Southampton 1 v 3 Newcastle United
FA Premier League
Saturday, 25th January 2025 Kick-off 15:00

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Alex McCarthy
James Bree
Jan Bednarek
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Kyle Walker-Peters
Lesley Ugochukwu
Joe Aribo
Ryan Manning
Mateus Fernandes
Paul Onuachu
Adam Armstrong

Yukinari Sugawara
Cameron Archer
Will Smallbone
Ryan Fraser
Adam Lallana

	Martin Dubravka
	Valentino Livramento
	Fabian Schär
	Dan Burn
	Lewis Hall
	Bruno Guimaraes
	Sandro Tonali
	Joelinton
	Jacob Murphy
	Alexander Isak
	Anthony Gordon

	Lewis Miley
	Joe Willock
	Miguel Almiron
	Sean Longstaff

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Your Southampton v Newcastle United Match Reports

codge added 17:16 - Jan 25

Well didn’t expect much more to be honest,we still spend more time going backwards instead of putting the ball into the area we’re we have a giant waiting for the ball so we lose momentum to many times.let’s be honest we’re not going to survive with this team it’s juust a matter of time realistically.Harsh on the penalty call but does a ref ever overturn the var when there told to take a second look.So all l can see is struggling to get above the lowest points total and that won’t be easy.

Bowlercow added 18:11 - Jan 25

We are a totally disorganised team and no better now than when RM was in charge At least then you knew the system he was trying to use even if we didn't have the players for it
Now we are just a rabble out for a kick about on a Saturday afternoon
No game plan no organisation no tactics Utterly useless coaching

-7

Bowlercow added 18:12 - Jan 25

We are a totally disorganised team and no better now than when RM was in charge At least then you knew the system he was trying to use even if we didn't have the players for it
Now we are just a rabble out for a kick about on a Saturday afternoon
No game plan no organisation no tactics Utterly useless coaching

-2

I_would added 19:00 - Jan 25

Manning, Armstrong, Aribo and Smallbone. Ha ha.

Jellybaby added 19:57 - Jan 25

Newcastle have better players, we are lacking confidence, still trying to get up to fitness levels, exactly what happened was to be expected.

We actually scored a good goal. McCarthy had a good game. I like Fernandez, It wasn't another 4 or 5 goal drubbing. Those are the positives. It is what it is.

AmericanSaint added 21:16 - Jan 25

VAR is a joke. I thought that unless there is over ridding evidence, the on field REF's call stands. Obviously not when it comes to us. Plus the ref was again horrible (not as bad as Oliver but close). Even the commentators thought it wasnt a penalty. 2nd goal was pure quality in the build up and 3rd was all Bendarek's fault.

SaintPaulVW added 22:20 - Jan 25

Too many players just going through the motions, overall result was fair enough. We went ahead, played well in patches but lackluster defending and 2 clinical strikes did for us.

Unfortunately, it was a penalty. However Fernandes was onside. Be glad to see the back of VAR- if a clear and obvious error takes 5 minutes to determine, then I would suggest it's neither clear nor obvious.

UgandaSaint added 06:55 - Jan 26

Smallbone's statistics
0 tackles made
0 interceptions
1 sideways pass
2 back passes
0 forward passes
Big improvement on his last game.

Block8 added 11:25 - Jan 26

With three of our only four genuine PL quality players injured we were always going to struggle in this game.
We were very poor in transition, possibly due to a complete lack of pace and flair in team selection and still trying to move away from the style introduced by RM. Despite a large squad his choice is limited. We are very weak in the areas that really matter CM and up front and annoyingly I watched Archer pull out of three 50/50 challenges, which just pee'd me off a bit more.
There is a need to, not only reduce the size of the squad but also dispose of all those that will not thrive in the PL, if we are lucky enough to come back up, we need to try to be better prepared, squad wise, for this.
At the stadium I didn't think it was a pen but after MOD this morning can see that it probably was, although the fact it took so long to review it would question whether it was a clear and obvious error? I've never been a fan of VAR and have always believed it was introduced for the benefit of the broadcasting companies and offers nothing for the stadium viewer and would love to see it binned!

Monksway added 14:42 - Jan 26

Only three players in the starting eleven weren't in the team last year. One of these Onuachu was on loan, the other two, Fernandes and Uguchukwu were our best players. Tells it's own story week after week. Fourth best team in Championship equals worst team in the Premier League regardless of manager or tactics. Wood, Taylor, Sugawara, Edwards, Fraser, Lallana, Downes, Archer, Diaz have contributed little or nothing.

SanMarco added 17:50 - Jan 26

Another day, another defeat and another nonsense from VAR. I wonder how long it would take if the error wasn't 'clear and obvious' - half an hour.

There is a growing "It wasn't Martin's fault" brigade. (Hi Bowlercow!) While it is true that results haven't improved and we were doomed from the start thanks to SR it musn't be forgotten that it was RM's idiocy that screwed confidence out of the players and made us a laughing stock. The Brentford fiasco aside we aren't laughable now - we just aren't that good. If we don't get to 11 points SR and Martin will be the culprits.

Big match next week in our quest to get to 11...