A hard-fought encounter in which Newcastle twice took the lead through Isaac Hayden and Ayoze Pérez, before Southampton were rescued by two goals from Manolo Gabbiadini, ended with the substitute Steven Davis clearing a Florian Lejeune header from under his crossbar. “These kind of games you are disappointed because you could have won but at the same time happy because you go away with another point against a good team,” Benítez said. Southampton, by contrast, have struggled to find their feet under Pellegrino, scoring only three goals at St Mary’s all season. It was an embarrassing moment for the former Newcastle trainee, who left the north-east in 2012 having never appeared for the first team. The players appreciate that and it has to be like this until the end of the season.”

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2017 17:40 UTC