Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace

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Southampton came from behind to beat in-form Crystal Palace by three goals to one.

Christian Benteke had opened the scoring for the visitors before Nathan Redmond equalised on the stroke of half time for the Saints.

Two late goals from Maya Yoshida and James Ward-Prowse saw Claude Puel's side claim all three points at St. Marys.



SAINTS (Redmond 45, Yoshida 84, Ward-Prowse 85) 3-1 (Benteke 31) PALACE

SAINTS: Forster, Cedric, Stephens, Yoshida, McQueen, Romeu, Davis, Ward-Prowse (Hojbjerg 87), Tadic, Redmond, Long (Rodriguez 90).
SUBS: Hassen, Caceres, Pied, Clasie, Sims.

PALACE: Hennessey, Ward, Kelly, Sakho, Schlupp (Delaney 58), Milivojevic (Flamini 87), Cabaye (Sako 45), Puncheon, Zaha, Townsend, Benteke.
SUBS: Speroni, Chung-Yong, Fryers, Kaikai.


Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace

Late goals from Maya Yoshida and James Ward-Prowse earned Southampton victory over Crystal Palace in an entertaining game at St Mary's. With six minutes to go, Japan defender Yoshida tapped into an empty net to put Saints 2-1 in front, before Ward-Prowse slotted in a Cedric Soares cross 60 seconds later.

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