Southampton relegated from PL in record time

Southampton acceptable an unwanted grounds connected Sunday arsenic they became the archetypal squad successful Premier League past to beryllium relegated with 7 matches near to play.

A 3-1 defeat astatine the hands of Tottenham Hotspur successful northbound London confirmed Southampton's fate. A first-half brace from Brennan Johnson and Mathys Tel's archetypal Premier League extremity earned each 3 points for Ange Postecoglou's men, portion Mateus Fernandes scored for the visitors.

Ipswich Town and Derby County held the erstwhile grounds for the earliest relegation successful league history. They had their relegations confirmed with six matches remaining successful 1994-95 and 2007-08, respectively.

"We knew it was astir apt going to beryllium inevitable astatine immoderate point, we haven't been bully capable each season," Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale told Sky Sports. "We were dominated by the amended team. We dug successful in the 2nd fractional but it is simply a bittersweet time and 1 that this radical of players volition larn from."

"We request wins, points, performances. It has to travel to a constituent wherever the fans are blessed and singing. Fair play to those [fans] who came today, person been astatine St. Mary's and travelled astir the country. We person to physique immoderate momentum going successful to the Championship season."

Southampton are besides connected people to decorativeness the run with the lowest recorded points tally. The 2007-08 Derby squad infamously finished with 11 points -- 1 constituent much than Southampton person managed truthful far.

"We privation to get arsenic galore points arsenic we tin until the extremity of the season," Ramsdale said. "No-one wants that grounds and we volition bash what we tin but we volition bash what we tin to get much points connected the board."

It has been a miserable play for the south-coast nine who attempted to alteration people erstwhile they fired manager Russell Martin successful December.

The assignment of Ivan Juric failed to halt the club's downward momentum, with the Croatian manager truthful acold lone picking up a azygous triumph successful his 13 games successful charge. Southampton person mislaid 11 games successful that period.

Asked whether determination had been immoderate discussions implicit his future, Juric said: "No, present we volition spot everything. We are reasoning conscionable astir the games now. We volition spot present what everyone thinks, what I think.

"The fans merit overmuch much and we person to recognize each of the mistakes we person made and past make thing truly strong."

Southampton big Aston Villa successful their adjacent Premier League fixture connected April 12.