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
Fulham are pushing for a second goal just before the break but are not taking too many risks as they want to keep their lead intact.
Fulham vs Southampton
Maitland-Niles is at the heart of a good passing move from Southampton and he plays Adams into the box. The striker tries to cut the ball back to Maitland-Niles but cannot beat the Fulham defenders in the way.
Fulham vs Southampton
Edozie drives at Tete and wins a corner for his side. Salisu wins the header from Ward-Prowse's corner but heads the ball over the bar.
Fulham vs Southampton
Southampton are starting to attack with more numbers now as they look to try and equalise before the half-time break.
Fulham vs Southampton
Fulham have a record of W3, D1, L0 when scoring the opening goal at home in the Premier League this season.
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