Newcastle defeated Southampton 4-1 in the Premier League overnight to earn its sixth victory in the previous seven games.
After a terrific start to the season, Eddie Howe’s squad is emerging as a strong contender for Champions League qualification and perhaps more.
Following Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool this morning, it rose to third with the victory.
On the 35th minute, Miguel Almiron scored the game’s first goal by side-footing past Gavin Bazunu and into the bottom left corner after dodging an Ainsley Maitland-Niles challenge.
When substitute Chris Wood turned in the box and fired into the bottom corner, Newcastle’s advantage was doubled.
After some solid work from Kieran Trippier, Joe Willock added a low goal to make it 3-0 four minutes later.
Romain Perraud denied Newcastle a clean sheet as he drove into the area and fired into the top corner.
Southampton’s joy was short-lived, though, as Bruno Guimaraes quickly reacted and curled past a diving Bazunu.
Newcastle moves up to third in the Premier League after a goal from Chris Wood.
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