15 min Payne shot. 0-1

Half time: Southampton 1 Newcastle 0

61 mins Doyle shot. 0-2

63 mins Morgan shot. 0-3

81 mins Ballard penalty. 0-4

85 mins Ndiweni shot. 1-4

Full time: Southampton 4 Newcastle 1

Interim U21 coach Ben Dawson suffered his second defeat in a week on Friday night, as the Magpies were beaten in Hampshire.

The game was played at Southampton's Staplewood training ground due to a waterlogged pitch at the original venue of nearby non-league side AFC Totton.

Forced into an early change when Sam Bellis was unable to continue due to injury, the hosts went ahead on the quarter hour when Lewis Payne lobbed visiting goalkeeper Jude Smith.

Newcastle then made a change of their own, Michael Ndiweni replacing fellow forward Isaac Westendorf.

Trailing at half time (with Saints having had another two efforts disallowed) United had their best period of the game after the restart, only to concede twice in quick succession just after the hour.

Kamari Doyle made it 0-2 on 61 minutes before Jimmy Jay Morgan added another at the second attempt just two minutes later.

The blue-clad visitors came close to reducing the deficit when Niall Brookwell's effort was cleared off the line and Josh Scott shot against the cross bar.

After Doyle struck the goal frame at the other end, Saints opened up a four goal lead with nine minutes to go; Dom Ballard converting a penalty kick following a foul on 15 year-old Jay Robinson.

Magpies substitute Michael Nidweni belatedly got his side off the mark on 85 minutes from Amadou Diallo's pass.