Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton: Ayoze Perez treble helps Rafael Benitez’s men get past struggling Saints

Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton: Ayoze Perez treble helps Rafael Benitez’s men get past struggling Saints
A hat-trick from Ayoze Perez all but secured Newcastle’s Premier League status for next season as they survived a second-half fightback from Southmapton to win 3-1 at St James’ Park.The striker netted a quickfire first-half brace minutes after Saints’ James Ward-Prowse escaped a sending off for a cynical challenge on Miguel Almiron.4

Perez was the star of the show

However, Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl made a double change at the break and one of the newcomers, Mario Lemina, pulled one back before Perez settled it four minutes from time with his 11th goal of the season.Rafael Benitez’s men, who have won six of their last seven home games in the league to go 10 points clear of Cardiff, were decidedly ordinary for much of the second half, but ultimately emerged with a huge victory as the bulk of the crowd at St James’ Park pleaded with the manager to sign a new contract.In a hectic opening to the game, it took a fine block by Matt Ritchie to deny Ward-Prowse after Nathan Redmond had picked him out with a 22nd-minute pull-back.But last man Ward-Prowse was fortunate to stay on the pitch seconds later when he blocked Almiron on halfway as he attempted to race clear with support. Referee Anthony Taylor produced only a yellow card to the fury of Benitez and his players.4

Ward-Prowse was yellow carded for this foul on Almiron

The Magpies’ anger was soothed within four minutes when Perez received the ball inside the box and patiently awaited his moment before dispatching his shot past the helpless Angus Gunn.Perez had to wait just four minutes to double his tally when Salomon Rondon’s selfless run down the left gave him the opportunity to cross to the far post, where the Spaniard arrived on cue to beat the keeper from close range.4

Perez scored his first two inside five first-half minutes

Almiron, still awaiting his first goal for the Magpies, scuffed a shot 41st-minute straight at Gunn after Rondon had forced Maya Yoshida into an error, although Paul Dummett had to make a telling intervention on the stroke of half-time to repel Josh Sims’ goal-bound effort.Hasenhuttl made his move at half-time when he sent on Lemina and Stuart Armstrong for Jack Stephens and Sims, and the visitors might have been back in it within three minutes when Yoshida glanced a header wide from Ward-Prowse’s corner.However, Ki Sung-yueng was unfortunate not to extend Newcastle’s lead when his skidding 55th-minute strike evaded Gunn’s dive, but came back off the foot of a post. The Saints were enjoying their best spell, with Lemina giving them a foothold in midfield, and it was he who reduced the deficit four minutes later with an accomplished right-foot finish.The Magpies wobbled as Southampton sensed an opportunity and Yoshida headed over from Redmond’s 66th-minute cross when he might have done better.Isaac Hayden would have calmed the nerves with a stinging 70th-minute volley but for a stunning save from Gunn, but Perez finally did so when he flicked Ritchie’s header home to claim the first Premier League hat-trick for the club since Georginio Wijnaldum scored four against Norwich in October 2015.4

Perez celebrates his third goal which sealed the victory

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Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton: Ayoze Perez treble helps Rafael Benitez's men get past struggling Saints A hat-trick from Ayoze Perez all but secured Newcastle's Premier League status for next season as they survived a second-half fightback from Southmapton to win 3-1 at St James' Park.
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A hat-trick from Ayoze Perez all but secured Newcastle's Premier League status for next season as they survived a second-half fightback from Southmapton to win 3-1 at St James' Park. The striker netted a quickfire first-half brace minutes after Saints' James Ward-Prowse escaped a sending off for a cynical challenge on Miguel Almiron.
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Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton: Ayoze Perez treble helps Rafael Benitez's men get past struggling Saints by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 20 Apr Ayoze Perez netted his first hat-trick as a Newcastle player as the Magpies went ten points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory at home to Southampton.
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Ayoze Perez netted his first hat-trick as a Newcastle player as the Magpies went ten points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory at home to Southampton. The striker fired his first two inside five first-half minutes before Mario Lemina's sweeping finish brought Saints back into it.
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Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton: Ayoze Perez treble helps Rafael Benitez's men get past struggling Saints Saturday, 20 April 2019 Ayoze Perez netted his first hat-trick as a Newcastle player as the Magpies went ten points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory at home to Southampton.
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Newcastle United 3-1 Southampton: Ayoze Perez treble helps Rafael Benitez's men get past struggling Saints Perez scored two goals in five first-half minutes but Mario Lemina brought Southampton
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