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Newcastle fans are desperate for 19-year-old Elias Sorensen to get the nod ahead of Joselu, Yoshinori Muto and Salomon Rondon for what may be a potential relegation six pointer already in October.

Both Newcastle and Southampton have had a poor start to life in their current Premier League campaigns, with the north east side rooted to the bottom of the table without a win and this weekend’s hosts not doing much better in 16th.

Goals have particularly been hard for either side to come by, with only Huddersfield and Crystal Palace netting fewer than the pair.

Amazingly, only one player has netted more than once for Newcastle with Joselu firing home twice in his nine appearances, keeping his tally above positional rivals Yoshinori Muto (one goal in eight) and Salomon Rondon (four games, no goals).

The story is vastly different in the club’s youth ranks, however, with wonderkid Elias Sorensen recently scoring a hat-trick against Aston Villa on Monday night to bring his tally for the season up to eleven.

Despite a tough start to life in Tyneside, the talent acquired from HB Koge in 2016 has the attention of the Toon Army, with a staggering 76% of fans voting in a recent Football FanCast poll that they want the 19-year-old to lead the line up at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday for what would be his Premier League debut.

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