Historic Collapse: Southampton Relegated with 7 Matches Left After Spurs Defeat

Southampton's Premier League journey came to early and historic end following 3 - 1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday sealing their relegation with 7 match still to play.

Goals from Brennan Johnson 13’, 42’ and late Mathys Tel penalty condemned the Saints to their 25 loss in 31 game leaving them bottom of the table with just 10 point 22 behind safety.

Even perfect run in their final 7 fixtures wouldn't have saved them making Southampton the 1st team in PL history to be relegated this early. Only Derby County 2007 -08 had worse season with 11 point a mark Southampton now risk matching.

From Playoff Glory to PL Misery

Just 315 day ago, Southampton celebrated promotion at Wembley But their return to the top flight turned sour. Russell Martin the architect of last season's success, was sacked in Dec after 5 - 0 defeat also to Tottenham. His successor Ivan Juric, failed to stop the downward spiral.

Tottenham End Winless Run

For Tottenham, the victory ended 4 match winless streak and lifted them to 13th. Johnson’s brace took his tally to 15 goal this season, offering much needed lift ahead of their europa league clash against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Khaled Hegazy |

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