertan
28. Sammy Ameobi
Jay Rodriguez denied Newcastle boss Alan Pardew a fourth successive home victory as Southampton came from behind to claim a point.
The one-cap England international struck with 25 minutes remaining to cancel out Yoan Gouffran's first-half effort with the Saints mounting a concerted Adam Lallana-inspired fightback after failing to hit the heights before the break.
Loic Remy passed up two glorious opportunities to end his mini-drought either side of half-time, and the Magpies were made to pay with Rodriguez equalising seconds after Steven Davis had rattled the post.
The late introduction of Hatem Ben Arfa as a substitute almost did the trick for Pardew in front of an expectant crowd of 49,164, but the 52-year-old ultimately had to make do with a point on a day when he was hoping for a sixth Barclays Premier League win in seven attempts.
Newcastle went into the game in good form and brimming with confidence after last weekend's victory at Manchester United, their first at Old Trafford since 1972.
By contrast, Southampton arrived on Tyneside having taken only one point from their last four, although able to plead mitigation with Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Manchester City their most recent opponents.
Pardew was in no danger of underestimating the visitors, with whom he spent just over a year immediately before his appointment at St James' Park, and the first half proved a tight affair.
Southampton, despite being depleted by injury, worked hard to deny their hosts space, but ineffectively at times as the Magpies broke at pace to threaten repeatedly.
Indeed, Newcastle forced three corners within the first five minutes with Mathieu Debuchy volleying just wide from the last of them after it was played out to him on the edge of the box by Vurnon Anita.
Anita had been handed the task of filling the boots of the suspended Yohan Cabaye, a big ask by anyone's standards, although with Moussa Sissoko a willing forward runner and Cheick Tiote snapping into tackles once again, Pardew's men enjoyed the better of the first half.
They should have gone ahead with 12 minutes gone when Shola Ameobi chased down Debuchy's ball over the top and squared for Gouffran to beat goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga to his cross.
The Frenchman selflessly picked out compatriot Remy to hand him a glorious opportunity to end his three-game wait for a goal, but his side-footed effort was cleared off the line by vigilant defender Calum Chambers.
Southampton gradually worked their way into the game, but with Jack Cork sitting deep in central midfield, their main supply lines came from full-backs Chambers and Luke Shaw.
James Ward-Prowse curled a 16th-minute effort into Tim Krul's midriff, but the traffic was largely in the opposite direction, and that was made to tell with 28 minutes played.
Debuchy's deep free-kick was headed down by central defender Mike Williamson and as the Saints defence slept, Gouffran pounced to go around Gazzaniga and roll the ball into the empty net.
Rickie Lambert blazed a 40th-minute effort across the face of goal from a narrow angle, and Anita jinked his way into the Southampton penalty area seconds later, but failed to pick out a black and white short with the visitors in disarray.
Mauricio Pochettino made a double change at the break, replacing midfielder Ward-Prowse and striker Pablo Osvaldo with Morgan Schneiderlin and Lallana, and Southampton immediately had a better balance.
Lallana's arrival gave Lambert a new lease of life as Newcastle were forced back into their own half, although the home side continued to threaten when they were in possession with Remy testing Gazzaniga from long distance with 55 minutes played.
The same man saw a speculative strike blocked by Chambers two minutes later and Ameobi headed wide from the resulting corner, but it was the visitors who were building up a head of steam.
Anita did superbly to intercept Lallana's pull-back after he had been allowed to run from halfway, and Krul was hugely relieved to see Davis' 64th-minute shot come back off the post.
But the respite was fleeting and Southampton got their reward with 25 minutes remaining when Lallana found Rodriguez and he exchanged passes with Davis before firing coolly past Krul.
The Dutchman came to the rescue six minutes later after Rodriguez had bundled a corner towards goal, and opposite number Gazzaniga had his own let-off within seconds when he served the ball up to Remy inside the box, but saw the unmarked striker fire wastefully wide.
Ben Arfa entered the fray with 17 minutes remaining and almost caught Gazzaniga out with a near-post free-kick, but there was no splitting the two sides, and tempers became frayed between the two benches after Schneiderlin's late challenge on Massadio Haidara.
