Fulham vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Southampton will begin 2023 at the foot of the Premier League after a last-gasp Joao Palhinha goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Fulham.
James Ward-Prowse thought he had secured a first point under new Saints boss Nathan Jones after scoring a free-kick to cancel out his own own-goal.
But Palhinha struck a minute from time with a far-post header to leave Southampton rock bottom.
Fulham, meanwhile, will end the year as top dogs in west London after climbing above Chelsea and Brentford, despite top-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic missing a stoppage-time penalty.
Fittingly it was their first home match since the death of their 1966 World Cup-winning full-back George Cohen, and a moving tribute was paid, with former boss Roy Hodgson and Cohen’s son Anthony laying wreaths.
We will bring you all the reaction and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Fulham vs Southampton
Pereira is on the ground after Bella-Kotchup catches him in the face with a stray arm. The referee sees nothing wrong with the challenge and waves play on as Pereira gets back to his ffet.
Fulham vs Southampton
The players are making their way out of the tunnel and onto the pitch! There will be a minute's applause before kick-off to honour the late Pele.
Fulham vs Southampton
Southampton have lost both of their two Premier League games under Jones – Saints have already had four managers lose each of their first three in charge of the club in the competition, more than any other side (Dave Jones, Stuart Gray, Nigel Adkins and Mark Hughes).
Fulham vs Southampton
Silva makes no changes to his starting lineup from Fulham’s win over Crystal Palace. Jones makes three changes as Bella-Kotchap, Maitland-Niles, and Aribo come into the starting 11 for Diallo, Djenepo, and Perraud.
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