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Southampton 2-1 Derby County: Tonda Eckert applauds his on-song Saints

Tonda Eckert described Southampton’s win over play-off rivals Derby County at St Mary’s as their best performance of the week – despite beating Arsenal in the FA Cup and winning 5-1 at Wrexham!

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The LeaguePaper Team
12 April 2026

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By Alex Crook

SOUTHAMPTON 2
Scienza 62, Harwood-Bellis 69

DERBY COUNTY 1
Morris 38
Tonda Eckert described Southampton’s win over play-off rivals Derby County at St Mary’s as their best performance of the week – despite beating Arsenal in the FA Cup and winning 5-1 at Wrexham!
Goals from Leo Scienza and Taylor Harwood-Bellis cancelled out Carlton Morris’ first-half header to give Saints their sixth win in a row and extend their unbeaten run to 17 games.
Boss Eckert said: “The boys have been absolutely outstanding today. We’re clearly on top in the first half, th...

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