Fulham vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Southampton will begin 2023 at the foot of the Premier League after a last-gasp Joao Palhinha goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Fulham.
James Ward-Prowse thought he had secured a first point under new Saints boss Nathan Jones after scoring a free-kick to cancel out his own own-goal.
But Palhinha struck a minute from time with a far-post header to leave Southampton rock bottom.
Fulham, meanwhile, will end the year as top dogs in west London after climbing above Chelsea and Brentford, despite top-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic missing a stoppage-time penalty.
Fittingly it was their first home match since the death of their 1966 World Cup-winning full-back George Cohen, and a moving tribute was paid, with former boss Roy Hodgson and Cohen’s son Anthony laying wreaths.
We will bring you all the reaction and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Fulham vs Southampton
HUGE SAVE! Adams makes a great run in behind and finds himself one-on-one with Leno. He tries to curl the ball around the goalkeeper but Leno does well to close the angle down and make the save!
Fulham vs Southampton
Robinson and Willian both attack down the left wing and try get a cross toward Mitrovic in the middle of the box. Willian's cross is blocked while Bazunu tips Robinson's away from danger.
Fulham vs Southampton
Reed picks out De Cordava-Reid with a lofted pass in behind the Southampton defence. The forward lunges to get a cross into the box but his pass goes straight into the hands of Bazunu.
Fulham vs Southampton
Fulham seem to be attacking with more success when going down the wings compared to when they try to pass through the middle of the Southampton team.
Fulham vs Southampton
CLOSE! Pereira's shot rebounds kindly into the feet of Willian. The winger strikes the ball first time and his effort is inches wide of the left post!
Fulham vs Southampton
Fulham are trying to move the ball a bit quicker to try and get around the Southampton press, but the visitors are very organised defensively.
Fulham vs Southampton
Adams sees Leno off his line and shoots from close to the halfway line. The striker fails to hit the target and Fulham regain possession.
Fulham vs Southampton
Mitrovic is starting to drop into deeper positions to try get help get the ball up the pitch. Southampton are defending well in numbers at the moment.
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