Southampton 2 Bournemouth 1Dusan Tadic scored twice as relegation-threatened Southampton boosted their chances of Premier League survival with a 2-1 victory over south coast rivals Bournemouth. Bournemouth had briefly threatened to damage their near neighbours’ safety hopes when Josh King levelled in first-half added time. Saints boss Mark Hughes was searching for his first league win at the fifth attempt following his appointment last month. A first victory at Southampton on their 14th visit would have made that mathematically certain but they fell behind again nine minutes into the second period. The visitors held on for a welcome point although they have not won in six league games and face a tough run-in with games against both Manchester clubs and Liverpool.

Source: The Irish Times April 28, 2018 16:18 UTC