Southampton vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Southampton face Newcastle United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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Broja almost gets the better of Burn! A pass down the line puts the pair in a race the forward looks like winning until Burn dives into a well-timed tackle to concede a corner.
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Outstanding from Salisu. Fraser breaks for Newcastle and looks to have played his pass to Murphy too close to the defender. Murphy does brilliantly to get there first and knock the ball beyond Salisu, but the Southampton man recovers with an excellent tackle.
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Substitution Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura Sean Longstaff
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Guimaraes looks to have cramp. It has been a while since he has played this many minutes in a game of this intensity, but his goal is the difference as things stand.
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A big challenge from Bednarek takes the ball off Guimaraes, and Burn has to block from Armstrong on the edge of the box. Saints then resort to crosses from deep, but Newcastle are holding firm.
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Fraser is attempting to provide an outlet for Newcastle but is being tracked well by Livramento. His latest interception leads to a Southampton attack and a deep ball to Adams, who volleys back towards Armstrong. He cannot control before Newcastle defenders rally in front of the ball.
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The home fans are furious when Fraser appears to knock the ball out of play but is awarded a throw-in. It results in a Fraser cross, but Forster holds on.
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Southampton are patient and then look for the pass in behind to Broja. Targett does really well to shield it back to Dubravka.
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