11 Surprising Stats From Newcastle 2-2 Southampton

0 - NUFC Were Not Flagged Offside Even Once, While Saints Were On Three Occasions

When a Newcastle United XI is announced with both Gabriel Obertan and Papiss Cisse in the starting line-up, most Magpies supporters are expecting the assistant referees' flags to be raised on least a few occasions. However, the two linesmen did not have to flag the home side offside even once in the entire game. Southampton, on the other hand, were guilty of such an offence on three occasions, with Sadio Mane (twice) and Graziano Pelle (once) both penalised for being offside.