The Keegan derby at St James' Park: King Kev would have loved it

The beautiful game this was not, but it was nevertheless riveting fare from start to finish with all the frills and spills of a footballing circus

SAINTS AND SINNERS: Newcastle's Paraguayan midfielder Miguel Almiron goes down under the challenge of Southampton's Nathan Redmond in the thriller at St James' Park. Steve Bruce's nine men hung on for a crucial three points.

Premier League: Newcastle 3 Southampton 2.

IT was fitting that two clubs so inexorably linked to the storied career of Kevin Keegan should combine to produce a contest utterly brim-full of entertainment, if not always for the right reasons.