Ten-man Southampton secured their first South Coast derby win within the league in over 20 years with a 1-0 dwelling victory over Portsmouth.
Saints beat their fierce native rivals 2-1 within the Premier League on November 13 2004, with Kevin Phillips scoring the winner.
They usually lastly did it once more, because of James Bree’s neat first-half end, regardless of taking part in your complete second half with 10 males following Cameron Bragg’s crimson card.
James Bree scored the winner at St Mary’s
Portsmouth seemed the extra industrious crew initially of solely the thirty fifth league assembly in historical past between these sides – but it surely was Southampton who broke the impasse.
Finn Azaz’s magnificent ball discovered Bree, who had simply slipped from the grasp of Jayden Meghoma. He took one sharp contact to regulate it and one other to information it past Nico Schmid, earlier than celebrating within the course of the Pompey followers.
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Bree fires Southampton forward within the South Coast derby, timing his run completely to latch onto Finn Azaz’s lengthy ball earlier than ending clinically and sending St Mary’s into raptures
Few possibilities of word adopted earlier than the break, however the hosts suffered an enormous blow moments earlier than the whistle. Boyhood Saints fan Bragg picked up a second reserving for a useless pull on Ebou Adams and walked.
John Mousinho introduced on Adrian Segecic on the break to try to assist discover the equaliser, then made a triple change simply after the hour – however he was unable to refresh the guests’ assault, which more and more lacked urgency.
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Southampton academy product and lifelong fan Cameron Bragg is proven a second yellow card after bringing down Portsmouth’s Ebou Adams, leaving Saints to battle on with 10 males
That was illustrated within the numbers: 10 second-half pictures, zero on the right track, 0.51 xG.
A run of 4 straight attracts on this fixture involves an finish – capping a constructive week for Southampton, following the information Tonda Eckert was given solely a six-week suspended ban by the FA for the ‘Spygate’ saga.
Eckert: Derby win means every little thing – however we needed to dig deep after crimson
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Tonda Eckert displays on Southampton’s first win over Portsmouth in virtually 22 years and backs younger midfielder Cameron Bragg to be taught from his expensive sending-off.
Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert talking on Sky Sports activities:
“It means every little thing. We needed to dig deep, most likely rather a lot deeper than we thought earlier than the sport and credit score to the boys as a result of they deserved that.”
On the crimson card: “You understand how a lot it means to him [Bragg].
“On the finish, I mentioned to him he gave us a recreation we might not have had some other manner, so we’ll most likely look again on the finish of the season and say that is the sport that gave us a giant push and he was part of that. Another way than he wished, but it surely occurs. It will likely be a studying for him.
“I believe it did change the sport. Not on the scoreline, however the recreation modifications then and you must discover completely different qualities. We knew then we needed to dig deep.”
Mousinho bemoans Pompey’s lack of ability to reap the benefits of additional man
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Portsmouth boss John Mousinho reacts to defeat within the South Coast derby, admitting he was left annoyed after feeling his aspect did sufficient to take extra from the sport.
Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho talking on Sky Sports activities:
“Once you come away from video games and also you’re properly crushed, it is simpler to absorb some methods. At present, it was a unique recreation after the crimson card, however for the quantity of strain we had within the second half, the quantity of alternatives we had, to not put the ball at the back of the online… we’re devastated.
“There’s only a few occasions you are available as a head coach or supervisor after the sport and never be annoyed by the best way you have conceded targets. We misplaced a problem in the course of the park, had half-decent motion in behind, but it surely’s one thing we highlighted. We’ve got to be significantly better and we truly bought away with one after the primary or second minute.
“In opposition to a very good aspect, if you happen to get torn aside – they usually had some spells within the first half the place they seemed good, however did not actually threaten us – you maintain your arms up and take it. But it surely’s one we’ll look again on.
“For the territory and the alternatives we created, it was a great efficiency in opposition to 10 males – we simply did not put the ball at the back of the online.”