Southampton cruised to a 2-0 victory over Fulham in a crucial encounter at the bottom of the table to reignite their survival hopes, while all but condemning the visitors to Championship football next season.
A sharp opening by the hosts saw Nathan Redmond at the heart of all their attacking moves, but it was his strike partner Charlie Austin who had the first chance - however the goal was harshly ruled out for a supposed foul on Sergio Rico. The breakthrough came five minutes later after Rico's soft punch from Ryan Bertrand's corner fell to Oriol Romeu, whose bobbling shot from outside the box somehow squirmed through a sea of bodies and into the net.