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Hammers just waiting for Saints to give away possession in midfield and then breaking quickly. Saints showing little urgency at all and looking vulnerable at the back. Bad mistake by the 'keeper. It'll need a change of attitude 2nd half otherwise I suspect it'll be an easy home win.

Dreadful!

Oops!

Saints with a lot of possession but not looking very dangerous.

Sloppy stuff from Saints so far.

Made hard work of that. Just a bit more composure in the attacking third and that would have been over well before a nervy end.

Saints handing back control of this game.

Saints attack profligate again while the defence always looks like it could concede. We'll need at least one more goal I reckon.

All this injury time means we'll concede in the 48th minute of the first half.

Not much point in having more possession if it's being spent farting around in our own half. I think the point being made here is that at home there's often not much in the way of chances being created. Neither is there much in the way of urgency. Opponents know how to play us at St Mary's so something needs to change. The statistics don't lie. A game at SMS never has a confident feel about it, even when Saints manage to get a 2 goal lead.

Just two attempts on target all game to their six. That just about sums Saints up at home.

Is there another place where we can play our home games?

No urgency or creation at all. Better hope for 3 away wins. We're hopeless at home.

Saints crossing as abysmal. Hardly created anything at all.

At Anfield that'd be a penalty.

Have Saints tested Pope at all this half? Corner. Miss.

Saints defence cut apart again. Lucky.

Maybe if Saints played their home games somewhere away from St Mary's.

Saints need to create a lot more than this.

Was almost bound to happen.

Burnley quite happy to see Saints farting around with the ball in their own half.

Burnley not much to worry although those long high balls always likely to cause Saints defence a problem. Saints not really creating much despite all the possession. Need more composure in that attacking third.

Saints defence looking awful. Best just to lump the ball upfield.

Wood going off. That is a bonus.

Typical home performance so far.