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Southampton Vs Newcastle: Newcastle's Alan Pardew Face The Sack And 4 Other Facts To Know
Newcastle's Alan Pardew is facing unsurmountable pressure. He has only 2 games to save his job after just picking up two points from a possible 9. The injury to striker Siem de Jong does not make things better for him. Can he turn things around or will he suffer defeat against the Saints?
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1. Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is reported to only have 2 games to save his job. His team has had a poor run of form last season and has only picked up 2 points from a possible 9.
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2. The two clubs have only met four times since in eight years, with Southampton winning two and Newcastle winning one
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3. Newcastle are one of eight teams that are yet to win a league match this season
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4. Siem de Jong and Rolando Aarons joins Papiss Cisse, Davide Santon and Ryan Taylor on Newcastle's injury list
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5. Ronald Koeman masterminded his first Premier League victory as a Southampton manager when they beat West Ham 3-1 at Upton Park before the international break
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