Southampton Soar to Premier League's Summit

Southampton topped the Premier League for the first time since 1988, following an impressive 2-0 win over Newcastle United, in the eighth stage of the competition.

Ché Adams scored the clash's opening goal, then Stuart Armstrong scored the 2nd goal for Southampton, the 50th in his career, guaranteeing to finish the day at the summit of the league, for the first time since the days of the Saints' famous coach Chris Nicholl 32 years ago.

Nearly a year after their humiliating 9-0 defeat to Leicester City, the team has undergone such a radical transformation that it appears to be able to go further in their ranking.

This is the sixth successive win for Southampton, but they may lose their lead considering the results of Liverpool, Leicester, Tottenham, Everton and Wolverhampton, who are currently right behind the Saints ranking wise.

Southampton now has 16 points which is equal to Liverpool at the top, but they surpass the Reds in goal-difference, compared to 15 points for Leicester, 14 for Tottenham, and 13 for each of Everton and Wolverhampton.