Clasie nets super winner for Saints at West Brom

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Jordy Clasie marked his return to the Saints side with a fantastic strike for Saints at West Brom. The Dutch midfielder netted his first Premier League goal to help Southampton to back-to-back wins.

Clasie's 25th minute 20-yarder flew in to the top corner and it proved to be the winning goal.

Southampton are closing in on the eighth-placed Baggies and have cut the gap to four points with two games in hand. Claude Puel's side should now comfortably go on to claim a top ten finish with eighth place looking very achievable.

Saints have been in good form recently and have taken seven points from their last three games. The last four games on the road have resutlted in three victories.

SAINTS: Forster, Cedric, Yoshida, Stephens, Bertrand, Clasie (Reed 84), Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse (McQueen 71), Tadic, Redmond (Sims 71), Long. SUBS: Hassen, Caceres, Pied, Rodriguez.

WEST BROM: Foster, Dawson, McAuley (Brunt 53), Evans, Nyom, Fletcher (Robson-Kanu 65), Livermore, Morrison, Phillips (McClean 63), Chadli, Rondon. SUBS: Myhill, M Wilson, Yacob, Field.

Jordy Clasie nets the winning goal against West Brom


Clasie fires Saints to victory

Southampton cut the gap on eighth-placed West Bromwich Albion to four points, as they triumphed 1-0 at the Hawthorns. Jordy Clasie's sweetly-struck effort in the first half was enough to separate the sides, although Saints were more dominant during most of the afternoon than the scoreline suggested.

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Southampton

Jordy Clasie's first-half strike proved the difference as Southampton beat West Brom to strengthen their grip on a top-10 finish. The Dutchman was teed up on the edge of the area by the excellent Dusan Tadic and connected with the outside of his boot to drive his shot into the top corner as Saints took the lead on 25 minutes.

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