Southampton 1-2 Newcastle: Bruno Guimaraes scores spectacular winner on full Magpies debut

Bruno Guimaraes scored a spectacular winner on his full Newcastle debut as the Magpies came from behind to beat Southampton and stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to nine matches.

Guimaraes, who was making his first start for Eddie Howe's side since joining the club from Lyon in January, sent a powerful back-heel volley into the roof of the net to earn the visitors a sixth victory in seven league games.

Saints had taken a deserved 25th-minute lead when Stuart Armstrong nodded home Mohamed Elyounoussi's knock-back via a deflection off Dan Burn.

But Newcastle, who were without Allan Saint-Maximin through illness, equalised seven minutes later courtesy of Chris Wood's first goal for the club, the New Zealand striker powering Jonjo Shelvey's inswinging cross past the stranded Fraser Forster.

Che Adams was desperately unfortunate not to restore Southampton's lead when he rattled the crossbar with a thunderous volley not long after Wood's equaliser.

But Guimaraes struck superbly from Burn's cushioned header to give Howe's men another impressive success.

Newcastle were three points from safety following a 4-0 home defeat to Manchester City in December, but are now in 14th place and 10 clear of third-bottom Burnley. They are also just four points off Southampton, who slipped to only their second home defeat of the season.

Reluctant to destabilise a team that has yet to lose in the Premier League in 2022, Howe had exercised caution with Guimaraes prior to Thursday's visit to St Mary's, restricting the January signing to just 41 minutes across five cameo appearances.

The Brazil international was brought into the side in place of in-form Joelinton, who was ruled out with a groin problem but could recover in time to feature against