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Newcastle hit three against Southampton

Kenedy scored his first two goals for Newcastle as the Magpies eased their relegation fears with a fine win over a desperately poor Southampton.

The hosts went ahead after 63 seconds when Kenedy, on loan from Chelsea, collected Jonjo Shelvey’s pass on his chest, spun and shot on the half-volley past Alex McCarthy.

Kenedy doubled the advantage, finishing off a quick counter-attack from a Southampton corner after good work by Ayoze Perez and Dwight Gayle.

The hosts added a third in the second half when Shelvey set up the unmarked Matt Ritchie, who steered his shot from 20 yards into the bottom corner.

Southampton’s best chance fell to substitute Josh Sims, but his 20-yard strike was well saved by Martin Dubravka.

The Saints will drop into the bottom three if Crystal Palace beat Chelsea in the late game on Saturday or if Stoke beat Manchester City on Monday.

For Newcastle, they move up from 16th to 13th in the Premier League, five points clear of the bottom three.

Relive Newcastle v Southampton as it happened[1]

Benitez’s Newcastle continue to impress

This result, which came after Newcastle beat Manchester United in their previous home game, again highlights the great job Rafael Benitez is doing in trying circumstances.

With owner Mike Ashley wanting to sell the club and a proposed takeover falling through in January, Benitez was left without money to sign any players in the latest transfer window.

Instead, the ex-Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss took three players on loan – impressive goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from Sparta Prague, Brazil Under-23 international Kenedy from Chelsea, and striker Islam Slimani from Leicester, who is yet to play for Newcastle because of injury.

Kenedy had only played five cup games for Chelsea this season, with his hopes of first-team football at the London club not helped when he was sent home from a pre-season tour of China after ill-advised Instagram posts.

Today, he was excellent. With barely a minute gone, Shelvey played the ball over the top and Kenedy showed great skill to jump, take the ball on his chest, spin past defender Cedric Soares and shoot on the half-volley to give Newcastle the lead.

His second goal came less than 30 seconds after Southampton had taken a corner. Saints midfielder Mario Lemina failed to connect with a shot, Perez led a counter-attack and played it into Gayle, whose first-time unselfish pass gave Kenedy a tap-in.

Newcastle’s third goal was helped by more poor Saints defending as an unmarked Shelvey passed to Ritchie, who had time and space to guide a low shot into the bottom corner.

Woeful Saints need to improve

Southampton are playing in their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League, and have not finished lower than 14th in any of the previous five campaigns.

But they must improve dramatically on this performance if they are going to have another year in the top flight.

They had 63% of the ball, but did little with it and did not register a shot on target in the first half.

They were not helped by some terrible defending as they gave Shelvey far too much space to play in passes for the first and third goals, and to concede less than 30 seconds after taking a corner is not good enough in the top flight.

Saints midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was unhappy with the performance of his side and said: “There is no chance of us going out like this again next week. We are much better than this, we have no excuses.”

The result will also put the future of manager Mauricio Pellegrino, who played under Benitez at Liverpool and Valencia, in doubt.

Pellegrino was appointed in the summer when an eighth-placed finish and League Cup final appearance were not enough for former boss Claude Puel to keep his job.

This result means Southampton have won just once in their past 17 league games, but what may be of greater concern was the manner of their defeat and their capitulation.

The Saints have eight games left to secure their survival, including tricky-looking fixtures against Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester, Everton and Manchester City, although their fixtures also include matches against bottom-half teams Swansea, West Ham and Bournemouth.

What’s next?

Newcastle have a three-week gap before their next fixture as they are not in action again until 31 March, when they entertain Huddersfield Town.

This was the first of four successive away games for Southampton. They next play in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup against League One Wigan Athletic on Sunday, 18 March. Their next Premier League game is at West Ham on 31 March.

More to follow.

Line-ups[2]

Match Stats[3]

Live Text[4]

Line-ups

Newcastle

12Dubravka

22Yedlin

6Lascelles

20Lejeune

3Dummett

11Ritchie

8ShelveySubstituted forMerinoat 83′minutes

10Diamé

15KenedySubstituted forAtsuat 78′minutes

17Pérez

9GayleSubstituted forJoseluat 69′minutes

Substitutes

2Clark

7Murphy

19Manquillo

21Joselu

23Merino

26Darlow

30Atsu

Southampton

13McCarthy

2Soares

5StephensBooked at 69mins

6HoedtBooked at 48mins

21Bertrand

23Højbjerg

18LeminaSubstituted forSimsat 45′minutes

16Ward-Prowse

11TadicSubstituted forLongat 45′minutes

22Redmond

9CarrilloSubstituted forGabbiadiniat 66′minutes

Substitutes

7Long

14Romeu

19Boufal

20Gabbiadini

35Bednarek

39Sims

44Forster

Referee:

Andre Marriner

Attendance:

52,246

Match Stats

Home TeamNewcastleAway TeamSouthampton

Possession

Home37%

Away63%

Shots

Home7

Away6

Shots on Target

Home5

Away2

Corners

Home2

Away6

Fouls

Home10

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Newcastle United 3, Southampton 0.

Full Time

Posted at90’+4′

Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, Southampton 0.

Posted at90’+3′

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.

Posted at90′

James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at90′

Foul by Joselu (Newcastle United).

Posted at83′

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.

Substitution

Posted at83′

Substitution, Newcastle United. Mikel Merino replaces Jonjo Shelvey.

Posted at82′

Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).

Posted at82′

Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Substitution

Posted at78′

Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Kenedy.

Posted at76′

Attempt saved. Josh Sims (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long.

Posted at75′

Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie tries a through ball, but DeAndre Yedlin is caught offside.

Posted at74′

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.

Posted at73′

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mohamed Diamé.

Substitution

Posted at69′

Substitution, Newcastle United. Joselu replaces Dwight Gayle.

Booking

Posted at69′

Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at68′

Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at68′

Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United).

Posted at67′

Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at67′

Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United).

Posted at66′

Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.

Substitution

Posted at66′

Substitution, Southampton. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Guido Carrillo.

Posted at66′

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Paul Dummett.

Posted at66′

Attempt blocked. Josh Sims (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Long with a headed pass.

Posted at65′

Attempt missed. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.

Posted at64′

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Paul Dummett.

Posted at62′

Offside, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Josh Sims is caught offside.

Posted at59′

Attempt saved. Guido Carrillo (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Sims with a cross.

Goal!

Posted at57′

Goal! Newcastle United 3, Southampton 0. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.

Posted at55′

Foul by Josh Sims (Southampton).

Posted at55′

Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at54′

Attempt missed. Kenedy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.

Posted at52′

Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.

Posted at51′

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.

Booking

Posted at48′

Wesley Hoedt (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at48′

Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Southampton).

Posted at48′

Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at47′

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at47′

Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).

Substitution

Posted at45′

Substitution, Southampton. Josh Sims replaces Mario Lemina.

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References

^ Relive Newcastle v Southampton as it happened (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

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