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
Southampton are starting to drop a bit deeper into their own half as Fulham send more attackers forward.
Fulham vs Southampton
Fulham continue to send crosses into the box but they cannot give enough service to Mitrovic. The striker is being crowded out in the middle.
Fulham vs Southampton
Both teams are struggling to find the necessary quality in the final third to get a winner in this game.
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Perraud replaces Edozie, who can no longer continue with his injury.
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CHANCE! Tete has a good chance to score after Bazunu's punch does not go out of his own box. The right-back runs in at pace and fires over the bar!
Fulham vs Southampton
Southampton win another corner and this time Ward-Prowse crosses it into the six-yard, but Leno punches the ball away from danger.
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