Southampton vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Southampton face Crystal Palace in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
That's all from St Mary's today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace could effectively seal their place on next term's Premier League starting grid with wins over fellow strugglers Everton and Wolves in their next two matches, while Southampton must visit leaders Arsenal next time out.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Leaving Southampton rooted to the foot of the table, Crystal Palace secure a third straight win to pull themselves further clear of the Premier League drop zone. Despite a dismal first half, the Eagles soared into life after the break, as Olise and Eze tore into a startled Saints defence - the latter bagging himself a brace. Palace have won all of their games since Roy Hodgson’s return to the club and will now expect to secure safety; their hosts lose a 10th home game of the season and appear doomed to the drop.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
OFF THE POST! Olise steps up, and with a typically languid, dipping free-kick from the right, he clips the outside of the left-hand post! Bazunu was well beaten, but Saints survive!
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