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
Wolves see the corner away but can't escape their own third. The ball drops for Sulemana, who smashes it wide on the volley from the edge of the box.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Neves swings a deep cross towards the Saints' box. Salisu thumps it away. Sulemana beats Semedo to power down the left. Neves gets back in time to thump the Ghanaian's cutback out for a corner.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton are lined up in a 3-5-2 formation with Perraud and Bree as the wing-backs. They're packing the middle of the pitch.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves are hogging the ball so far. They've had 72 per cent of it in the first 15 minutes of this match.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton get a promising free-kick down their right. Ward-Prowse floats it towards Bednarek in the centre of the box. The Poland international nods off target.
Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Perraud earns Southampton a free-kick down their left as he's clipped by Semedo. Ward-Prowse's delivery doesn't worry the Wolves back line.
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