Newcastle United vs Southampton: Last 5 Results, Prediction and Live Stream
Last 5 (five) Results for Newcastle United vs Southampton, Head-to-Head, Live Stream, Preview, Team News and Prediction 2023.
The time is almost upon us for the highly anticipated EFL Cup semi-final face-off between Newcastle United and Southampton on Tuesday. With the big reward for the side that makes it through the match being an appearance in the final, this looks set to be an exciting game of football.
⚽️ Team Focus: Newcastle United
Formed: 1892
Stadium: St James' Park (52,305)
Captain: Jamaal Lascelles
Chairman: Yasir Al-Rumayyan
Manager: Eddie Howe
Competitions: Premier League position 3, EFL Cup (Semi-Finals)
⭐ Star Player: Miguel Almirón
Usually taking up the Right Wing position, Miguel Almirón was born in Asunción, Paraguay. Having made his senior debut playing for Lanús in the 2015 season, the skilful Forward has netted 9 league goals in the Premier League 2022 - 2023 season to date from a total of 20 appearances.
HEAD TO HEAD
Southampton
Jan 24, 2023
0 - 1 Newcastle United
Southampton
Nov 6, 2022
1 - 4 Newcastle United
Southampton
Mar 10, 2022
1 - 2 Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Aug 28, 2021
2 - 2 Southampton
Newcastle United
Feb 6, 2021
3 - 2 Southampton
Southampton
Nov 6, 2020
2 - 0 Newcastle United
Newcastle United DLWWDW
Newcastle United will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-1 EFL Cup triumph over Southampton.
In that game, Newcastle United had 56% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Newcastle United was Joelinton (73'). Southampton had 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
Fewer than three goals per match were scored during 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Newcastle United have been involved. In terms of the goal weighting during this period, opposing sides scored a total of 2 and Newcastle United managed a tally of 5.
Southampton WWWLLW
Southampton will go into the clash following on from a 2-1 FA Cup win in the defeat of Blackpool in their last game.
In that game, Southampton managed 66% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Southampton was Romain Perraud (22', 62'). At the other end, Blackpool got 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. Charlie Patino (67') scored for Blackpool.
The stats tell the story, and Southampton have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 5 goals in total. Defensively, Southampton certainly have room for improvement. We will just have to see whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
👥 Head to head
A glance at their past head-to-head clashes going back to 06/11/2020 tells us that Newcastle United have won 4 of these and Southampton 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
A total of 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 12 for The Magpies and 8 being from The Saints. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
📰 Team News: Newcastle United
Matty Longstaff (Knee Injury) and Emil Krafth (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t be available for Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe.
ℹ️ Team News: Southampton
Southampton manager Nathan Jones has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Theo Walcott (Calf Strain), Tino Livramento (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Stuart Armstrong (groin strain) and Armel Bella-Kotchap (Knee Problems) are not ready for selection.
🔮 Prediction
Our feeling is that Newcastle United will, in all likelihood, be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
Conversely, Southampton could well find it tough to get shooting opportunities but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be converting at least once.
Accordingly, we see a fairly comfortable 3-1 win for Newcastle United come full-time.