Newcastle United beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Aleksandar Isak struck twice while Sandro Tonali chipped in too after the break, as Jan Bednarek’s early opener for the Saints fell through the cracks.
A 20th loss of the season meant Southampton remained at the foot of the table with a meager six points from 23 games, while Newcastle climbed back in fourth place with 40 points. Here are the Southampton vs Newcastle player ratings.
Southampton Player Ratings vs Newcastle
Goalkeeper
Alex McCarthy – 5.5
A forgetful day at the office for the Southampton custodian.
Defenders
James Bree – 7.5
Bagged the assist for Bednarek’s goal.
Jan Bednarek – 8
Fired the Saints in front after just 10 minutes into the kick-off.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis – 6.5
Was eager to get forward and that allowed Newcastle to get in behind their defense.
Midfielders
Kyle Walker-Peters – 7
Fed his forwards with some amazing crosses.
Lesley Ugochukwu – 7
Made crunch tackles and excellent recoveries.
Joe Aribo – 6.5
Demonstrated his impeccable passing range.
Ryan Manning – 7
Made two key passes and three crosses.
Mateus Fernandes – 6.5
Unfortunate to have seen his goal disallowed.
Forwards
Paul Onuachu – 7
Exceptionally strong in the air but equally sloppy in possession.
Adam Armstrong – 6
Couldn’t offer enough threat.
Substitutes
Yukinari Sugawara – 6.5
Made some good passes.
Cameron Archer – 5
Couldn’t get involved much.
Will Smallbone – 5
On the fringes for most of the game.
Ryan Fraser – N/A
Came on to see the game off.
Adam Lallana – N/A
Was brought on for the closing stages.
Manager
Ivan Juric – 6
Will be incensed to have seen his defense all over the place tonight.
Newcastle United Player Ratings vs Southampton
Goalkeeper
Martin Dubravka – 7
Made a couple of key saves to deny the hosts.
Defenders
Valentino Livramento – 7.5
Made several key saves and distributed the ball nicely too.
Fabian Schar – 7
Solid vision saw him make five clearances and two tackles too.
Dan Burn – 6.5
Perfectly complimented Schar with his positional awareness and game-reading ability.
Lewis Hall – 6.5
Passed the ball around accurately.
Midfielders
Bruno Guimaraes – 7
Came a cropper in his duels but created two good chances.
Sandro Tonali – 8.5
Added a third goal shortly into the second half.
Joelinton – 7
Made excellent recoveries and showed great vision to make four clearances.
Forwards
Jacob Murphy – 8
Brilliantly regained possession and fed Isak, who took one touch to fire it home.
Aleksandar Isak – 9
Brought the Magpies level from the penalty spot before turning the game around with a second goal just four minutes later; 17 goals for the league season now!
Anthony Gordon – 8
Picked out Tonali with a lovely pass for their third goal.
Substitutes
Lewis Miley – 6.5
Added some physicality to the midfield.
Joe Willock – 7
Created one chance.
Miguel Almiron – N/A
Came on in the closing stages of the match.
Sean Longstaff – N/A
Was brought on to get a few minutes under his belt.
Manager
Eddie Howe – 6
A good comeback victory from his side tonight.
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FAQs
What was the result of Southampton vs Newcastle United?
The result was a 3-1 win for Southampton.
When was Southampton vs Newcastle United?
The game was on Saturday, 25th January 2025.
Who was the man of the match in Southampton vs Newcastle United?
The man of the match was Aleksandar Isak.