Southampton vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from St. Mary's Stadium
Follow live coverage as Southampton face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Southampton vs West Ham United
West Ham have lost just one of their last 18 Premier League games when they've scored first (W11 D6). Meanwhile, Armstrong tries to bend a shot into the goal at the far post but it was well wide of the target.
Southampton vs West Ham United
Substitution Flynn Downes Joseph Oluwaseyi Temitope Ayodele-Aribo
Southampton vs West Ham United
Substitution Yukinari Sugawara James Patrick Bree
Southampton vs West Ham United
After a combined 19 shots in the first half itself, neither team has registered a shot so far in this half. West Ham earn a corner down the left flank against the run of play.
Southampton vs West Ham United
Red card overturned by VAR! West Ham breathe a huge sigh of relief! Rodriguez goes in on Walker-Peters with a two-footed tackle and is shown a straight red card. However, it seemed like he slipped there before going into Walker-Peters and VAR asks the referee to take another look at it on the monitor. After a quick look, the referee changes his decision.
Southampton vs West Ham United
Bowen gets to the byline and crosses one towards the centre of the box from the right flank. But it is blocked by the Saints defence before a West Ham player could get to it.
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