Newcastle United welcome Southampton FC to St James' Park on Sunday for a Barclays Premier League clash.
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The Barclays Premier League table has a more even feel to it as both teams level on points with 27, the Saints have a superior goal difference so they occupy 15th, while Newcastle find themselves in 16th.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew could welcome Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor and Davide Santon back from injury, after the trio missed the 1-0 win over Metalist Kharkiv in the Europa League.
Cheick Tiote (illness) and Yoan Gouffran (shin) could also be available for selection, while Hatem Ben Arfa could also make his return.
Goalkeeper Tim Krul is a doubt after picking up a knock in the midweek European clash.
The Saints gaffer Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping that defenders Jose Fonte and Vegard Forren, as well as Guly do Prado are fully fit for this game.
Defender Luke Shaw and Uruguayan midfielder Gaston Ramirez are likely to start after they were rested for the game against Manchester City.
The hosts have dubbed the match 'French day', referring to the 10 French players they currently have in their squad.
The Saints have not won their previous nine outings to St James' Park, a record Pardew will want to maintain.
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