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Southampton 1-1 West Ham: Declan Rice rescues a point for the Hammers on the road as his second half screamer cancels out Romain Perraud's controversial opener at St Mary's

Positioned next to the Ted Bates statue on St Mary’s outer concourse, the Saints Brass Band boomed out the Rocky theme tune just before kick-off.

Like the Italian Stallion, it seems Ralph Hasenhuttl isn’t going down without a fight.

Who knows what defeat for Southampton would have meant for the Austrian coach here.

Rice combined well with Said Benrahma before shooting from outside the penalty box
Left-back Romain Perraud gave Southampton the lead earlier in the first half

It wasn’t the victory he wanted, but a draw - after four successive losses - is a start at least.

Is it enough to ensure his position ahead of Wednesday’s south-coast clash against Bournemouth?