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90' +5
FULL-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON
90' +4
Redmond drops his shoulder and cuts inside from the left, but his driving effort is deflected for a corner.
90' +2
CHANCE! Yoshida stoops low to direct Ward-Prowse's corner towards goal, but Dubravka shows excellent reflexes to tip it wide.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time.
86'
Ayoze Pérez has scored a goal for Newcastle United! Assist by M. Ritchie.
Ritchie acted quickly to deliver a powerful header in the direction of Perez, who has been clinical today.
GOOOAL! Perez makes it 3-1 with a hat-trick! Bednarek heads the ball away, but Ritchie responds by heading it back from the edge of the box and Perez then gently nods it on to re-direct it into the net.
84'
Armstrong lays it off to Bertrand on the left wing and he whips in a first-time cross, but it is diverted out for a corner.
82'
Redmond receives it on the right wing and takes a touch before drilling a cross towards goal, but he slices it wide of the near post.
80'
Rondon has a chance to test Gunn with a free-kick some 30 yards from goal, but he fires it straight into the wall.
78'
M. Diamé enters the game and replaces I. Hayden.
Newcastle's final change sees Diame enter the fray in place of Hayden.
Redmond jinks his way into space on the left-hand side of the box, but he bends his effort well above the bar.
76'
S. Long enters the game and replaces D. Ings.
Southampton make their third and final change as Ings is replaced by Long.
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75'
Armstrong launches another Southampton break and he feeds Ings on the left-hand side of the box, but his effort curls well over the bar.
74'
Lemina dinks a lofted ball from the left-hand side towards Ings at the far post, but the striker is flagged for offside before he gets his shot away.
72'
Manquillo tries to find Rondon with a long throw, but Yoshida heads it away and quells the danger.
69'
F. Fernández enters the game and replaces F. Schär.
Schar's injury has forced him off and he is replaced by Fernandez.
68'
Newcastle have another injury concern as Schar is receiving treatment.
65'
Dubravka was deceived by Armstrong's lofted cross and left his goalmouth, butRedmond reached it first and looked to clip it back across the box, only for it to be cleared for a corner.
64'
C. Atsu enters the game and replaces M. Almirón.
Almiron's injury means he cannot continue and he is replaced by Atsu.
62'
Oriol Romeu gets yellow.
Romeu is shown a yellow card for tugging back Almiron after he had evaded the challenge of Bednarek.
59'
M. Lemina has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by S. Armstrong.
That goal was Southampton's reward for a positive start to the second half with Armstrong, who made the assist, looking particularly lively.
GOOOAL! Lemina makes it 2-1! Redmond squared a powerful cross towards Armstrong and he lays it off to Lemina who curls his effort into the bottom right-corner from the edge of the box.
57'
Romeu bursts forward and lays it off to Lemina 30 yards out and he takes a touch before launching a long-range effort at goal, but it soars over the bar.
52'
Armstrong wins a free-kick 30 yards out that Ward-Prowse curls towards the bottom-left corner, but Dubravka collects it with ease.
50'
Yoshida has the ball on the Newcastle byline and looks to cut it back into the box, but there are no Southampton players there to meet it. The visitors look re-energised in the second half.
48'
Armstrong makes a sharp burst towards the byline and flicks the ball across the face of goal, but Newcastle clear it for a corner.
46'
M. Lemina enters the game and replaces J. Stephens.
S. Armstrong enters the game and replaces J. Sims.
The referee blows his whistle and Newcastle get us underway for the second half.
Southampton's second change sees Stephens replaced by Lemina.
Southampton make a double substitution with Armstrong firstly replacing Sims.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 2-0 SOUTHAMPTON
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
Redmond is allowed to turn some 30 yards out and feeds a disguised ball into the path of Sims, but Dummett tracks back to divert his shot for a corner.
43'
Hojbjerg has the ball on the left-hand side and digs out a cross to Redmond at the back post, but his knock-down is cleared away by Lascelles.
41'
Almiron has it on the edge of the box and has time to shoot, but his effort is too feeble and falls directly in the hands of Gunn.
39'
Ritchie bursts down the left wing and poke the ball through to Almiron who gets past Hojbjerg on the byline, but fails to beat Yoshida and Gunn eventually claims it.
35'
Ings tries to slot a through ball into the path of Sims, but Lascelles intercepts it and Newcastle eventually reclaim the ball.
33'
Southampton's corner is met by the head of Schar who can only nod the ball towards goal, but Dubravka is alert to claim it.
31'
Ayoze Pérez has scored a goal for Newcastle United! Assist by S. Rondón.