WEEKEND'S FIXTURES
Saturday January 17
15:00 Aston Villa v Liverpool
15:00 Burnley v Crystal Palace
15:00 Leicester City v Stoke City
15:00 QPR v Man Utd
15:00 Swansea City v Chelsea
15:00 Tottenham v Sunderland
17:30 Newcastle United v Southampton
Sunday January 18
13:30 West Ham United v Hull City
16:00 Manchester City v Arsenal
Monday January 19
20:00 Everton v W Brom
TOON v SAINTS
2014/2015 Sat 13 Sep Southampton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2013/2014 Sat 29 Mar Southampton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sat 14 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Southampton Premier League
2012/2013 Sun 24 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Southampton Premier League
Sun 25 Nov Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2005/2006 Sat 18 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Southampton F.A. Cup
2004/2005 Sat 15 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton Premiership
Sun 19 Sep Southampton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2003/2004 Wed 12 May Southampton 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 03 Jan Southampton 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Southampton Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 14 Dec Southampton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 16 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 11 May Southampton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 09 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Southampton Premiership
2000/2001 Tue 01 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Southampton Premiership
Sat 16 Sep Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1999/2000 Sun 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Southampton Premiership
Sun 15 Aug Southampton 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1998/1999 Sat 20 Feb Southampton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 12 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Southampton Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 28 Mar Southampton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 22 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton Premiership
1996/1997 Sat 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Southampton Premiership
Sat 18 Jan Southampton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1995/1996 Wed 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Southampton Premiership
Sat 09 Sep Southampton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Wed 22 Mar Southampton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 27 Aug Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Southampton Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 22 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Southampton Premiership
Sun 24 Oct Southampton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1988/1989 Sat 01 Apr Southampton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 17 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Southampton First Division
1987/1988 Tue 01 Mar Southampton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 26 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton First Division
1986/1987 Sat 28 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Southampton First Division
Sat 04 Oct Southampton 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1985/1986 Sat 14 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton First Division
Sat 17 Aug Southampton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1984/1985 Sat 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton First Division
Sat 24 Nov Southampton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1973/1974 Tue 05 Feb Southampton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Southampton First Division
1972/1973 Sat 14 Apr Southampton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 09 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Southampton First Division
1971/1972 Sat 26 Feb Southampton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Southampton First Division
1970/1971 Sat 20 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Southampton First Division
Sat 07 Nov Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1969/1970 Wed 11 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton First Division
Sat 20 Sep Southampton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1968/1969 Sat 15 Feb Southampton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Nov Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Southampton First Division
1967/1968 Sat 16 Dec Southampton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Southampton First Division
1966/1967 Sat 29 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Southampton First Division
Sat 03 Dec Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1964/1965 Sat 19 Dec Southampton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Southampton Second Division
1963/1964 Wed 18 Sep Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 11 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Southampton Second Division
1962/1963 Sat 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Southampton Second Division
Sat 17 Nov Southampton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1961/1962 Sat 10 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Southampton Second Division
Sat 23 Sep Southampton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1947/1948 Sat 13 Mar Southampton 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 25 Oct Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Southampton Second Division
1946/1947 Sat 15 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Southampton Second Division
Sat 12 Oct Southampton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1938/1939 Sat 28 Jan Southampton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Southampton Second Division
1937/1938 Sat 19 Mar Southampton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Southampton Second Division
1936/1937 Sat 10 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Southampton Second Division
Sat 05 Dec Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1935/1936 Sat 18 Apr Southampton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 14 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Southampton Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 13 Apr Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 01 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Southampton Second Division
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NEWCASTLE UTD v SOUTHAMPTON
Saturday Jan 17th
Saturday January 17
15:00 Aston Villa v Liverpool
15:00 Burnley v Crystal Palace
15:00 Leicester City v Stoke City
15:00 QPR v Man Utd
15:00 Swansea City v Chelsea
15:00 Tottenham v Sunderland
17:30 Newcastle United v Southampton
Sunday January 18
13:30 West Ham United v Hull City
16:00 Manchester City v Arsenal
Monday January 19
20:00 Everton v W Brom
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Newcastle Utd Fixtures ...
