Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has praised Eddie Howe's side for a 'brilliant' display in their victory against Southampton. The Magpies pulled 10 points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 victory on Thursday night.
Howe made one change to the starting line-up at St Mary's, with Bruno Guimaraes making his first start in black-and-white in place of the injured Joelinton. Allan Saint-Maximin missed out on the matchday squad through illness.
The visitors made a confident start, but it was the Saints who took the lead after Stuart Armstrong's header was deflected past Martin Dubravka. However, Newcastle equalised seven minutes later when Chris Wood netted his first United goal after guiding Jonjo Shelvey's cross into the net.
