English Premier League

Southampton vs Newcastle United, 2020-21 English Premier League

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Southampton
  • 7': Ché Adams
  • 82': Stuart Armstrong
FT
2 - 0
Newcastle United

    Southampton beat Newcastle to go top of Premier League

    Southampton moved into first place in England's top flight for the first time since 1988 after a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Newcastle United.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 5': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 7': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 7': Goal! Southampton 1, Newcastle United 0. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
    • 11': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
    • 11': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 16': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 16': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Longstaff with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Moussa Djenepo.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 23': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Southampton. Alex McCarthy tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 25': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
    • 27': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 27': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Hand ball by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
    • 30': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 33': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 33': Jamal Lewis (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
    • 35': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
    • 37': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United).
    • 39': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
    • 43': Foul by Federico Fernández (Newcastle United).
    • 43': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Newcastle United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Newcastle United 0.
    • 47': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 47': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
    • 49': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Callum Wilson.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard with a headed pass.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
    • 52': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United).
    • 52': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Offside, Southampton. Che Adams tries a through ball, but Stuart Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 57': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
    • 61': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matthew Longstaff replaces Jeff Hendrick.
    • 61': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
    • 61': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 69': Hand ball by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
    • 72': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 73': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Moussa Djenepo because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces Callum Wilson because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Jacob Murphy.
    • 82': Goal! Southampton 2, Newcastle United 0. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 83': Offside, Newcastle United. Karl Darlow tries a through ball, but Andy Carroll is caught offside.
    • 84': Offside, Southampton. Alex McCarthy tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
    • 88': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Theo Walcott.
    • 89': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
    • 89': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
    • 90'+2': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Newcastle United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Newcastle United 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 2
    39.3 Possession 60.7
    4 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    270 Accurate Passes 464
    360 Passes 561
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 12
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 48
    21 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 23
    13 Tackles 32
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 12
    13 Effective Clearances 10
    13 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
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    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
    4 Jannik Vestergaard
    35 Jan Bednarek
    5 Jack Stephens
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    6 Oriol Romeu Yellow Card
    12 Moussa Djenepo
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    32 Theo Walcott
    10 Ché Adams
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Fraser Forster, Shane Long, Daniel N'Lundulu, Ibrahima Diallo, Nathan Tella, Kayne Ramsay, Nathan Redmond.

    NEW Newcastle United (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    26 Karl Darlow (GK)
    6 Jamaal Lascelles
    18 Federico Fernández Yellow Card
    5 Fabian Schär
    15 Jamal Lewis
    23 Jacob Murphy
    16 Jeff Hendrick
    24 Miguel Almirón
    36 Sean Longstaff Yellow Card
    10 Allan Saint-Maximin
    13 Callum Wilson
    Newcastle United Substitutes:
    Mark Gillespie, Ciaran Clark, Joelinton, Javier Manquillo, Isaac Hayden, Matthew Longstaff, Andy Carroll.

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