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Fulham vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Saturday 31 December 2022 17:12 GMT
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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

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31 December 2022 15:35

Fulham vs Southampton

Robinson sends in a low and dangerous cross into the six-yard for Mitrovic to attack. The striker thinks he's gonna get on the end of it but Bella-Kotchap makes a clutch sliding interception.

31 December 2022 15:34

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Elyounoussi finds himself in space outside of the box and shoots but cannot hit the target with his attempt.

31 December 2022 15:33

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Palhinha wins the ball back in a great position for Fulham but chooses to shoot from 30 yards out rather than pass to a team-mate in the box. His effort does not even test Bazunu.

31 December 2022 15:31

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Fulham's attackers are visibly frustrated now. They are not getting enough touches on the ball and attacking as much as they want to.

31 December 2022 15:29

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Although Southampton are defending and pressing well when retrieving the ball, they are struggling to build their attacks when in possession. They have only completed 51.6 per cent of their passes in this match so far.

31 December 2022 15:27

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Fulham are finding it more difficult to play out from the back now as Southampton are pressing a lot higher up the pitch.

31 December 2022 15:25

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31 December 2022 15:24

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31 December 2022 15:23

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Southampton are coming out of their shell and putting Fulham under a bit of pressure. This is leaving them open to a potential counter-attack.

31 December 2022 15:23

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