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Your support makes all the difference.Southampton moved up the Premier League tabel to seventh after recording an impressive comeback victory at Bournemouth, despite going behind to an early Nathan Ake goal as Ryan Bertand and a Jay Rodriguiez double seal victory. Re-live the action here.
- Southampton beat Bournemouth 3-1
- Nathan Ake heads Cherries into an early lead
- Ryan Bertrand with immediate reply to level the scores
- Jay Rodriguez strikes twice to seal the three points
- Teams:
- Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Steve Cook, Ake, Daniels, Arter, Wilshere, Adam Smith, King, Pugh, Callum Wilson.
- Subs: Gosling, Afobe, Brad Smith, Federici, Fraser, Mings, Ibe.
- Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Yoshida, van Dijk, Bertrand, Reed, Clasie, Hojbjerg, Boufal, Rodriguez, Redmond.
- Subs: Fonte, Long, Davis, Tadic, Martina, Ward-Prowse, Taylor.
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37 MINS
Daniels sends the ball through to Pugh and he charges up the pitch and delivers the ball into the box but Wilson's header makes light work for Forster. It's a simple save.
40 MINS
Wilson receives the ball over the top, but when he gets the ball he is surrounded by a sea of white shirts and has no Bournemouth options. As a result, he looses possession on the touchline. He needs help up there.
43 MINS
King delivers the ball through to Daniels, but he is unable get a cross into the box. Bournemouth need to be moving the ball quicker and making the most of these counter-attacking opportunities. Nonetheless, it's good from Daniels once again.
HALF TIME
BOURNEMOUTH 1 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON
It's all level going into the interval, with early goals from Ake and Bertrand. It's been an upbeat first-half to this south coast derby, with the majority of the fixture involving end-to-end action. It's still anyone's game out there, so the half-time team talks will of great importance.
Howe's men have looked lethal on the counter attack, but need to be supporting Wilson more up the top. The visitors are looking promising, particularly when Boufal is at the heart of the attacks.
48 MINS
GOAL
BOURNEMOUTH 1 - 2 SOUTHAMPTON
Rodriguez has doubled Southampton's tally, with a goal that was created by the half-time substitute, Steven Davis. The Northern Irish professional pings the ball into the box and makes an overlapping run to receive the ball again and then he chips the goalkeeper and Rodriguez slides in and buries it.
What a start to the second half for the Saints.
52 MINS
A Southampton corner is sent short but when the ball is returned, the offside flag goes up. It's a wasted opportunity.
Howe looks although he is set to make a few changes, as the substitutes begin to march up-and-down the sideline.
55 MINS
Wilshire delivers a ball over the top into the box and Yoshida comes flying in and Fuchs falls to the ground. The referee instantly blows his whistle and the Vitality Stadium roars, as the fans think it is a penalty kick. However, the official flags that it is a free-kick to Southampton.
Substitute: Pugh is replaced by Fraser.
58 MINS
Bournemouth really do appear to have gone off the boil here, as they are playing with no urgency or intensity. For the first 15 minutes, Howe's men were unplayable but since the Bertrand goal - they have looked unsettled.
Southampton continue to control the pace and possession.
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