Former Bournemouth forward Wilson opened the scoring – converting a penalty he had won after being fouled by Andre Gomes – and then tapped in a second from Ryan Fraser’s looping cross. The result means Carlo Ancelotti’s side remain second, three points behind Liverpool, while the Magpies move up to 10th.
Club stalwart James Ward-Prowse marked his 26th birthday with two goals from fantastic free-kicks as Southampton survived a late Aston Villa rally to move up to third in the Premier League.
The England midfielder also provided the assist for the opener for Jannik Vestergaard before Danny Ings made it 4-0. Two stoppage-time goals from the home side took some of the gloss off the victory for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men. As for Villa’s Dean Smith, his side have now lost their past two games and conceded seven goals in the process having won their first four fixtures.
Premier League table 2020/21 (Updated till Newcastle – Everton match)
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Wolves | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Man City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Leeds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | West Ham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Man United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Brighton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | West Brom | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 3 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 19 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| 20 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
Gameweek 7 fixtures and results
Friday, October 30
- Wolves 2-0 Crystal Palace
Saturday, October 31
- Sheffield United 0-1 Man City
- Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
- Liverpool 2-1 West Ham
Sunday, November 1
- Aston Villa 3-4 Southampton
- Newcastle 2-1 Everton
- Man United vs Arsenal
- Tottenham vs Brighton
Monday, November 2
- Fulham vs West Brom
- Leeds vs Leicester
