Southampton were doomed to a 5-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
Incoming Saints boss Ivan Juric has promised to bring his unique “heavy metal” style to the south coast, but Southampton still play football’s equivalent of easy listening.
A re-invigorated Mikkel Damsgaard went through a flurry of half-hearted challenges before slotting a perfectly timed ball between the red and white stripes to give Kevin Schade his first goal after just six minutes.
Brentford’s in-form Dane is enjoying the best run of an underachieving career, providing his second assist in the space of four days after scoring the first goal of the game New Year’s defeat against Arsenal.
The Bees created a flurry of chances in search of a second but were denied in the first half by a combination of a lopsided finish and Aaron Ramsdale. Sepp van den Berg finally found the back of the net eight minutes from time, sending a powerful header into the bottom corner only for VAR to spot a foul in the sequel.
Juric emptied his bench after watching the Saints produce one of the saddest halves in football in a season that has produced a host of contenders for that dubious honour. However, the four substitutes who were on the field within ten minutes of the restart could do nothing against Bryan Mbeum’s thunderous strike. Coordinating to devastating effect with his strike partner Yoane Wissa wanted forward gave the visitors a 2-0 lead shortly after the hour mark.
Mbeumo got his second soon after, and Brentford’s third of the afternoon, converting a penalty in the 69th minute. Chelsea loanee Lesley Ugochukwu managed to drag Van den Berg to the turf as he lost his footing in a comically poor attempt to save a cross.
Keane Lewis-Potter and Yoane Wissa added to Southampton’s misery with goals in stoppage time, ensuring Brentford’s first away win of the season was an emphatic one.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Aaron Ramsdale |
5.3/10 |
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CB: Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
5.1/10 |
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CB: Jan Bednarek |
6.0/10 |
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CB: Nathan Wood |
6.3/10 |
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RWB: James Bree |
6.4/10 |
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CM: Lesley Ugochukwu |
6.6/10 |
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CM: Joe Aribo |
6.4/10 |
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LWB: Kyle Walker-Peters |
5.9/10 |
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RF: Tyler Dibling |
6.1/10 |
|
LF: Kamaldeen Suleman |
6.4/10 |
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ST: Paul Onuachu |
6.0/10 |
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UNDER: Charlie Taylor (46′ for Wood) |
6.3/10 |
|
UNDER: Yukinari Sugawara (46′ for Bree) |
5.0/10 |
|
UNDER: Adam Armstrong (56′ for Sulemana) |
6.4/10 |
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UNDER: Cameron Archer (56′ for Onuacha) |
6.5/10 |
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UNDER: Adam Lallana (87′ for Aribo) |
ON |
Subs not used: Alex McCarthy (GK), Armel Bella-Kotchap, Ryan Manning, Ben Brereton Diaz.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Mark Flekken |
8.2/10 |
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RB: Mads Roerslev |
7.3/10 |
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CB: Nathan Collins |
7.7/10 |
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CB: Sepp van den Berg |
7.5/10 |
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LB: Keane Lewis-Potter |
8.3/10 |
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CM: Mathias Jensen |
6.9/10 |
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CM: Christian Norgaard |
7.6/10 |
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CM: Mikkel Damsgaard |
8.3/10 |
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RW: Bryan Mbeumo |
9.5/10 |
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ST: Yoane Wiss |
8.6/10 |
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LW: Kevin Schade |
7.7/10 |
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UNDER: Vitaly Janelt (71′ for Jensen) |
6.6/10 |
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UNDER: Edmond Paris-Maghoma (81′ for Norgaard) |
ON |
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UNDER: Yegor Yarmolyuk (81′ for Schade) |
ON |
Subs not used: Hakon Rahn Valdimarsson, Benjamin Arthur, Jayden Meghoma, Kim Ji-soo, Tony Yogane, Yunus Emre Konak.
Player of the match – Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)
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