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6 facts you didn't know about Southampton in the Premier League

Ahead of Crystal Palace's trip to Southampton for their final match of 2019, check out these top facts about the Saints' time in the Premier League.

  • Southampton are the only club in Premier League history to have lost two matches when their player has scored a hat-trick. On both occasions it was Matt Le Tissier who did so, against Oldham Athletic in 1993 (3-4) and Nottingham Forest in 1995 (also 3-4).

  • Sadio Mane scored the quickest Premier League hat-trick when playing for the Saints against Aston Villa in 2015. The game ended 6-1 and Christian Benteke scored the solitary Villa goal.