Newcastle push Saints nearer drop; Bournemouth thump Leeds

Newcastle dominated the opening 40 minutes at St James' Park only to surprisingly fall behind when Stuart Armstrong scored on the counter-attack. The Magpies though equalised in the 54th minute when substitute Callum Wilson capped a period of sustained pressure by turning in Alexander Isak's low cross.

And they then hit Southampton with two quickfire goals in as many minutes, Saints' Theo Walcott diverting a cross into his own net before Wilson rounded the goalkeeper for his second of the match. Defeat left the Saints anchored to the foot of the table and six points adrift of safety.

Colombia midfielder Jefferson Lerma rocked struggling Leeds with two goals in four first-half minutes as Bournemouth moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone.

Lerma fired the Cherries ahead with a well-struck shot in the 20th minute and doubled the south coast side's lead soon afterwards when he scored at the back post after Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier flapped at Ryan Christie's cross. Leeds equalised in the 32nd minute when Patrick Bamford headed in Wilfried Gnonto's superb whipped cross.

But Dominic Solanke restored the hosts two-goal advantage. Poor defending allowed the unmarked Dango Ouattara to charge into space before his low ball was turned in by Solanke in the 63rd minute. The goal stood after a VAR check for offside before Antoine Semenyo struck in stoppage time. Liverpool and Tottenham continue their quest to break into the top four when they meet in Sunday's 1530 GMT kick-off at Anfield.

April 30, 2023