Southampton 0-1 Newcastle: Saint-Maximin strikes late to earn huge win over 10-man Saints

We never do things the easy way, do we!

After missing several HUGE chances from open play seeing Ritchie have a penalty saved against a 10-man Southampton side, Allan Saint-Maximin stepped up late on to seal all three points.

Our first league win since mid January, a goal that ends our 4-game drought and a vital 3 points that takes us EIGHT clear of the drop zone after results went well for us elsewhere.

To a few people’s surprise, Bruce made a few changes in attack, dropping Joelinton (despite his best game in months on Tuesday) for Gayle and bringing Ritchie back in at Lazaro’s expense – who must also feel hard done by to miss out after his eye-catching all round display in midweek.

We stuck with 4-2-3-1, but Fernandez replaced Schar, Bentleb and S Longstaff made way for Shelvey and Hayden and Manquillo was passed fit to start at right-back.

The game kicked off and Southampton had an immediate spell of pressure, putting a few too many dangerous balls into Dubravka’s box and winning several early corners.

Then, the first of a whole host of first-half chances for Newcastle United arrived in what was to be one of the most entertaining yet frustrating 45 minutes we’ve seen this season.

Shelvey prodded a clever pass across the box with the outside of his foot, but Gayle’s close-range strike was straight at McCarthy. His save then fell to Almiron and a goal seemed certain, but he too also fired straight at the Saints stopper, and even forced a THIRD save in as many seconds on the resultant rebound.

It was a huge chance missed, yet just one of several we were to spurn in the coming 40 minutes.

Then to the first of TWO VAR incidents. Moussa Djenepo came in late on Isaac Hayden – who looked in some pain – and the referee brandished a yellow.

VAR then took a second look and it was a clear red, with the Saints winger late and high, giving Graham Scott no option to send him off after being instructed to watch it again on the pitch-side monitor.

10 vs 11 and we were well on top, with Shelvey pulling the string and Saint-Maximin having the beating of him man every time, but there was one issue – our woeful finishing in the final third (or should I say Dwight Gayle’s woeful finishing).

The former number 9 got on the end of an exquisite cross from Shelvey, but his point-blank header was straight at McCarthy AGAIN, and he fired another golden chance wide moments later after a brilliant run and cut-back from Saint-Maximin.

Another big VAR incident then came, with Sofiane Boufal adjudged to have handled the ball in the box. The video assistant referees took their time, but it was clear he leaned his arm into the ball and a spot kick was given.

Matt Ritchie stepped up and a pretty tame effort was saved once again by an inspired Alex McCarthy, who’d picked the perfect day to play like Oliver Khan in his prime!

We should’ve gone into the break at least 0-3 up, but instead made it another 45 minutes in the league without a goal – and more importantly gave Southampton that slight glimmer of hope they should have NEVER had going into the second period.

They gave as good as they got for the first 15 minutes of the second half, with neither side creating many clear chances, and Steve Bruce made a change on the hour mark as a result, bringing on Joelinton for Ritchie; who’d missed a penalty, been booked and failed to capitalise on our first half dominance despite all his best efforts.

Shelvey then began to go off the boil, misplacing more passes in a 2-minute spell than he had in the previous 60 and Jamaal Lascelles then had a stupid 30-yard effort sail over – which was proof a resilient Southampton were starting to frustrate us.

Lazaro then came on at right-back for the solid Manquillo to give us a greater threat down that side, but we weren’t creating much and the game threatened to fizzle out into another 0-0.

Then, the man of the moment stepped up. Allan Saint-Maximin.

His winner came via some awful indecisive defending from Valery – who failed to deal with Longstaff’s chipped ball in behind – but Saint-Maximin got in ahead of him, burst into the box and poked the ball in off the post past a previously unstoppable McCarthy.

The celebration that followed and resultant scenes in the away end were brilliant, with the goal not only securing a big 3 points in a game we had several huge chances to win, but taking us WELL clear of the drop zone after today’s results went in our favour.

