Newcastle United next five fixtures compared to Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United recovered from a goal down to beat Southampton 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at St Mary's Stadium.
The relegation struggle took a shock lead on the south coast after Jan Bednarek put Saints 1-0 up. But Alexander Isak rediscovered his goalscoring touch after a rare blank against Bournemouth last weekend to net the equaliser from the penalty spot.
Isak then secured his brace to put Eddie Howe's team ahead on the half-hour mark, with Southampton, who have won just once all season, getting that familiar sinking feeling. The Magpies then stretched their lead through Sandro Tonali early in the second-half to secure all three points.
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Howe's side are now up to fourth in the top-flight table with 41 points. Below are Newcastle's next five fixtures as well as those of their top four rivals after Manchester City play Chelsea this evening...
Newcastle United
February 1 vs Fulham (H) at 3pm - Premier League
February 5 vs Arsenal (H) at 8pm - Carabao Cup SF
February 8 vs Birmingham City (A) at 5.45pm - FA Cup
February 15 vs Manchester City (A) at 3pm - Premier League
February 23 vs Nott’m Forest (H) at 2pm - Premier League
Arsenal
January 29 vs Girona (A) at 8pm - Champions League
February 2 vs Manchester City (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League
February 5 vs Newcastle (A) at 8pm - Carabao Cup SF
February 15 vs Leicester City (A) at 12.30pm - Premier League
February 22 vs West Ham (H) at 3pm - Premier League
Nottingham Forest
February 1 vs Brighton (H) at 12.30pm - Premier League
February 11 vs Exeter City (A) at 8pm - FA Cup
February 15 vs Fulham (A) at 3pm - Premier League
February 23 vs Newcastle (A) at 2pm - Premier League
February 26 vs Arsenal (A) at 7.30pm - Premier League
Chelsea
February 3 vs West Ham (H) at 8pm - Premier League
February 8 vs Brighton (A) at 8pm - FA Cup
February 14 vs Brighton (A) at 8pm - Premier League
February 22 vs Aston Villa (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League
February 25 vs Southampton (H) at 8.15pm - Premier League
Manchester City
January 29 vs Club Brugge (H) at 8pm - Champions League
February 2 vs Arsenal (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League
February 8 vs Leyton Orient (A) at 12.15pm - FA Cup
February 15 vs Newcastle (H) at 3pm - Premier League
February 23 vs Liverpool (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League