In the duel between Newcastle and Southampton, we will have the opportunity to see two teams with completely different ambitions and different forms before the end of the championship. Newcastle is in the 3rd position in the table, with great chances to win a place in the Champions League at the end of the season. They have 8 points more and 1 game less than Tottenham, who have been playing really badly lately and with the form Newcastle are in, it is very difficult to expect them to drop such an advantage. Unlike them, Southampton is about to be relegated from the league, with 6 points less than the safe zone. That difference is not unattainable, but of all the teams fighting for survival, Southampton seems to have the least chance. Newcastle successfully overcame the crisis they had in February, when they didn't record a single victory, and at just the right moment. Since the beginning of March, they have played 8 games and recorded 7 wins with 1 loss against Aston Villa, in which they were completely outplayed. But the results of the two games they played after that defeat show that they were not disturbed by that defeat. First, they demolished Tottenham 6-1 on their own field, scoring as many as 5 goals by the 20th minute. After that, at least on paper, they had an unpleasant away game against Everton, but they more than certainly achieved a 4-1 victory there as well. Newcastle's offensive part of the team seems really impressive and in the last 5 matches they scored 17 goals, 1 more than the mighty Manchester City. Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Almiron, Isak, Wilson, Murphy are playing in great form and it is not known where the greater threat to the rival's goal is coming from. After recovering from the injury, Isak showed that he will be of great importance for this team. Murphy is also a player who in the last few games makes excellent use of the chance he gets and in the last 2 matches he scored 3 goals. The Champions League is within reach, and a big advantage for Newcastle will be playing in front of their fans, where they will play some of their best games in a fantastic atmosphere.

With only 1 point won in the last 5 games, Southampton have seriously threatened their survival in the league. They won that point in a place where it was least expected, away to Arsenal. Thanks to the decentralization of Arsenal's defense, they quickly scored 2 goals and after that, quite expectedly, they paid maximum attention to the defense. But this was followed by a match with one of the direct rivals in the fight for survival, Bournemouth, where they were defeated 1-0. In this way, they put themselves in an almost impossible situation because, in addition to this game, until the end of the championship, they expect games against Liverpool, Brighton and a very difficult visit to Nottingham. It seems that Southampton could not have won Newcastle in such a bad mood at a worse time and I honestly think that they will have very little chance in this match. The defense is the worst part of the team and in duels with the leading teams of the league, they very often concede 3 or more goals. I believe that Southampton will decide to approach the game a bit more carefully in this match, but they are in such a situation that they simply have to attack the rival because they need points. This more open game is something that can cost them dearly, because Newcastle has very fast and technically excellent players, who can use even the smallest space that appears to them. I expect another excellent game from Newcastle in front of their fans and I believe that with another convincing victory they will get closer to the final goal, which is a place in the Champions League.

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在纽卡斯尔和南安普顿的对决中，我们将有机会在联赛结束前看到两支野心和状态完全不同的球队。纽卡斯尔目前在积分榜上排名第三，很有可能在本赛季结束后赢得欧冠的席位。他们比热刺多了8分，少了1场比赛，热刺最近踢得很糟糕，以纽卡斯尔的状态，很难指望他们放弃这样的优势。与他们不同的是，南安普顿即将从联赛中降级，距离安全区还差6分。这个差距并非遥不可及，但在所有为生存而战的球队中，南安普顿似乎机会最小。纽卡斯尔成功地克服了二月份的危机，当时他们没有取得一场胜利，而且时机正好。自3月初以来，他们已经打了8场比赛，在对阵阿斯顿维拉的比赛中取得了7胜1负的战绩。但他们在那场失利后的两场比赛的结果表明，他们并没有被那场失利所困扰。首先，他们在主场6-1大胜托特纳姆热刺，到第20分钟，他们已经进了5个球。在那之后，至少在纸面上，他们在客场对阵埃弗顿的比赛中表现不佳，但他们也以4比1的比分取得了胜利。纽卡斯尔队的进攻部分似乎令人印象深刻，在过去的5场比赛中，他们进了17个球，比强大的曼城多1个。约林顿、布鲁诺·吉马良斯、阿尔米隆、伊萨克、威尔逊、墨菲都发挥得很好，不知道对手的进球威胁来自哪里。从伤病中恢复后，伊萨克表现出了他对球队的重要性。在最近的几场比赛中，墨菲也很好地利用了他得到的机会，在最近的两场比赛中他进了3个球。冠军联赛近在咫尺，纽卡斯尔的一大优势就是在他们的球迷面前比赛，他们将在梦幻般的气氛中踢出他们最好的比赛。

南安普顿最近5场比赛只赢了1分，已经严重威胁到他们在联赛中的生存。他们在客场对阵阿森纳的比赛中赢得了这一分，这是他们最意想不到的。由于阿森纳防守的分散化，他们很快就打进了2球，在那之后，可想而知，他们把注意力放在了防守上。但紧接着的一场比赛，他们与生死攸关的死敌伯恩茅斯进行了较量，最终以0比1的比分被击败。这样一来，他们把自己置于一个几乎不可能的境地，因为除了这场比赛，直到联赛结束，他们还期待着对阵利物浦、布莱顿和一场非常艰难的做客诺丁汉。似乎南安普顿不可能在一个糟糕的时刻以如此糟糕的心情赢下纽卡斯尔，我真的认为他们在这场比赛中几乎没有机会。防守是球队最糟糕的部分，在与联盟领先球队的对决中，他们经常丢3个或更多的球。我相信南安普顿会在这场比赛中更加小心，但他们现在的处境是，他们必须进攻对手，因为他们需要积分。这种更开放的比赛可能会让他们付出高昂的代价，因为纽卡斯尔拥有速度很快、技术出色的球员，他们甚至可以利用出现在他们面前的最小空间。我期待纽卡斯尔在他们的球迷面前又一场精彩的比赛，我相信再取得一场令人信服的胜利，他们将更接近最终的目标，那就是进入欧冠。