Florian Lejeune will miss the match against SouthamptonNewcastle boss Rafael Benitez will have Florian Lejeune and Sean Longstaff missing for Saturday's key Premier League clash with Southampton. Southampton have only lost one of their most recent nine Premier League games with Newcastle (W4 D4), though that defeat came in this exact fixture last season (0-3). Newcastle have only lost one of their last 13 Premier League home games against Southampton (W9 D3), losing 1-2 in January 2015. Ayoze Perez has been involved in five goals in his last six home league games for Newcastle, scoring four and assisting another. Southampton striker Shane Long has scored in his last two Premier League games - he's never scored in three in a row in the competition before.

Source: Sky sports April 18, 2019 19:51 UTC