Newcastle United got the green light to fly to the South Coast this afternoon despite Storm Éowyn causing havoc in the UK.

Despite flights from Portugal and Ireland being unable to land at Newcastle Airport, a club spokesperson said: "The team's flight to Southampton took off and landed safely and as scheduled this afternoon."

The team's chartered flight had been in severe doubt this morning amid weather warnings. The club made checks with the authorities before making a final call on their plans.

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Newcastle Airport's schedule has been hit by the weather. An Amber warning is in force for the whole North East region until 9pm on Friday, January 24, with gusts of up to 90mph expected as the storm arrives.

Howe said at his press conference today: "Our travel plans might be affected. We will check with the authorities. We'll see how today goes.

"Our plan, as always, is to travel today, but we'll seek advice from the authorities at the airport and everyone involved whether it's safe to fly. If it's not, we could end up travelling tomorrow morning."

When asked if a bus journey to Southampton was a possibility, he responded: "It is a long journey, and also there's no guarantee with the wind and the conditions, and what you think might be an eight, nine-hour journey might turn into a 12, 13-hour journey, so we've got to be careful, I think, in that respect, so I think it's probably best that we look to do that."

However, Newcastle's party are in Hampshire and there are no issues ahead of the clash at St Mary's.