Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Ten-man Wolverhampton Wanderers came from a goal down to claim a valuable 2-1 victory at Premier League bottom club Southampton with debutant Joao Gomes scoring late on Saturday.
Wolves were trailing to Carlos Alcaraz’s first-half opener and had Mario Lemina sent off in the 27th minute.
But they levelled through Jan Bednarek’s 72nd minute own goal and Gomes struck in the 87th minute.
Southampton remain rooted to the foot of the table with 15 points while Wolves are on the rise and have 23, five points clear of the relegation zone.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Neves hands Southampton a late corner. A few fans at St Mary's are starting to lose hope and leave the stadium.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton almost equalise with another cheeky set-piece routine! Salisu gets on the end of a triangular passing move into the centre of the box. Sa makes himself big to deny the Ghanaian centre-back!
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Gomes bundles over Adams just outside the box. Southampton have six minutes to rescue a draw, and perhaps Jones' job.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
GOAL! SOUTHAMPTON 1-2 WOLVES! Gomes completes the comeback for 10-man Wolves! The substitute has a shot closed down on the edge of the box, but doesn't give up. He gets a second bite of the cherry, and sidefoots a peach of a strike past Bazunu into the top right corner!
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sulemana skips past a few challenges and lashes wide from outside the box. Southampton haven't given up hope just yet.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton win a corner, but it comes to nothing. They can't settle for the draw. Dropping two points from a winning position would be very damaging for them.
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