2014/15 SEASON
Sunday August 17
NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Colback, Anita (63' Obertan), Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran (74' Aarons), Riviere (83' Perez).
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, S Taylor, Abeid
Saturday August 23
ASTON VILLA 0 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Anita (70' de Jong), Colback, Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran, Riviere (77' Perez - 90+2' S Taylor).
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, Obertan, Abeid
Tuesday August 26
LC GILLINGHAM 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Egan OG)
Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini, S Taylor, Haidara, Sissoko, Abeid, Obertan, de Jong (68' Perez), Aarons (60' Cabella), Riviere (86' Gouffran)
Subs: Anita, Ferreyra, Elliot, Dummett
Saturday August 30
NEWCASTLE 3 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 (Janmaat, Aarons, Williamson)
Krul, Janmaat (79' Perez), Williamson, Coloccini, Haidara, Sissoko, Colback, Cabella, de Jong (79' Anita), Gouffran (67' Aarons), Riviere
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, S Taylor, Dummett
Saturday September 13
SOUTHAMPTON 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita (45' Tiote), Colback, Cabella (69' Perez), Sissoko (90'Ameobi), Gouffran, Riviere
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, S Taylor, Armstrong
Saturday September 20
NEWCASTLE 2 HULL CITY (Cisse 2)
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote (85' Ameobi), Colback, Sissoko, Cabella, Gouffran (90+4' Perez), Riviere (69' Cisse)
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Elliot, S Taylor
Wednesday September 24
LC CRYSTAL PALACE 2 NEWCASTLE 3 AET (Riviere 2, Dummett)
Elliot, Janmaat (46 Haidara), Coloccini, S Taylor, Dummett, Colback, Abeid, Obertan, Armstrong, Ameobi (66 Sissoko), Riviere (80 Perez)
Subs: Anita, Ferreyra, Cabella, Alnwick
Monday September 29
STOKE CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Sissoko, Cabella (74' Ameobi), Gouffran (68' Obertan), Riviere (45' Cisse)
Subs: Anita, Elliot, S Taylor, Armstrong
Saturday October 4
SWANSEA CITY 2 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cisse 2)
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Obertan, Tiote, Sissoko, Colback (69' Riviere), Gouffran (58' Ameobi), Cisse (85' Perez).
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Cabella, Elliot
Saturday October 18
NEWCASTLE 1 LEICESTER CITY 0 (Obertan)
Krul, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett (72' Haidara), Tiote, Anita (59' Perez), Colback, Obertan, Sissoko, Gouffran (90+2' Cabella), Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Abeid, Armstrong
Saturday October 26
TOTTENHAM 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ameobi, Perez)
Krul, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Anita (45' Cabella), Colback, Obertan (45' Ameobi), Sissoko, Gouffran, Perez (79' Haidara)
Subs: R Taylor, Ferreyra, Elliot, Armstrong
Wednesday October 29
LC MAN CITY 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Aarons, Sissoko)
Elliot, Janmaat (64' Sissoko), Coloccini, Dummett, Haidara, Colback, R Taylor, Abeid, Obertan, Armstrong (65' Riviere), Aarons (46' Ameobi)
Subs: Krul, Gouffran, Perez, Cabella
Saturday November 1
NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 0 (Perez)
Elliot, Krul, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Abeid, Colback, Obertan (27' Aarons), Sissoko), Ameobi (66' Cabella), Cisse (45' Perez)
Subs: R Taylor, Gouffran, Haidara, Elliot
Sunday November 9
WEST BROM 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Perez, Coloccini)
Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini (78' Williamson), Dummett, Haidara, Abeid, Colback, Cabella (82' R Taylor), Sissoko, Ameobi (78' Gouffran), Perez
Subs: Anita, Cisse, Elliot, Armstrong
Saturday November 22
NEWCASTLE 1 QPR 0 (sissoko)
