The Magpies suffered a shock 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Bournemouth last time out but Eddie Howe is putting that down to fatigue - and has moved to rectify that problem by giving his players some time off before the trip down south.

Newcastle United travel to face Southampton in the Premier League with the visitors looking to break into the top four.

Newcastle Airport is among the travel operators to have been disrupted by the weather, with a series of arrivals and departures cancelled. Eddie Howe’s side are due to fly to Southampton today for their Premier League clash at St Mary’s tomorrow.

Eddie Howe has been talking about the weather. With Storm Eowyn hitting the UK, the Newcastle United boss asked about how it might potentially impact on preparations for Saturday’s match and indeed the travelling to Southampton.