Southampton beat Newcastle United 3-0 at Staplewood Campus to go top of Group A in the Premier League Cup on Friday afternoon.
Marcus Barnes scored twice in the first half for the hosts before Olufela Olomola converted a penalty won by Lloyd Isgrove in the 78th minute.
#SaintsFCU23s made it back-to-back #PLCup wins with victory against #NUFC. Read our report: https://t.co/ryO3BlHAeU
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) December 2, 2016
It leaves Saints with six points from their opening three PL Cup matches, while Newcastle are on four points ahead of Bristol City and Swansea City, whose match was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
See: PL Cup tables
Great to be back in the goals today! Great team performance and buzzing for @armanilittle to be back on the pitch also 🤘🏾⚽️ #saintsfc
— Marcus (@Marcus9Barnes) December 2, 2016
Southampton are next in action at home to Sunderland in Premier League 2 on Friday 9 December. Newcastle host Aston Villa at St James' Park in PL2 three days later.
See: Newcastle report
(Photos courtesy of Naomi Baker/Southampton FC)
