Premier League opponent preview: Newcastle United - Form, Best players and more | OneFootball

A guide about Southampton's next Premier League opponents Newcastle United.

After a quiet week, the Premier League matchday is finally here. The previous week was extremely intense with two games, especially two big ones for Southampton.

The Saints witnessed two dramatic finishes in both matches. Though both ended in defeats, it's time to chin up and look ahead to the upcoming fixture.

Luckily, it's a home game and against a side coming on the back of a morale crushing loss.

In case you missed it, we are talking about Newcastle United. For over a month, the toons were undefeated in all competitions and then slumped to a surprise 4-1 defeat against Bournemouth.

Thus, their confidence isn't soaring ahead of facing Southampton.

Premier League opponent preview: Newcastle United - Form, Best players and more

Still, that doesn't take away all the good work they have done in the Premier League. Newcastle United are sixth in the Premier League and have won four out of their last five games.

Without a doubt, they are having a great overall season. Talking about their squad, they have a great attacking unit up front.

Forwards, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon are enjoying a fruitful goalscoring campaign. On top of that, they are well supported by wide attackers like Harvey Barnes and Joelinton.

The latter even scored the only goal against the Saints in the opening Premier League match. That game was chaotic, to say the least.

Ben Brereton Diaz and Fabian Schar indulged in a fight and the Newcastle defender was shown a red card. That won't be the case this time, as Ben Brereton Diaz has left for Sheffield United already.

Further, Southampton are also sweating about Aaron Ramsdale's fitness before the game.

If that wasn't enough, the head-to-head record also favours Newcastle United. According to AiScore stats, the visitors have won all of their previous six meetings with the Saints.

Hence, Southampton needs a focused performance all game to pick up some points on Saturday. Let's see how much they have learned from the Nottingham Forest defeat.