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Dummett, Haidara, R Taylor (34' Gouffran), Colback, Cabella (68' Cisse), Sissoko, Ameobi, Perez (89' Armstrong)
Subs: Anita, Ferreyra, Elliot, Streete
Saturday November 29
WEST HAM 1 NEWCASTLE 0
Elliot, Janmaat (74' S Taylor), Williamson, Dummett, Haidara, Tiote (63' Cabella), Colback, Gouffran (63' Cisse), Sissoko, Ameobi, Perez
Subs: Anita, Riviere, Alnwick, Armstrong
Tuesday December 2
BURNLEY 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse)
Elliot, Janmaat, Williamson (45' S Taylor), Dummett, Haidara, Abeid, Tiote, Gouffran, Perez (45' Cabella), Ameobi (75' Riviere), Cisse
Subs: Anita, Alnwick, Armstrong, Streete
Saturday December 6
NEWCASTLE 2 CHELSEA 1 (Cisse 2)
Elliot (45' Alnwick), Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Cabella (53' Cisse), Sissoko, Ameobi (83' Williamson), Perez
Subs: Anita, Gouffran, Haidara, Riviere
Saturday December 13
ARSENAL 4 NEWCASTLE 1 (Perez)
Alnwick, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Perez (82' Armstrong), Ameobi (56' Cabella), Gouffran, Cisse (56' Riviere)
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Vuckic, Woodman
Wednesday December 17
LC TOTTENHAM 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Alnwick, Coloccini, Williamson, Haidara, Dummett, Colback, Cabella (80' Vuckic), Gouffran, Perez, Sissoko (73' Anita), Riviere (60' Armstrong)
Subs: Streete, Satka, Woodman, Roberts
Sunday December 21
NEWCASTLE 0 SUNDERLAND 1
Alnwick, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote (75' Cisse), Colback, Gouffran (59' Armstrong), Sissoko, Ameobi (89' Cabella), Perez
Subs: Williamson, Haidara, Riviere, Woodman
Friday December 26
MANCHESTER UNITED 3 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse pen)
Alnwick, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett (63' Cabella), Anita, Colback, Gouffran, Sissoko, Armstrong (63' Cisse), Perez (82' Vuckic)
Subs: Williamson, Riviere, Satka, Woodman
Sunday December 28
NEWCASTLE 3 EVERTON 2 (Cisse, Perez, Colback)
Alnwick, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Sissoko, Perez, Gouffran (90+1' Cabella), Cisse (73' Riviere)
Subs: Santon, Anita, S Taylor, Armstrong, Woodman
Thursday January 1 2015
NEWCASTLE 3 BURNLEY 3 (S Taylor, Sissoko, Colback)
Alnwick, Janmaat, Coloccini, S Taylor (Williamson 61), Dummett, Sissoko, Colback Tiote, Gouffran (Haidara 71), Perez, Riviere (Armstrong 57)
Subs: Santon, Anita, Satka, Woodman
Saturday January 3 2015
FAC LEICESTER CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 0
Alnwick, Santon, Williamson, Dummett, Haidara, Tiote, Anita, Vuckic (79' Roberts), Armstrong, Riviere, Cabella
Subs: Gouffran, Campbell, Satka, Bigirimana, Woodman, Gilliead
Saturday January 10 2015
CHELSEA 2 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Anita, Colback, Cabella, Sissoko (84' Riviere), Gouffran (63' Ameobi), Perez
Subs: Santon, Haidara, Vuckic, Satka, Woodman
Saturday January 17 2015
Newcastle United v Southampton
Saturday January 31 2015
Hull City v Newcastle United
Saturday February 7 2015
Newcastle United v Stoke City
Tuesday February 10 2015
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
Saturday February 21 2015
Manchester City v Newcastle United
Saturday February 28 2015
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
Wednesday March 4 2015
Newcastle United v Man Utd
Saturday March 14 2015
Everton v Newcastle United
Saturday March 21 2015
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Saturday April 4 2015
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Saturday April 11 2015
Liverpool v Newcastle United
Saturday April 18 2015
Newcastle United v Tottenham
Saturday April 25 2015
Newcastle United v Swansea City
Saturday May 2 2015
Leicester City v Newcastle United
Saturday May 9 2015
Newcastle United v West Brom
Saturday May 16 2015
QPR v Newcastle United
Sunday May 24 2015
Newcastle United v West Ham United