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
SUBS: Willy Caballero, Duje Caleta-Car, Adam Armstrong, Romain Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Sekou Mara, Ibrahima Diallo, Romeo Lavia, Ryan Finnigan.
Fulham vs Southampton
Southampton (5-4-1): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Lyanco, Mohammed Salisu, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Joe Aribo, Mohamed Elyounoussi, James Ward-Prowse, Samuel Edozie; Che Adams.
Fulham vs Southampton
SUBS: Marek Rodak, Tosin Adarabioyo, Shane Duffy, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney, Nathaniel Chalobah, Dan James, Carlos Vinicius, Luke Harris.
Fulham vs Southampton
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Harrison Reed, Joao Palhinha; Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Willian; Aleksander Mitrovic.
Fulham vs Southampton
Southampton are bottom of the Premier League following their 3-1 defeat to Brighton last time out. The Saints are winless in their last five league games and have only won one of their last 11. They have struggled to find goals so far this season scoring just 14 times in 16 games, something manager Nathan Jones will have to change.
Fulham vs Southampton
Fulham are currently 10th in the league table and a win today could take them up to seventh place. Marco Silva’s side returned to action in style after beating Crystal Palace 3-0. Aleksander Mitrovic scored and assisted one in the win with only Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, and Ivan Toney ahead of him in the top scorer’s chart.
Fulham vs Southampton
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Fulham vs Southampton
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