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Bruno's message home, Wilson reply spotted, Pope warning - Newcastle moments you may have missed

Newcastle United climbed to third in the Premier League with an emphatic 4-1 win over Southampton on Sunday. The Magpies made light work of their relegation-threatened opponents with some clinical finishing in both halves.

Miguel Almiron continued his fine form in front of goal for the opener, making it seven goals in seven games. Chris Wood, Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes found the net after the interval to give Eddie Howe 's men a well-deserved win.

Here are the moments you may have missed from the impressive Newcastle United win on the south coast.

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Bruno celebration

Bruno Guimaraes rounded off the 4-1 victory with a fine finish in the closing stages. The Brazilian has continued to impress in recent games, despite the recent birth of his son Matteo and the sleepless nights that accompany such an achievement.

Bruno paid tribute to his newborn with his goal celebration, finding the TV cameras situated around the pitch before making an 'M' with his fingers.

"This is for you son!! Daddy loves you Matteo! Thanks God for everything in my life," the Newcastle midfielder tweeted after the game.

Wilson's positive update

Newcastle fans were eagerly awaiting news of Callum Wilson's condition after the striker was withdrawn at half-time on Sunday. With Gareth Southgate watching on in the stands, many thought his World Cup dream may be over before it even began.

The Magpies forward took his place on the bench for the second-half, with the Sky cameras panning to him at seemingly the perfect moment. Wilson appeared to tell fellow substitute Karl Darlow that his half-time exit was merely down to not feeling well, rather than a physical injury that may keep him out long-term.

Newcastle fans briefly turned into lip readers during the short clip.

Pope warned

There was a four-minute gap between Newcastle's second and third goals at St Mary's on Sunday afternoon. During that period, Newcastle stopper Nick Pope received his first warning from the goalkeeper about time-wasting, despite the clock having only just hit the hour mark.

Thankfully just two minutes later Willock slotted home the Magpies' third of the game and the game was over as a contest. But Pope's brief antics were clearly getting on the nerves of the home fans sat behind his goal in the second-half, as well as the referee.

Southampton's set piece struggles

Southampton kept Newcastle's attackers quiet during the first-half before Miguel Almiron fired home. At the other end, the home side felt they had a secret weapon that could hurt Eddie Howe's side.

During the early stages of the game, each time Southampton got a throw-in anywhere near Newcastle's penalty area, defender Mohammed Salisu was deployed to try and launch it long into the area.

Southampton had even left towels around the pitch to dry the ball for the set piece taker. Thankfully Dan Burn, Sven Botman and Fabian Schar used their height to clear any early danger, with the home side ditching the tactic pretty early in the game.

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