""This is going to be a season-defining month for us, with very minimal rest between games," "You look at the month as a whole and it has some great games for us - some really mouthwatering occasions - but we've got some tough challenges ahead and the start of the month has to be a fruitful one.""
""We're in there fighting and scrapping for every point that we can in the Premier League. Howe said. "It's not been plain sailing, but the points gap is minimal so if we can put a run together then things can change quickly. We haven't been able to do it yet, but this is the moment.""
Newcastle United face a congested January with nine matches before February: five Premier League games, an FA Cup third-round tie, an EFL Cup semi-final first leg, and two Champions League fixtures. The club sits 13th in the Premier League and remains four points adrift of the top five, creating an urgent need for positive results. A 3-1 win at Burnley ended a four-match league winless run that included defeats to Sunderland and Manchester United. Crystal Palace occupy the position one point above Newcastle and have not won in their last four league matches while managing a thin squad over the festive period.
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