Newcastle United vs Southampton, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Newcastle United

28': Fabian Schär
45': Joelinton

FT
1 - 0

Southampton

Joelinton secures win for 10-man Newcastle over Southampton

Joelinton's goal earned Newcastle a 1-0 win over promoted Southampton in their first game of the Premier League season at St James' Park, despite going down to 10 men in the first half.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Ben Brereton (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
4': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
7': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
9': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
9': Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
10': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.
12': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
14': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
17': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
17': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
18': Offside, Southampton. Ben Brereton is caught offside.
19': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
20': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
20': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
24': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
24': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
24': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
26': Alex McCarthy (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
26': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
26': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
27': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
28': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
28': Ben Brereton (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
30': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Jacob Murphy.
35': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
35': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
36': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
43': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
44': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
44': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Southampton 0. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
45'+2': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
45'+3': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Joe Aribo.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Southampton 0.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Southampton 0.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
46': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
47': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
50': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
50': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sean Longstaff.
51': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nick Pope.
53': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
54': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
55': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
55': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
62': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Attempt blocked. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
63': Attempt blocked. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
63': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
63': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
64': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
64': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
67': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
69': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lloyd Kelly replaces Lewis Hall.
70': Substitution, Southampton. Tyler Dibling replaces Joe Aribo.
71': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Ben Brereton.
73': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
73': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
74': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
78': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
78': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
78': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
79': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dan Burn.
81': Substitution, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
81': Substitution, Southampton. Sam Amo-Ameyaw replaces Jan Bednarek.
83': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
85': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt blocked. Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Dibling.
87': Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Amo-Ameyaw with a cross.
89': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dan Burn.
89': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United).
89': Sam Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
90'+2': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
90'+4': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton).
90'+6': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
90'+6': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Southampton 0.
0': Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Southampton 0.

Statistics

SOU		NEW
16	Fouls	15
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
12	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	3
77.8	Possession	22.2
19	SHOTS	3
4	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
579	Accurate Passes	117
649	Passes	181
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	1
30	Crosses	12
0.1	Cross %	0.1
26	Long Balls	39
19	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.7	Long Balls %	0.3
11	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	14
13	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
3	Interceptions	4
14	Effective Clearances	34
14	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,196

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	15	+18	36
2	Chelsea	16	+18	34
3	Nottingham Forest	17	+4	31
4	Arsenal	16	+14	30

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
33	Dan Burn
5	Fabian Schär
20	Lewis Hall
21	Valentino Livramento
39	Bruno Guimarães
7	Joelinton
36	Sean Longstaff
14	Alexander Isak
10	Anthony Gordon
23	Jacob Murphy

Newcastle United Substitutes:

Kieran Trippier, William Osula, Lloyd Kelly, Miguel Almirón, Joe Willock, Emil Krafth, Harvey Barnes, Martin Dúbravka, Matt Targett.

Southampton (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alex McCarthy (GK)
35	Jan Bednarek
5	Jack Stephens
6	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
7	Joe Aribo
8	William Smallbone
4	Flynn Downes
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
16	Yukinari Sugawara
17	Ben Brereton Díaz
9	Adam Armstrong

Southampton Substitutes:

Tyler Dibling, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Samuel Edozie, Charlie Taylor, Nathan Wood, Joe Lumley, Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Archer, James Bree.

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