Championship

FIRST-HALF FLURRY SETS SAINTS’ TONE

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 October 2023

By Thomas Sage

SOUTHAMPTON 3
A Armstrong 2, Smallbone 31, Struijk 35 (og)

LEEDS UNITED 1
Struijk 59

STAR MAN
ADAM ARMSTRONG Southampton

RUSSELL Martin has insisted Southampton are through their “toughest period” of the season after thrashing Leeds United.
Adam Armstrong’s classy double, the second later awarded as a Pascal Struijk own-goal, and Will Smallbone’s first league goal for Saints helped end a fourgame losing streak in a firsthalf rout. Struijk pulled one back for the visitors, but Martin was thrilled to get back to winning ways.
He sa...

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