With Bournemouth losing in the early kick off at Anfield, Watford being beaten at Palace and West Ham losing it late at Arsenal, we’re now 8 points clear of the bottom three and have leapfrogged Southampton in moving up to 13th.

A game that should’ve been MUCH more comfortable than the scoreline suggests, but a huge win all the same and improved performance – even if most of it was against 10 men!

Sheffield Utd next up at St James’ Park.

HWTL!

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408 thoughts on “Southampton 0-1 Newcastle: Saint-Maximin strikes late to earn huge win over 10-man Saints

  1. Listening to Opera now.

    Nabucco: Act !!!

    Tales of Hoffman.

    Anything to take my mind off this sh!te that is going on.

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  2. Cannot believe the supermarkets here, empty shelves everywhere. We were in Tesco today and they made an announcement that violence to fellow shoppers would not be tolerated… ???. Wow, never heard that before in a supermarket.. in Dubai it’s all still very civilised. No empty shelves…

    Just heard though that we will have to go into 2 weeks self quarantine when we get back. Oh dear. ??

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  3. Dubai, Saw two shoppers kick off at checkout staff in asda because they said they couldn’t have more than 3 of each item. They had to get security over to the tills ! First guy had a trolly full of baked beans the other one lots of multiples of stuff.
    Crazy selfish behavior .
    They are now shutting at 10pm – 6am so they can stock the shelves which are stripped bare .

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  4. Went out yesterday and got a 12 pack of beer and a big bottle of vodka. Fck it. They closed all of the bars and restaurants.

    I am going to self-drink until this ends.

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  5. Absolutely meltdown! Id like to say we will ever see anything like this again. But while people in far flung parts of the world eat all sorts then I doubt it. The only thing we can do is learn from this. The only way out of this imo is when we have either a vaccine or a drug that makes people better. It will keep coming back otherwise.

    I’m really not one for government intervention but needs must. I would put money direct in to peoples bank account. Enough to cover their needs. It’s also essential that government keep business’ going because when it’s over we will need them to keep the world going. No point getting rid of the virus and finding nobody has a job left.

    One thing that does bother me though. How the hell are we going to pay for all this?! There isn’t going to be another era of austerity. There will need to be. I just hope people remember where we are now when they start with their Social Justice Warrior nonsense.

    But I have a question. If the government just drop money into people’s bank account, would that come direct from the BoE ie electronically generated money or would the government have to borrow it? Surely the former is the best option. Just need to be careful on the inflation I guess…

    Extraordinary times calls for extraordinary measures.

    Incredibly these things are only suppose to come round once every hundred years. We’ve suffered twice in ten years!!!

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  6. China has to clean up it’s act now. Wet markets have to stop and stop eating anything that moves.

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  7. Pharmacist said they are having trouble getting meds, if i can’t get Lews 3 epilepsy meds then that’s a major problem. 🙁

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  8. Stewie Thatcher.

    When the financial crisis hit in 2008 there were Tory Boys over here saying let General Motors fail and the “market” would “resurrect” it. BOLLOCKS.

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  9. Hope everything works out for Lewis Kimtoon. I dated a girl with epilepsy for 3 years and know the problems you might face.

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  10. Kim – Pharmacy bear here said they’ve had no problem getting Medication. Panic buying hasn’t been allowed. I have asthma and they told me there’s no panic and it’s business as normal for them. If pharmacists allow panic bulk buyer they should be shut down. It’s a disgrace.

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  11. Stu, i think it’s more that it’s taking a lot longer to get into stock really. Keeping my fingers crossed that they arrive in time. His future repeats are gonna go in bit earlier than i normally do, hopefully the GP will let me do that. They don’t normally let you but i will get the pharmacy guys to speak with them about delays.
    Stu, make sure you use your preventative inhaler and not rely on your rescue one mate, you would be surprised how many don’t keep up with using the preventative one. Stay safe.

