da bet esporte： Southampton were rewarded for their persistence yesterday afternoon as they eventually beat Burnley 3-1, propelling themselves into the top half of the table and leaving the Clarets firmly in the bottom half in the process.
da lvbet： After a pretty quiet first half, bar Tom Heaton’s fine save from Charlie Austin’s header, the game came to life and it was the Saints striker who opened the scoring.
The former QPR man read the situation in the six-yard box perfectly, as all good strikers do, and poked home from close range. Nathan Redmond grabbed the second from a corner before Austin scored Saints’ third from the penalty spot, killing off the game.
Sam Vokes nicked a consolation from the penalty spot himself but it was too little too late in a poor showing from the Clarets.
Nevertheless, Southampton fans will be going home happy. Here are five pictures to help sum up what went on down on the South Coast.
Austin the main man
Austin was the man of the match and rightly so – he was a real nuisance against the Clarets. He scored two goals, the first a stabbed effort and the second a calm penalty, before being subbed to a standing ovation and showed exactly how key he is going to be this season. If he can stay fit, Southampton will definitely be pushing for Europe once again.
Redmond continues to impress
Redmond scored once again in his new role as a centre-forward and he has to be commended for his quick adaptation to this position. He scored the pick of the goals from a corner as he rifled home at the far post. Under Claude Puel, he looks like he’s really going to fulfil the potential he’s shown for some time.
Saints enjoying their football once more
At the start of this season, many Saints fans would have felt slightly concerned that they were going to struggle this year. They took just two points from their first three games but now they are absolutely flying and look a match for most sides in the division. They had an incredible 34 attempts at goal and really could have battered Burnley with a bit more accuracy and luck.
Burnley need goals
Sam Vokes grabbed a penalty against the side he supported as a kid but it came as a mere consolation. In truth, Burnley never looked like scoring aside from the spot kick and that will come as a real worry to manager Sean Dyche. If the club are to remain in the Premier League, they need to start finding the net and fast.
Heaton shines in the rain
As the rain hammered down towards the end of the first half, things were looking pretty grim for the Saints as Tom Heaton had kept them out until that point. A world-class stop from a Charlie Austin header was the highlight of his game and what could be his season, but it wasn’t enough to see the Clarets grab a result.