Premier League as it happened: Southampton beat Burnley, Watford see off MIddlesbrough
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Aitor Karanka's Middlesbrough are still looking for their first home win and will be hoping to take three points from visitors Watford.
After a difficult start, Claude Puel is starting to tighten things up at Southampton, keeping three straight clean sheets.
Their guests, Burnley, are the top flight's lowest scorers so far with just five in their opening seven games.
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50 mins: A booking for Dusan Tadic as he mistimes a tackle on Ben Mee.
52 mins: GOAL! SOUTHAMPTON 1 BURNLEY 0:
Southampton finally find a way past Tom Heaton, but it's not in the sensational manner that was suggested. A Dusan Tadic corner from the right was met by Virgil van Dijk's header that unwittingly clattered against the back of Oriol Romeu's neck. The loose ball fell for Charlie Austin, who forced over a crowded goalline at the second attempt. They all count, however, and it's a sixth goal in six games for the Southampton striker, and his third in three against his former club.
65 mins: PENALTY TO SOUTHAMPTON!
A lovely through ball by Dusan Tadic dissects the Burnley defence and puts Sam McQueen in on goal, but before the young substitute can do much more, he is bundled to the floor by Johann Berg Gudmundsson. Mike Dean has no hesitation in pointing to the spot, and Southampton have the chance to net a quickfire treble.
66 mins: GOAL! SOUTHAMPTON 3 BURNLEY 0:
Charlie Austin takes responsibility from 12 yards and makes no mistake in slipping the ball past Tom Heaton for 3-0. The Southampton striker waited for the Burnley keeper to commit himself and then side-footed the other way.
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