Southampton v Newcastle United, 06 November 2020

Score2-0 to Southampton
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 39 Southampton won: 16 Drawn: 8 Newcastle United won: 15 Southampton scored: 61 Newcastle United scored: 62 Southampton won for the first time in the last seven meetings (lost four, all Premier League).

2 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Che Adams 7 G
Stuart Armstrong 82 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for Moussa Djenepo 74
Shane Long for Theo Walcott 88

Substitutions:

Matty Longstaff for Jeff Hendrick 61
Andy Carroll for Callum Wilson 78
Joelinton for Jacob Murphy 79

Cards:

Oriol Romeu 27 Y

Cards:

Federico Fernández 43 Y
Sean Longstaff 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender/Midfielder Kayne Ramsay
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder Nathan Tella
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Shane Long
Forward Dan N'Lundulu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Andy Carroll

Comments:

League position: 1st With this result, Southampton went to the top of the top division for the first time since 16 September 1988 in League Division One. The Saints had now won three consecutive games in the Premier League for first time since May 2016. Che Adams had now scored seven goals in his last 14 appearances in the Premier League after failing to score in his first 24 games in the division.

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Newcastle United's first defeat in their last five away games in the Premier League (won one). The Magpies had now lost three of their 11 games in all competitions so far in the 2020-21 season (won five). They failed to score for the second time in their last nine games in the Premier League.

2 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Che Adams 7 G
Stuart Armstrong 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for Moussa Djenepo 74
Shane Long for Theo Walcott 88

Cards:

Oriol Romeu 27 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender/Midfielder Kayne Ramsay
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder Nathan Tella
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Shane Long
Forward Dan N'Lundulu

Comments:

League position: 1st With this result, Southampton went to the top of the top division for the first time since 16 September 1988 in League Division One. The Saints had now won three consecutive games in the Premier League for first time since May 2016. Che Adams had now scored seven goals in his last 14 appearances in the Premier League after failing to score in his first 24 games in the division.

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Matty Longstaff for Jeff Hendrick 61
Andy Carroll for Callum Wilson 78
Joelinton for Jacob Murphy 79

Cards:

Federico Fernández 43 Y
Sean Longstaff 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Andy Carroll

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Newcastle United's first defeat in their last five away games in the Premier League (won one). The Magpies had now lost three of their 11 games in all competitions so far in the 2020-21 season (won five). They failed to score for the second time in their last nine games in the Premier League.