Southampton vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League
New recruits give Newcastle win at Saints in rearranged game
— Newcastle moved further away from relegation trouble with a 2-1 over Southampton on Thursday thanks to goals from two January signings that joined the club after this rearranged match was supposed to be played.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Southampton 1, Newcastle United 0. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 32': Goal! Southampton 1, Newcastle United 1. Chris Wood (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Newcastle United 1.
- 52': Goal! Southampton 1, Newcastle United 2. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Burn with a headed pass following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães because of an injury.
- 72': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Armando Broja.
- 79': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Ryan Fraser.
- 85': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle United. Javier Manquillo replaces Emil Krafth because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,016
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | Arsenal | 17 | 39 | 2 |
| +25 | Manchester City | 17 | 37 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 17 | 36 | 3 |
| +12 | Chelsea | 17 | 29 | 4 |
Statistics
 NEW |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.2 | Possession | 67.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 545 |
| 306 | Passes | 648 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 28 | Clearances | 13 |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek  |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 18 | Armando Broja |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 13 | Matt Targett |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 20 | Chris Wood |
| 21 | Ryan Fraser |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
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