Tissues at the ready? Because it is certainly nosebleed territory for Newcastle United in the dizzy heights of third in the Premier League table. Sunday's win on the south coast sent the Magpies above Tottenham before the evening kick-off in the north London.
While the scoreline was emphatic, in actual fact the performance itself, at times, wasn't all that dominant from the visitors. Newcastle initially struggled to break Southampton down before Miguel Almiron found the net shortly before the interval, while Callum Wilson 's half-time exit left the Magpies under the cosh at the start of the second period before Chris Wood and Joe Willock's quick-fire finishes killed the game as a contest.
There is just a small, nagging feeling this side can still find yet another level despite the amazing run of form of late. "I'm very pleased with the result, the performance wasn't our best but I'm not going to pick it to pieces," Howe said at full-time.
