English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 9, 2016
Newcastle United LLLDL 1
–
Southampton LDWWL 3
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NEW011
SOU213
St. Mary's Stadium · 31,542 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle edge closer to relegation with loss at Southampton

Newcastle United plunged closer to relegation with an abject 3-1 defeat at Southampton, inept defending cementing a sixth defeat in seven matches.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
2
49.4
Possession
50.6
5
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
331
Accurate Passes
321
426
Passes
429
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
10
20
Crosses
30
0.1
Cross %
0.3
75
Long Balls
59
34
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
18
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
18
31
Clearances
21

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Fraser ForsterG
  2. 17Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 15Cuco MartinaRB
  6. 7Shane LongAM
  7. 12Victor WanyamaLM
  8. 4Jordy ClasieRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 11Dusan TadicAM-L
  11. 10Sadio ManéAM-R

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 18Chancel MbembaCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 8Vurnon AnitaLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 7Moussa SissokoAM
  7. 12Jonjo ShelveyLM
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 17Ayoze PérezAM-L
  11. 25Andros TownsendAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Southampton 1, Newcastle United 0. Shane Long (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graziano Pellè.
  2. 38' Goal! Southampton 2, Newcastle United 0. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shane Long.
  3. 40' Substitution, Newcastle United. Siem de Jong replaces Daryl Janmaat because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Steven Taylor because of an injury.
  5. 55' Goal! Southampton 3, Newcastle United 0. Victor Wanyama (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  6. 60' Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Shane Long.
  7. 65' Goal! Southampton 3, Newcastle United 1. Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vurnon Anita.
  8. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Papiss Demba Cissé replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  9. 77' Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Jordy Clasie.
  10. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Jay Rodriguez replaces Dusan Tadic.

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