Newcastle vs Southampton LIVE - score, updates and news - Shane Long, Georginio Wijnaldum, Papiss Cisse, Graziano Pelle score
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● Full-time: 2-2
● Newcastle vs Southampton kicked off at 1.30pm
● Steve McClaren takes charge of first competitive game
● Newcastle field new boys Georginio Wijnaldum and Chancel Mbemba from the off
● New striker Aleksandar Mitrovic confined to the bench
● Jay Rodriguez makes his first league start since suffering a serious knee injury in April 2014
● Ronald Koeman aiming to improve on Southampton's seventh place finish last season
TEAMS...
Newcastle: Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita, Colback, Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Obertan, Cisse. Subs: De Jong, Aarons, Perez, Tiote, Darlow, Taylor, Mitrovic.
Southampton: Stekelenburg, Cedric Soares, Fonte, Yoshida, Targett, Steven Davis, Wanyama, Tadic, Mane, Rodriguez, Pelle. Subs: Long, Martina, Ward-Prowse, Reed, Juanmi, Gazzaniga,
Caulker.
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
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