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Stoke City 1-2 Southampton: Pelle brace gives Koeman's men victory

Southampton moved up to seventh in the Premier League after a Graziano Pelle brace sealed a 2-1 victory at Stoke City on Saturday.

Graziano Pelle's brace helped Southampton move up to seventh in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Stoke City.

Pelle gave Southampton the lead after 11 minutes, flicking in a Steven Davis corner to score his first goal in 13 top-flight outings.

The Italy international striker hit his second before halftime, linking up with Dusan Tadic and capitalizing on lax defending to place a low shot beyond Jack Butland, who appeared to misjudge the strike.