trousers

The 'level' of the foul didn't really matter. A foul's a foul and if the ref didn't make an error the ensuing passage of play wouldn't have happened. I'd have been fuming if I was out there.

If Ings scores that goal we'd be raving about how good an effort it was, not banging on about it being poor play from their keeper or defender

Yeah, pretty sure JWP or Romeu would have used their greater experience there and gone to ground on the first or second touch.

Please don't stop him. We often rely on his negativity to turn things around

Decent half from us in terms of dominating the play overall. 3 or 4 dangerous breaks into their box which we should have benefited from with a smidgen more clinicality. The ref has made the difference. Hey ho. Fancy our chances in the second half.

One thing that differentiates us from the traditional top 6 sides is that we're not in the face of the referee at half time when they make a clanger like the missed foul on Diallo. We're too nice sometimes.

"you don't know what you're doing"

Is it me or have we now gone several games without us having a freekick in prime JWP territory?

Bertie straight at the keeper

Cock. Totally against the run of play. (If Diallo gets the foul a minute earlier then that passage of play never happens FFS)

Diallo fouled FFS. Even the scouser said so.

Come on Saints. Need a goal to have something to show for this excellent half so far

Is it me or has Smallbone bulked up a tad? He certainly needed a bit more muscle

Start slagging off Armstrong then! Come on, you know the drill...

This has got 0-0 written all over it

Nice play from Diallo there

I know this is premature (as far as this game is concerned) but we don't look out of place as a top 6/7/8 side, do we? Even with half our first team out.

Was just about to post the same

Just missing that final killer pass at the moment

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/05/tactical-secrets-behing-southamptons-stunning-league-campaign/

Coming up at half time... A cheeky chunk of Roquefort and a wee glass of Graham's vintage port

Best to take it as a backhanded compliment. The better our form the more they seem to mention it

Now, that's how you punch a ball out

When was the last time we started poorly? We always seem to dominate the first 15 minutes or so

KWP looking good yet again