Newcastle 3-1 Southampton: Premier League

Newcastle 3-1 Southampton: Premier League – Player Ratings

By Marc Walker | Apr 20, 2019

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: Ayoze Perez of Newcastle United is challenged by Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Southampton FC at St. James Park on April 20, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – APRIL 20: Matt Ritchie of Newcastle United battles for possession with James Ward-Prowse of Southampton during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Southampton FC at St. James Park on April 20, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

A hat-trick from Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez saw Southampton fall to a 3-1 defeat at St James’s Park earlier.

Two first-half strikes from Perez had seen the hosts 2-0 ahead at half-time, but Saints pushed for an equaliser following Mario Lemina’s placed effort.

However, Perez wrapped up the win and his treble with just five minutes left to kill any hope of a comeback.

The result sees Newcastle safe from relegation, whilst Saints will still need to pick up some points from their final four league games – starting at Watford on Tuesday.

Here are the Saints Player Ratings from their performance earlier: