Five lessons learnt from Southampton’s 4-1 victory over Bristol City | OneFootball

Southampton rounded off their last home outing before the south coast derby with a 4-1 win over Bristol City at St Mary’s, completing a six-point week. Sainstmarching.com notes five lessons from the game.

Cyle Larin curled in from range before the break, then struck again after half-time. City hit back, before Kuryu Matsuki and Finn Azaz settled it.

With Aaron Ramsdale staying after the window, scrutiny on Daniel Peretz intensified. The £7m signing impressed against a Bristol City side who could have scored three or four.

The visitors posted xG of 2.24 from 21 shots, yet Southampton stuck at it and built momentum. By full-time, the win felt earned.

Larin has seven league goals from as many matches and leads the race comfortably, with Will Lankshear on five. His brace mixed a long-range finish with a poacher’s effort.

New centre-back Keven Schlotterbeck has started superbly with Nathan Wood. He will target a first clean sheet against Wrexham next weekend.

Since losing to Hull City in January, Southampton have won 14 of 18 at home in all competitions, scoring 42, an average of 2.3. The St Mary’s atmosphere has been electric, credit to Tonda Eckert and his players. Portsmouth visit in October after the international break, a match they must win to impose themselves.

Source: Sainstmarching.com

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