Newcastle have 2,204 reasons to keep a close eye on the Premier League 's final travel plans when football kicks off again later this month.
Because that's how many miles Steve Bruce 's will have to travel to fulfil their four outstanding away fixtures. The Magpies' last game was a 1-0 win at Southampton on March 7, just four days after booking their place in the FA Cup quarter finals with a 3-2 win against West Brom at the Hawthorns.
That's well over 1,000 miles inside a week, a familiar itinerary for the top flight's most far flung outpost. And once Project Restart is up and running, Newcastle are the league's marathon men once again with Bournemouth (a round trip of 694 miles), Brighton (690) and Watford (534) among their