That was a fantastic delivery by Rondon to cut open Southampton's defence again, and Perez timed his run perfectly to finsih at the back post.
GOOOOAL! Perez makes it 2-0 to Newcastle! Rondon breaks forward on the left wing and weaves an enticing ball across the face of goal for Perez to slide home.
29'
Newcastle win a free-kick in a promising position on the right-hand side, but Ritchie's delivery is high and wide.
27'
Ayoze Pérez has scored a goal for Newcastle United! Assist by I. Hayden.
Hayden instigated the move by applying heavy pressure on Southampton's midfield, but Perez still had a lot to do when he picked the ball up and eventually finished the counter-attack in style.
GOOOAL! Perez makes it 1-0 to Newcastle! Hayden wins the ball from Southampton in a dangerous position and feeds Perez who dances past Yoshida and Bednarek before tucking the ball into the bottom left-hand corner from just inside the box.
25'
Almiron wins another free-kick for Newcastle after he was brought down by Hojbjerg. Newcastle's record signing is causing problems for the visitors here.
23'
J. Ward-Prowse gets yellow.
Ward-Prowse receives the first booking of the match for nudging over Almiron after seeing the ball poked beyond him inside the Newcastle half. Almiron would have had a clear sight of goal, had he made it past Ward-Prowse.
22'
Redmond cuts into the box and plays a square ball across to the unmarked Ward-Prowse, but Ritchie recovers to make a crucial block.
21'
Redmond drives forward into the Newcastle box and plays a one-two with Ings, but Manquillo does well to win the ball back.
18'
Ings stelas the ball from Schar in the Newcastle half and surges forward with Sims and Redmond either side, but Ings' final ball is poor and Dubravka claims it.
16'
Southampton have discovered their composure in the last few minutes, and have been able to retain the ball for the first time after surviving Newcastle's early pressure.
14'
Ritchie dispossesses Romeu inside the Southampton half and Newcastle then toy with the ball on the edge of the box before Manquillo is fed on the right flank, but his delivery is blocked and cleared.
12'
Some tricky wing play enables Almiron to create space on the left wing, but Stephens is on hand to quell any danger.
8'
Ritchie's corner eventually falls back out to him on the right-hand side and he tees up a 20-yard effort, but slices it wide of the near post.
7'
Dummett launches a long ball towards Rondon in the box and he beats Yoshida to it, but Bertrand is then on hand to clear it out for a corner.
5'
Redmond picks up a loose ball on the right-hand byline in Newcastle's box and drifts a delivery across goal, but no one can meet it.
4'
Southampton are showing an early eagerness to apply pressure to Newcastle's back line, as Redmond charges down Schar's clearance to concede a throw-in.
2'
Perez delivers a cross from the right-hand side of the box that is blocked by Hojbjerg. Newcastle are appealing for a handball against the midfielder, but the referee waves play on.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and Southampton get us underway!
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of this Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Southampton!
Both sides enter this match on the back of important victories that have eased their relegation fears. Newcastle managed a 1-0 victory at Leicester, while Southampton beat Wolves 3-1 to leave both sides seven and five points clear of the drop, respectively. Southampton have particularly impressed of late, having won four of their last six league matches.
SUBS: Karl Darlow, Jonjo Shelvey, DeAndre Yedlin, Christian Atsu, Federico Fernandez, Yoshinori Muto, Mohamed Diame.
NEWCASTLE (5-4-1): Martin Dubravka; Matt Ritchie, Paul Dummett, Jamal Lascelles, Fabian Schar, Javier Manquillo; Miguel Almiron, Isaac Hayden, Ki Sung-yueng, Ayoze Perez; Salomon Rondon.
SUBS: Fraser Forster, Shane Long, Kayne Ramsay, Stuart Armstrong, Callum Slattery, Charlie Austin, Mario Lemina.
SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-3): Angus Gunn; Jan Bednarek, Maya Yoshida, Jack Stephens; James Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Ryan Bertrand; Josh Sims, Danny Ings, Nathan Redmond.
The players are heading out from the tunnel and we are almost ready for kick-off at St James' Park.
Ralph Hassenhuttl will not be happy with his side's first-half performance. Southampton have been caught in possession on a number of occasions while trying to play out from the back, which proved costly when Perez capitalised to open the scoring. The visitors need a big improvement in the second period.
Newcastle will now travel to Brighton with the comfort of knowing their Premier League place is all but secured, while Southampton still have work to do when they travel to Watford in midweek.
That's all from St James' Park. Thank you for following our live coverage of this Premier League clash!
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