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
Edozie is back on his feet and able to continue as play resumes.
Fulham vs Southampton
Edozie is down and receiving treatment after the challenge from Tete.
Fulham vs Southampton
CHANCE! Edozie has the chance to put Southampton in the lead but Tete makes a sliding block before Leno makes a save to make sure the ball stayed out of his net.
Fulham vs Southampton
Southampton are enjoying a lot more of the ball in this half but cannot create any opportunities in the box to get an equaliser.
Fulham vs Southampton
Bella-Kotchap dwells on the ball for too long as loses it in his own half. Willian eventually gets the ball and tries to cross it into Mitrovic but puts too much power on his pass. De Cordova-Reid then sends in a cross from the other side to Pereira and this time the Brazilian international puts his shot wide.
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