Newcastle United vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Southampton in the Premier League today.

Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.

It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.

It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Newcastle vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League updates

• NEW XI - Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Willock, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Isak

• SOU XI - McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek, Lyanco, Djenepo, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, S Armstrong, Sulemana, Alcaraz

• Goal - Armstrong bundles in from close range to give visitors surprise lead (0-1)

• Goal - Wilson equalises soon after the restart (1-1)

• Goal - Walcott puts through his own net (1-2)

• Goal - Wilson quickly wraps up the game with his brace (1-3)

Newcastle United FC 3 - 1 Southampton FC

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That is all for today - thanks for tuning in!

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Next up for both sides, Newcastle host Arsenal in a top-of-the-table clash while Southampton travel to Nottingham Forest for a relegation six-pointer.

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A brace from substitute Wilson inspired a 3-1 comeback victory for Newcastle at home against relegation-threatened Southampton. Saints led at the interval after Stuart Armstrong converted from Sulemana's cross but after the break it was total domination from the home side. Wilson found his first after 54 minutes when he converted from Isak's cross and thought he had his second when he fired home in the 77th minute. That strike was ruled out by VAR for offside but Newcastle didn't have to wait long, with Walcott firing into his own net from a corner just two minutes later before Wilson rounded McCarthy and slotted home Newcastle's third in the 81st minute. The Magpies remain in third and now have an 11-point gap over Tottenham in fifth while Southampton remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table and six points from safety.

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FULL-TIME: NEWCASTLE 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON

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OFF THE BAR!! Wilson is denied by the upright as he looks for his hat-trick. The Magpies burst down the right and the cutback finds Wilson unmarked in the centre of the box. He wraps his foot around it expertly and has the beating of McCarthy but it cannons off the bar and Saints can clear.

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Substitution Joseph George Willock Elliot Anderson

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Substitution Alexander Isak Matthew Thomas Ritchie

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Trippier whips in another enticing delivery but Southampton can clear.

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Another ball over the top has the Saints defence scampering back as Wilson eyes his hat-trick. They clear it away but Newcastle attack once more as Bednarek applies a crucial block to deny Willock's effort.

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What a whirlwind few minutes that was but Newcastle have come out of it with two vital goals. For Southampton, it's comedy defending really - they only have themselves to blame for the manner in which they conceded those goals. Guimaraes is the latest to fire wide as Newcastle continue to press forward.

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Yellow Card Joelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira

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Goal Callum Eddie Graham Wilson

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Own goal Theo James Walcott

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DISALLOWED!! Wilson fires home and thinks he has completed the comeback but there is a lengthy VAR check. Replays show the ball clipped Almiron rather than the Southampton defender before it bounced through to Wilson, who was in an offside position, and therefore the goal is ruled out.

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Substitution Carlos Jonas Alcaraz Ché Zach Everton Fred Adams

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Assist Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala

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Yellow Card Roméo Lavia

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Yellow Card Stuart Armstrong

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Substitution Stuart Armstrong Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi

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More chances fall Newcastle's way as Willock sees his effort blocked behind for a corner. From the set piece, Wilson's header is tipped over the bar by McCarthy with the follow-up corner going all the way through the box and out for a goal kick.

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Substitution Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles

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Substitution Kamaldeen Sulemana Adam James Armstrong

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Substitution Jacob Kai Murphy Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala

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Another Newcastle shot, another Southampton block. Bednarek launches himself to divert Guimaraes' effort behind for a corner but it's wave after wave of Newacaslte pressure at the minute. The corner is cleared to the edge of the box but Willock''s effort is saved well by McCarthy.

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Another great block from the Saints defence, this time to deny Murphy's low shot.

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Substitution Moussa Djenepo Theo James Walcott

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Almost a great chance for Newcastle as Murphy bursts into the box down the right. His cross would have found a Newcastle player in the box but for the excellent sliding block from Bednarek.

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It's down the Southampton right that Newcastle continue to find all their joy. Guimaraes whips in a tempting cross with the outside of his boot but McCarthy comes off his line to claim with Wilson lurking.

