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Report: Saints slip to Burnley defeat

Danny Ings netted his 18th of the season, but it wasn't enough to register points on the board. Click here for our report from St Mary's.

FULL TIME: Saints 1-2 Burnley

Saints fall to defeat at St Mary's on a frustrating return to Premier League action. 

Four additional minutes ⏱

Into added time we go with Saints frantically in search of a late leveller. 

Højbjerg denied! 😩

Ryan Bertrand's cross finds Pierre-Emile Højbjerg at the back post, but with the angle against him, Nick Pope makes himself big to block the shot.

Yellow Card for Michael Obafemi (Southampton)

MIchael Obafemi is shown a yellow card for an intentional handball. 

Southampton substitution: Ché Adams replaces Shane Long

A final switch of the afternoon as Ché Adams takes to the field.

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Huge handball claim!!!

Jack Stephens's cross cannons off of the arm of Ben Mee, but a VAR check decides it's no handball to the bemusement of all inside St Mary's. 

Armstrong fires over

The resultant corner comes out to Stuart Armstrong on the edge of the box, but his attempt flies over the bar.

Corner for Saints

Stuart Armstrong's shot loops over the bar after a deflection.

Change of shape

Saints are now 3-4-1-2, with Stuart Armstrong and Moussa Djenepo operating as wing-backs and Danny Ings tucked in behind Shane Long and Michael Obafemi.

Southampton substitution: Michael Obafemi replaces Kyle Walker-Peters

An attacking substitution as Michael Obafemi takes the place of debutant Kyle Walker-Peters.

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Response needed 👊

Saints look for a quick response

Ralph Hasenhüttl's side are straight back on the front foot, looking for a second equaliser of the afternoon.

Ings breaks the line

Alex McCarthy's long kick went all the way through to Ings at the other end, but after his first touch took him wide, his cross couldn't find Shane Long in the middle. 

Almost some joy for Ings

Jannik Vestergaard's long diagonal ball spots the run of Danny Ings, but the striker can't quite take it in his stride as Nick Pope collects. 

Side netting!

Patient build-up play ends with Moussa Djenepo playing a neat inside ball to Ryan Bertrand, but his shot on the turn crashes into the side netting.

And play resumes!

We're back under way, with no changes for either side at the break.

HALF TIME: Saints 1-1 Burnley

It's level at the break, but Saints have had all of the play. Ashley Westwood's fortuitous opener gave Burnley the lead, before Danny Ings's 18th of the season restored parity. 

Five minutes of additional time

Plenty of first-half stoppage time to be played!

Storm Dennis ⛈

We're joined by swirling wind and rain at St Mary's this afternoon!

Southampton substitution: Moussa Djenepo replaces Sofiane Boufal

Sofiane Boufal goes down after firing in a cross and can't continue. Moussa Djenepo takes his place. 

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No one in the middle!

Sofiane Boufal drills in a low cross to the penalty spot, but there's no one there to apply a finishing touch. 

So close! 

Jack Stephens sees a header clatter off the bar, as Saints push to take the lead.

Off the bar! 😩

A free-kick is worked wide to Sofiane Boufal with his delicious delivery picking out Jack Stephens in the middle, but his glanced header crashes back off the crossbar!

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Unstoppable. 

GOALSCORER 9 Danny Ings

WHO ELSE BUT INGSYYYYYYY!

Danny Ings works a quick one-two with Stuart Armstrong on the edge of the box before lashing an unstoppable curling strike into the bottom corner. GET IN THERE! 

Yellow Card for Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton)

Jannik Vestergaard goes into the book for a foul on Jack Cork. 

Superb from Stephens 👏

With Burnley sitting deep, Jack Stephens takes matters into his own hands and charges from the halfway line into the Clarets box, eventually winning a corner. 

Saints press

A spell of sustained pressure ends with Stuart Armstrong's shot from 20 yards being deflected out for a corner by James Tarkowski. 

Almost an instant response

Sofiane Boufal hangs up a cross to the back post where Shane Long is waiting, but his header back across goal is hacked away. 

And we're under way! 

Saints kick us off in the swirling wind and rain. COYR! 😇

The teams are out...

Kick-off is moments away!

15 minutes to go! ⏳

The countdown to kick-off is on with Saints finishing off their warm-up at St Mary's. 

The injury for Redmond is a muscle injury. It’s hard to say how long it will take but for today he is out."

ralph hasenhüttl

on redmond's absence

Checking in ✅

Back at St Mary's. Back hunting 3️⃣points! 

KWP debut! 😇

January signing Kyle Walker-Peters makes his first start for Saints this afternoon! 🙌

BURNLEY TEAM NEWS

Burnley XI: Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Rodriguez.
Subs: Hart, Pieters, Brady, Long, Brownhill, Lennon, Vydra.

🚨 T E A M S H E E T 🚨

Saints XI: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse; Armstrong, Boufal; Long, Ings. 
Subs: Gunn, Bednarek, Romeu, Smallbone, Djenepo, Obafemi, Adams.

Team news on the way ⏳

Team news will be with us at 11.30am GMT. See the latest injury update from Ralph Hasenhüttl here.

Morning, lads! 👋

Reporting for duty ahead of today's early kick-off. 

It's good to talk 🗣

Today's match will support the Heads Up campaign, which aims to promote conversation around mental health. To read more about the campaign and for support, click here.

😇 H O M E 😇

The scene is set at St Mary's!

THE FIRST GAME AGAINST BURNLEY WE LOST, SO WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT WE CAN DO IT BETTER."

Ralph hasenhüttl

on today's test

Hasenhüttl pre-Burnley 🎥

Watch our pre-match chat with the boss, providing an update on team news, returning to action following the winter break and what to expect from Burnley. 

🔙🏠

Who missed the Premier League last week? Well, following the winter break, Saints are back in action this afternoon as Burnley visit St Mary's. for the early kick-off.