Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden is determined to make a key contribution to Portsmouth's Championship season after making a loan switch to the South Coast club.

Hayden's contract on Tyneside still has 18 months left to run, but he has been out of the first-team picture for several years now, only featuing four times under Eddie Howe. He actually scored in a 1-1 draw at Brighton in the final game before Howe was appointed, but only started two games under the current Magpies boss.

He spent time on loan at Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers and Standard Liege in Belgium, but returned to Newcastle last summer. He appeared for the club's Under-21 side before the announcement last week of a loan move to Fratton Park until the end of the season.

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He will link up with former United team-mate Matt Ritchie at Portsmouth, who are only above the relegation zone on goal difference after winning promotion from League One last summer. He could be in line to make his debut against Middlesbrough this weekend, and is keen to make an impression during his stay.

"I want to help contribute to something meaningful," Hayden said. "I got that little bit of a taste back when I went away with Jamaica. We were pushing for the win in the quarter-finals, which didn't end up happening. Just to be part of something again, and be part of a group pushing in the same direction to achieve a goal was nice.

"I'm looking forward to that now. As I said, I'm just here, you know, to play as many minutes as possible, give as much experience, as much knowhow, and knowledge as I can to the group and the staff, and do my best for the club."

Hayden has made 171 appearances for Newcastle since signing from Arsenal under Rafa Benitez in 2016. He was a key part of the side which won promotion to the Premier League under the Spaniard, and continued to be a integral part in the Magpies midfield, signing a new six-year deal in 2020. He recently won his first international cap for Jamaica under new Reggae Boyz boss Steve McClaren.