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Yellow Card Kyle Leonardus Walker-Peters

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Assist Alexander Isak

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Goal Callum Eddie Graham Wilson

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Lavia issues a robust challenge on Guimaraes but it's too robust for the referee's liking and Newcastle have a free-kick in a good position. It's clipped to the back post but Burn is unable to head it back across goal and Saints have a goal kick.

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An early free-kick for Newcastle on the left. It's whipped in with plenty of pace and Wilson can't keep his near-post flick down and the ball sails out for a goal kick.

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With that change, we are now underway in the second half!

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Substitution Anthony Michael Gordon Callum Eddie Graham Wilson

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It will be interesting to see what Howe does at half-time. Towards the end of the half, Gordon and Murphy switched flanks and Newcaslte's attacking threat lessened somewhat. Gordon was having a good time up against Lyanco in the early goings and you wonder whether the Magpies boss may switch them back around when we restart. The task for Southampton is simple - keep it tight and try to hold on for a massive away win which would move them to within three points of safety.

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Stuart Armstrong's goal has given Southampton an unlikely lead as we enter the half-time break. Saints started brightly but Newcastle soon took hold of the game seeing plenty of the ball. Gordon was a constant outlet down the left and the winger missed the home side's best chance when he hit the post with a one-on-one effort against McCarthy. And having rode their luck, Saints cashed in when Sulemana's cross was turned home by Stuart Armstrong in the 41st minute. There's a long way to go in this contest but that could be a massive goal at the bottom of the table.

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HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON

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The forward is up and good to continue and we now enter the first of three minutes of added time to end this first half.

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There is a stoppage in play as Djenepo is down receiving treatment.

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Assist Kamaldeen Sulemana

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Goal Stuart Armstrong

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Gordon looks now to have switched to the right-hand side and it's Murphy now who attacks Lyanco. He cuts inside onto his right foot but his curling effort from the corner of the box goes just over the bar.

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Gordon gets on the ball in a promising position down the left but Lyanco does an expert job of marshalling the ball away from the forward as he looks to get to the byline.

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Newcastle have lost just one of their last 22 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (W12 D9), going down 1-0 at Sheffield United in January 2021. The Magpies have remained unbeaten in all 12 such home games in that time (W6 D6).

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Newcastle clearly feel Gordon can provide a big threat in their attacking build-up and the average positions so far show him and Willock high up on the side as the pair look to combine and get the better of Walker-Peters at right-back.

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Newcastle try a short corner routine after Guimaraes' cross is turned behind but the Saints defence is aware and can clear the ball away as the header comes in.

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Southampton now have their first corner of the game after Sulemena's cross is turned behind goal.

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Joelinton now with a chance from the corner. Schar wins the initial header at the back post but it's Joelinton who flicks the ball toward goal with his head. The goalie is beaten but so is the post and it's off target from the Brazilian.

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POST!! The closest to the game's first goal and Southampton escape. Isak drops deep and threads through an inch-perfect ball to Gordon who has looked lively down the left. The winger bears down on goal and slides his effort past McCarthy but the ball flicks off the outside of the right post and goes wide for a goal kick.

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Southampton are finding themselves isolated when they look to go forward in attack. Sulemena makes a good burst down the right but finds himself out of options and the play breaks down shortly after.

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it was a bright start by Southampton but Newcastle now look well on top of this game as they chase the opening goal.

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Gordon gets to the byline well and wins the game's first corner as Bella-Kotchap clears the ball out of play. Trippier takes it short but the move falters and the cross doesn't come in.

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Straight up the other end and Stuart Armstrong is able to fire an effort on goal which Pope reacts well to and palms away.

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It looks as if Gordon will be operating off the left flank instead of Joelinton and the winger has an early chance after he is played through. He has the beating of the Saints defence but fires into the side-netting from a tight angle.

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Isak is keeping the Southampton defence on their toes in the early stages as he almost latches onto a ball over the top. It skips of the surface though and runs through to McCarthy.

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Bednarek hauls down Willock as he looks to break down the Newcastle left and it is an early yellow card for the Saints centre-back.

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A fast start from the away side sees a good break down the left. The ball is cut back into the box but Walker-Peters' eventual effort is saved well down low by Pope.

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