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Southampton 3 Newcastle Utd 3
LIVERPOOL were handed fourth place in the Premiership and the final qualifying spot for next season's Champions League with this result today.
In a game they had the chances to win comfortably, Newcastle ended up needing an injury-time equaliser from Darren Ambrose to secure a point after Leandre Griffit had put Southampton ahead for the first time with two minutes of regulation time left.
The home side had twice come from behind in the first- half of a pulsating encounter at St Mary's.
Goals from Shola Ameobi and Lee Bowyer were cancelled out, respectively, by James Beattie and a Titus Bramble own goal.
The draw leaves Newcastle facing the possibility of missing out on Europe altogether with Aston Villa now a point ahead of them in fifth place, which qualifies teams for the UEFA Cup.
Which of them qualifies will be decided on Saturday when Villa entertain Manchester United and Newcastle travel to Liverpool.
Villa could still equal Liverpool's points tally but they would have to make up 12 goals in terms of goal difference to overhaul the Reds.
HOORAY FOR TEH LIVERPOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!