    Thanks Eric. Yeah you’ll be very aware if you have experience of epilepsy. He’s just had two lots in just waiting on the third one now, that has 7 days of it left. He takes Carbamazepine (tegretol) ,Lamictal and clonazepam just to get a half decent handle on it.
    He has a rare form of epilepsy ( Lennox gasteaux syndrome) notoriously hard to control, means you get all fits, Drops, petit mal, grand mall, myoclonic jerks, facial fits, tonics and tonic clonics !
    Rarely a warning either, though sometimes he will grind his teeth or manic laugh prior to one.
    Luckily the Thickener for his drinks has arrived ok, lose that and i’m really screwed.

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  12. It’s getting very scary now , trying not to panic though. Used to suffer with awful panic attacks but have gotten them under control mostly these last few years , so working hard to keep myself level headed .
    Watching things i like, listening to music, painting when i can .

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  13. I’ve heard there is a scam where people who pay for kids school dinners are getting calls asking for their bank details so they can refund overpaid meal payment so.
    Some people have unwittingly given their details and been fleeced.

    You can’t believe there are parasites ready to pull such a scam can you?!.

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  14. The good news is that it looks like they have a vaccine for Corona which is being tested right now – it will take time to get it right … then how long will it take to mass produce it on a global scale???

    But it’s positive news nonetheless

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  15. Just heard this morning that UAE are not allowing anyone back into the country, even residents that hold a current residence visa (which we have) … we were due to leave next Wednesday, but it now looks like we are stuck here at my Mam’s place. Very problematic now as we need to arrange packing etc for our permanent move home and have several thing we need to sell like my car.

    My saving have plummeted… complete disaster now… ???

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  16. Dubai Toon:
    Just heard this morning that UAE are not allowing anyone back into the country, even residents that hold a current residence visa (which we have) … we were due to leave next Wednesday, but it now looks like we are stuck here at my Mam’s place. Very problematic now as we need to arrange packing etc for our permanent move home and have several thing we need to sell like my car.

    My saving have plummeted… complete disaster now…

    Dubai – sorry mate, you are having a mare at the moment.

    I was watching a phone in the other day with someone in a similar position to yours and all the ‘expert’ had was ‘you have to focus on what’s important – you have your health’ … then ended the call. Im not sure that’s what he was hoping for to be honest.

    It’s truly devastating people. I really hope your luck changes soon mate.

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  17. Epilepsy is a bit of a ****** Kimtoon. My ex girlfriend would have grand mal with no warning and would fall over and it would scare people with the shaking and flexing.

    A stupid girl in the college we were at decided to call her “EPI”. it didn’t last long when I asked her how she thought she would look with no teeth. Meaning I would hurt her.

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  18. I should have stayed in La Paz, Mexico. 75 degrees (25 celcius)). watched dolphins and whales and sailboats and not worry about any of this ****.

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  19. One thing I have learnt in my 50 plus years on this planet is the hard sell just pushes me away. Had the time share pitch in Sedona but also a fake “no English menu” BS in Mexico. It was like the main restaurant on the strip and the little dive bar I went to the last night had an English menu. No, No , no – it was a scam so the waiter could sell their most expensive food.

    The food was good though. I went there the night before. They didn’t need to try to trick me.

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  20. Kim, You have enough to worry about without being made more anxious about getting the necessary meds for Lewis.
    Hope everything goes ok for you both.

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  21. Dubai , my sons’ mother in law flew from Newcastle to Dubai on Monday to stay with her youngest daughter who works out there.
    She was going for 30 days but she has been told that because of the virus she can renew her visa twice without leaving the Country so she is going to stay there for 90 days.

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  22. Sharpy17: Dubai – sorry mate, you are having a mare at the moment.

    I was watching a phone in the other day with someone in a similar position to yours and all the ‘expert’ had was ‘you have to focus on what’s important – you have your health’ … then ended the call.Im not sure that’s what he was hoping for to be honest.

    It’s truly devastating people.I really hope your luck changes soon mate.

    Thanks a lot Sharpy. Appreciate the comments. It’s challenging for lots of people these days…

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  23. Thanks Sidekick.

