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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine St Mary's
Last updated connected Less than a infinitesimal ago.From the conception Premier League
Marcus Tavernier enactment Bournemouth successful beforehand with his 5th Premier League extremity of the seasonBournemouth moved person to Premier League endurance and pushed Southampton towards relegation with an awesome triumph astatine St Mary's.
Marcus Tavernier's deflected onslaught 5 minutes aft the interruption enabled the Cherries to retrieve from the 4-0 location decision to West Ham and unfastened up a seven-point cushion to the relegation places.
Southampton's peril astatine the bottommost deepens arsenic they prevarication six points from safety, abbreviated connected ideas and feeling the vexation of the location fans contempt a agleam commencement that saw Theo Walcott's deflected header bounce disconnected the woodwork.
Bournemouth were rewarded for playing the much composed and ordered football, bringing them a 3rd triumph successful 4 league games arsenic they borderline towards information connected 36 points.
Substitute Che Adams thought helium had snatched a constituent with a precocious onslaught but it was ruled retired for offside aft a VAR check, compounding Saints' misery.
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Cherries revival continues
Bournemouth's latest triumph lone adds to the good assemblage of enactment enactment unneurotic by manager Gary O'Neil since helium succeeded sacked Scott Parker connected a imperishable basis.
From looking apt relegation candidates, O'Neil's calm and composed mode has been reflected successful the benignant with which Bournemouth closed retired a deserved triumph astatine St Mary's.
The Cherries ever looked successful power aft an aboriginal Southampton push, that precocious onslaught from substitute Adams providing their lone infinitesimal of alarm until VAR's involution ruled it retired for offside.
Bournemouth, 14th successful the table, present look firmly locked connected people to enactment up, a information reflected by the joyous absorption of the travelling fans astatine the last whistle arsenic the stadium resounded to chants of "We are staying up".
And connected this grounds they afloat merit to support their Premier League status, their measured passing benignant showing nary signs of immoderate relegation nerves.
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Southampton
Squad number1Player nameMcCarthy
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number35Player nameBednarek
Squad number6Player nameCaleta-Car
Squad number15Player namePerraud
Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number45Player nameLavia
Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
Squad number32Player nameWalcott
Squad number26Player nameAlcaraz
Squad number3Player nameMaitland-Niles
Squad number4Player nameLyanco
Squad number10Player nameAdams
Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Squad number20Player nameSulemana
AFC Bournemouth
Squad number13Player nameNeto
Squad number6Player nameMepham
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number5Player nameKelly
Squad number16Player nameTavernier
Squad number14Player nameRothwell
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number18Player nameViña
Squad number29Player nameBilling
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number21Player nameMoore
Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McCarthy
- 2Walker-Peters
- 35Bednarek
- 6Caleta-Car
- 15PerraudSubstituted forMaitland-Nilesat 36'minutes
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forS Armstrongat 61'minutes
- 8Ward-ProwseSubstituted forLyancoat 45'minutes
- 45Lavia
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forSulemanaat 76'minutes
- 32WalcottSubstituted forAdamsat 61'minutes
- 26Alcaraz
Substitutes
- 3Maitland-Niles
- 4Lyanco
- 7Aribo
- 10Adams
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 19Djenepo
- 20Sulemana
- 31Bazunu
Bournemouth
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Neto
- 6Mepham
- 25SenesiBooked astatine 65minsSubstituted forZabarnyiat 68'minutes
- 5Kelly
- 16TavernierSubstituted forA Smithat 78'minutes
- 14Rothwell
- 8LermaBooked astatine 77mins
- 18ViñaBooked astatine 86mins
- 29BillingSubstituted forOuattaraat 90+3'minutes
- 10Christie
- 9SolankeSubstituted forMooreat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 4L Cook
- 7Brooks
- 11Ouattara
- 15A Smith
- 21Moore
- 24Semenyo
- 27Zabarnyi
- 32Anthony
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 0, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Bournemouth 1.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Kieffer Moore replaces Dominic Solanke.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Dango Ouattara replaces Philip Billing.
Attempt missed. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right.
VAR Decision: No Goal Southampton 0-1 Bournemouth.
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ché Adams (Southampton) scores but the extremity is ruled retired aft a VAR review.
Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a done ball, but Ché Adams is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Roméo Lavia pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Matías Viña (Bournemouth) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Matías Viña (Bournemouth).
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses the apical close corner. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
Offside, Southampton. Duje Caleta-Car tries a done ball, but Ché Adams is caught offside.
Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
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