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| Saints |
| Jones |
| Hiley |
| Richards |
| Ludekvam |
| Benali |
| Oakely |
| Hughes |
| Kachloul |
| Le Tissier |
| Ostenstad |
| Pahars |
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| Colleter |
| Moss |
| Bridge |
| Soltvedt |
| Ripley |
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| Toon |
| J. Karelse |
| W. Barton |
| D. Domi |
| A. Goma |
| A. Hughes |
| C. Serrant |
| N. Solano |
| G. Speed |
| K. Dyer |
| A. Shearer |
| T. Ketsbaia |
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| Harper |
| McClen |
| Caldwell |
| Maric |
| Robinson |
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By Andrew Blackwell
This was supposed to be a game of forgetting
about what happened the previous Saturday and for Alan Shearer to start
scoring goals!
New Signing John Karelse was to make his debut
in goal for the magpies. It was win or have plenty of questions to answer
for for Ruud Gullit's men and they had to get their brains in gear after
90 minutes to answer some very tricky questions
It was once again a perfect day for strikers
with a wet greasy surface after heavy rain fell in the opening minutes of
the game. And it was Newcastle that were to have the better of the first
half.
Newcastle had more injury problems as after
only after 15 minutes Carl Serrant got injured and Silvio Maric once again
made another appearance from the substitutes bench.
Newcastle got their passing game together
rather well in the early stages of the game but Mark Hughes should have
put the home side ahead when he miscued a header wide.
New boy John Karelse was fairly untroubled
in the first half but Newcastle got the lead after some quick one two work
from Kieron Dyer saw him brought down in the box and Alan Shearer to get
his first goal of the season on the 22 minute mark.
Dyer then had a shot deflected wide after
some great skill inside the box saw his shot deflected and just wide of
the far post. Dyer was a 6 million signing from Division 1 side Ipswich
and looks worth every penny of it. |
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At half time Newcastle looked well on course
for their first win of the season with a one goal advantage and a sound
defence.
But that was all to change in the second half.
Karelse made his first real save of the game with his feet but Kachloul
got got Southampton level after 58 minutes when he got onto the end of a
cross at the far post.
Young Latvian Pahars got the home side infont
after 66 miuntes from only 8 yards when Ripley sent a ball through.
Southamptons third came when a telling cross
from Scott Hiley was headed on by Soltvedt and fell sweetly for Kachloul
to get his second of the game.
Welsh Veteran Mark hughes added to the missery
of the travelling Toon Army when some good work by Soltvedt was met by a
trademark volley from Hughes against his former manager Gullit.
Gary Speed got a consolation goal for the
Tyneside side but not before Alan Shearer missed a superb opportunity.
It was not a day to remember for the travelling
Toon Army as they had a hard and unpleasant journey all the way back to
Tyneside to follow as Ruud Gullit had plenty of answers after the game.
The final score was Southampton 4 Newcastle
2 and a well deserved win for the Saints.
This report is copyright A.Blackwell
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