    Shops are chaotic at the moment, just had to drive to 4 different stores to find food suitable for Lewis. He has a limited range as his food has to be blended . Why are people so darn selfish, no brocolli or Cauli anywhere ! you CANNOT stockpile veg ffs.
    Went to the vets to get cats meds, had to wait outside the vets for it and yesterday had to stand 3 feet behind a tape in front the GP reception knowing everyone in the waiting room could hear what i was talking to the receptionist about, charming .
    I can only assume if you take a urine sample in you’ll have to throw the **** thing at the receptionist !
    On a brighter note, you can now ring in your repeat request .

    Eric, I can imagine their face when you offered to rearrange their smile 😆

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  24. Dubai, I had a feeling that might happen to you. Total cluster %$£& all over the world at the mo, hope things improve for you.

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  25. Lots of notes coming through the letterbox from very kind neighbors offering to shop and pick up meds for anyone self isolating or elderly/disabled.
    Restores your faith in human nature.

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  26. Went shopping this morning and luckily did not need much.
    I did notice the empty shelves where toilet paper used to abound and was quite surprised to find that the few packs of eggs were rationed to one pack per customer. I took a pack with 15 in 🙂
    What I learned from this shopping experience was that the thought of possibly catching coronavirus is causing a lot of people to get diarrhoea (spellcheck had a field day with that one 😆 } and that an awful lot of chickens must have died or stopped laying eggs last week.

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  27. Sidekick, yeah the egg thing is odd, you can’t freeze them and they are only good for week to 10 days so why stockpile, same with veg. Don’t get it at all.
    No sugar anywhere either, or flour,pasta, tin toms, soup.
    The bog roll thing has me totally perplexed i must admit , it’s not norovirus .

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  28. And to think people thought Brexit would be a disaster. I hope this puts it in perspective now and the hyperbole is toned completely down when it comes to Brexit.

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  29. Tesco was a disgrace today. Empty shelves everywhere! Then they had the cheek to ask to check my basket at check out! Chance would be a fine thing to get anything of interest! Selfish ****** the lot of em. The shops should have rationed faster. Plus now they have a max 3 of the same items per persons. Well I saw three separate twosomes using one trolley and clearly buying more than they needed and just saying there’s two of them so they get six. People dragging their mates down to the shop so they can carry on being selfish bastards.

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  30. Stuart79:
    Tesco was a disgrace today. Empty shelves everywhere! Then they had the cheek to ask to check my basket at check out! Chance would be a fine thing to get anything of interest! Selfish ****** the lot of em. The shops should have rationed faster. Plus now they have a max 3 of the same items per persons. Well I saw three separate twosomes using one trolley and clearly buying more than they needed and just saying there’s two of them so they get six. People dragging their mates down to the shop so they can carry on being selfish *******s.

    Spot on, families going in and using a trolly each i reckon.
    Asda shut at 10pm -6am to stock up over night but shelves still empty.

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  31. Arguments breaking out left right and center in the shops, utter madness . Doesn’t take much for society to break down .

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  32. Bet the next thing to happen will be computers crashing with more folk working from home. I already had the vets say their computers werevery slow today and yesterday the computers were down at the GP’s

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  33. Had to laugh at this comment i saw today about the virus.

    It’s definitely changed my life. I used to cough to hide a f/\rt but now I f/\rt to hide a cough.
    😆

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  34. Someone else said they now know what it’s like to be on the voice uk since everytime they cough 4 people turn around.

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  35. Just watching Donald Trump In his press conference. Hearing him try and pronounce the names of the drugs is cheering me right up.

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  36. Stuart79:
    Just watching Donald Trump In his press conference. Hearing him try and pronounce the names of the drugs is cheering me right up.

    Not since Ronald reagan have we had so many laughs .

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  37. Stuart mate. Trump is crazy. I stopped watching news 2 years ago because I know he is crazy and that is all they show – his manic nutcase craziness.

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  38. I still don’t understand how the people in charge didn’t have a plan for this. They knew there was the risk because they had seen SARS and there were other pandemics like Spanish Flu. I don’t even blame Chump or Flouncy Boris. This is a thing that should have been put in place 20 years or more ago.

