Match Report
Newcastle United, 5th with 66 points, sat 54 points above Southampton (20th, 12). Newcastle United's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Southampton 0.68 scored and 2.26 conceded per game, Newcastle United 1.79 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.47.
Southampton had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Newcastle United, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 33 games: 8 Southampton wins, 17 for Newcastle United, 8 draws, at 3.09 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,384. On the scoreboard, Newcastle United led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Southampton: Jan Bednarek (10') · Newcastle United: Alexander Isak (26'), Alexander Isak (30'), Sandro Tonali (51')