Both aiming to bounce back from painful evenings in the Champions League, Newcastle United and Manchester United meet at St James' Park for a mouthwatering Premier League showdown on Saturday night.
The Magpies were cruelly denied a momentous win over Paris Saint-Germain in a 1-1 draw with the Ligue 1 champions on Tuesday, before the Red Devils let a 3-1 lead slip in a 3-3 stalemate versus Galatasaray.
After Alexander Isak had silenced the Parisiens faithful in the first half, Newcastle entered backs-against-the-wall mode against Luis Enrique's side and would seemingly hold on for arguably their greatest-ever European victory, only for Kylian Mbappe to score from the spot eight minutes into added time following Tino Livramento's handball.
Fans and pundits alike lambasted the decision to penalise Livramento, who could do little about the ball deflecting off his thigh and onto his elbow, but Newcastle barely ventured out of their own half in the second 45 and left themselves at risk of late drama as PSG launched attack after attack in the French capital.
However, a return to home comforts is exactly what the doctor ordered for Howe's dejected men, who crushed 10-man Chelsea 4-1 in the North East in their most recent Premier League encounter, remaining just one point behind Man United in seventh place in the process.
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