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  39. KIMTOON:
    Dubai, I had a feeling that might happen to you. Total cluster %$£& all over the world at the mo, hope things improve for you.

    Thanks a lot Kim, but to be honest my situation is not as bad as many, and really feel for you and your lad. We are inconvenienced, but for you the situation could be far worse if Lewis can’t get what he needs… let us hope that things get back to some kind of normality sooner rather than later. Stay strong and stay safe all.

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  40. Eric Sykes:
    #WCME – Worst Crisis Managers Ever – Chump and Flouncy Boris.

    I don’t think we will know that for a while yet… I’m not to enthused with the whole “lock down” scenario. Italy have been in lock down for a couple of weeks and it’s getting worse.

    All in all I think we have the balance about right but only time will tell.

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  41. My mate over the road has been waiting for 111 to call her back for over 12 hours ! her hubby is really not good, been bad for over a week now. I told her if you get anymore concerned ring 999, she’s not feeling good herself either . She’s an ex nurse too so not a panicky penny.

    Lews physio phoned to say she is temporarily discharging lews case as has been called up to join the ranks, she’s ex acute lung care physio and rapid response worker.

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  42. Stuart man, Trumpy has bad crisis management in Peurto Rico. We know what to expect. Tossing paper towels to journalists is not leadership.

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  43. Stuart: you didn’t see Trump’s response to the Peurto Rico Hurricane I guess.

    He was, and is, a fcking IDIOT.

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  44. Watching Question Time and I think it’s the first time I’ve watched it sober. Had to open a bottle of vino. Although not been feeling tip top today. Bit power through.

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  45. I watch QT every week Stu. Brought up watching it with mum and dad, Robin Day was brilliant back in the day.

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  46. Yeah Eric, his bow tie was a bit stuffy but he would nail them politicians to the floor at times. Don’t think they have ever really replaced him tbh.

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  47. Having no football will be a pain in the ****. I don’t know how many of you have been to the US but the TV here is unwatchable. Ads, ads and more ads. The football runs for the whole 45 minute halfs. It was calculated by some guy that American Football has 13 minutes of action in a 3 and a 1/2 hour game. The rest is crammed with ads.

    Baseball is slightly better but is a pretty boring game. And Golf!!! I’ve played it but now they split the screen and play ads saying they are “playing through” to try to fool people they are not showing ads.

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  48. Eric, US tv sounds like hell on earth, it’s bad enough having ad breaks on our commercial channels .

    My neighbor has now had 2 calls from 111 apologising for no call back from a doctor yet, she’s been waiting 30 hours now ! Her hubby is no better.

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  49. Imagine what it will be like when we hit the peak of out break in a couple of weeks, frightening prospect.

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  50. Boris finally tells bars, clubs, cafes, cinemas, theaters , gyms, pubs, to close from tonight.

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  51. Chump just shut the US/Mexico border.

    I was there a week ago and would have probably have to survived on Tequila and corn chips for a month.

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  52. Needs must moves by the government. Surprise surprise it’s not good enough for the Moron that is John McDonnell. The man is shameless.

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  53. Stuart79:
    Needs must moves by the government. Surprise surprise it’s not good enough for the Moron that is John McDonnell. The man is shameless.

    I think the lack of help for the self employed is a worry Stu .

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  54. Also SSP is a joke, that won’t feed a family of 4 and Universal credit isn’t a lot better, if this virus goes on for as long as feared we will see a lot of people in real trouble.

    The government has done a lot of good things but folk are still falling through the net.
    They cannot say they were totally caught off guard either as Cambridge analyst carried out computer models of a mass flu pandemic only two years ago after a mass participation study in conjunction with the BBC . I watched the programme on bbc4 , thousands took part via their phones, it was a really comprehensive study and threw up really frightening figures which concluded some 1 million deaths in the uk and around 40 million infected in the uk.

    You can watch it on bbc iplayer, it chilled me at the time and is one of the reasons i’m worried now.

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