Newcastle make the relatively short trip to Leeds United on Saturday (kick-off 3pm GMT), having drawn their last two Premier League matches - but desperately needing to turn those draws into wins.
Eddie Howe's side came agonisingly close to picking up all three points - and climbing out of the bottom three - against Watford last weekend before being pegged back late on, while Leeds have won their last two league games to ease their own relegation worries.
Dwight Gayle - who scored both goals when the Magpies won 2-0 at Elland Road in November 2016 - has been back in training this week, while Paul Dummett, fresh from his first appearance of the season last time out, and Jamal Lewis have also continued to work hard at the club's Benton base.
Teenager Joe White is hoping to be involved against the side his grandfather, Peter Hampton, played for in the 1970s, while he was joined by a number of fellow youngsters on Wednesday - including Peruvian playmaker Rodrigo Vilca, back from a loan spell at Doncaster Rovers, and Santiago Muñoz, whose first few months on Tyneside were affected by injury.
Club photographer Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this training gallery.