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Southampton vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the fallout from St Mary’s

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Sunday 16 October 2022 16:29 BST
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Declan Rice denied Ralph Hasenhuttl a much-needed win as West Ham snatched a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday (16 October).

Saints boss Hasenhuttl has come under increasing pressure after a run of four straight defeats and 15 losses in their last 21 matches. The Austrian saw his side arrest that particular slide here thanks to a first Premier League goal from Romain Perraud, but Southampton were clinging on at the end after England midfielder Rice hauled the Hammers level. But the hosts took the lead in the 20th minute when Tomas Soucek sliced an attempted clearance from a throw-in.

West Ham were annoyed that referee Peter Bankes got in the way of Jarrod Bowen as he tried to intercept the ball before Perraud, who drove forward before hitting a low drive which deflected in off Ben Johnson. The equaliser was coming after the break, however, and it arrived in the 64th minute courtesy of the Hammers skipper. Rice played a one-two with substitute Said Benrahma before bending a superb effort past Bazunu from the corner of the box.

Hasenhuttl, clearly needing to stem the tide of West Ham attacks, sent on four substitutes – Stuart Armstrong, Sekou Mara, Samuel Edozie and Ibrahima Diallo. The changes almost paid off, but Diallo’s long-range shot flew narrowly over and Fabianski saved from Edozie. Whether a draw is enough to save the manager remains to be seen. Follow all the fallout from today's game in the live blog below:

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SOUTHAMPTON STARTING XI (4-4-2): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud; Mohamed Elyounoussi, James Ward-Prowse, Joe Aribo, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Adam Armstrong, Che Adams.

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Southampton come into this game having dropped into the relegation zone after Wolves' win yesterday. Since beating Chelsea 2-1 at the end of August, the Saints have lost all four of their games, scoring just once in the process. As for West Ham, they're starting to find their rhythm again now. They've lost just one of their last seven outings in all competitions, winning the other six, including their last two back-to-back in the Premier League.

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