PA MediaSat 19 Oct 2024 12.25 EDTLast modified on Sun 20 Oct 2024 01.05 EDTShareUnder-pressure Russell Martin criticised one of his Southampton players for not doing his job, allowing Leicester to score a 98th-minute winner, after the visitors hit back from two goals down to sink Saints 3-2.
Harry Winks’ low corner found Jordan Ayew in space at the edge of the penalty area, before he swung the ball through a crowd of players into the bottom corner to earn the visitors three points in time added on at the end of the announced stoppage time.
Bournemouth v Arsenal: Premier League – liveRead moreMartin, who saw his side concede a late goal to drop points against Ipswich, insisted one player – who he did not name – derailed his side, rather than the team.
“We do a lot of work on set-pieces and we should have scored one today,” he said. “We are down to 10 men and we have a few subs on but one person had one job to do that would have stopped that goal and they didn’t.
“The concern is that the person didn’t do their job. It’s not about detail or a lack of work. It would be a concern if we had a lack of detail. It’s about taking responsibility and doing what you are asked to do.
“We had a man sent off and it changed the game. We didn’t kill the game off and in the Premier League it is a big problem.”
Southampton had been jubilant after Cameron Archer opened the scoring in the eighth minute and Joe Aribo made it 2-0 20 minutes later, but they capitulated after the break.
Facundo Buonanotte’s bundled finish and Jamie Vardy’s penalty, after he had been dragged down by Ryan Fraser, who was dismissed after VAR intervened, pegged the hosts back before Ayew’s definitive blow brought them to their knees.
Saints are now on an unwanted club record 21 matches in the Premier League without a win but Martin is confident of keeping his job after a meeting with the club’s owner Dragan Solak on Friday.
View image in fullscreenJamie Vardy smashes his penalty home past Aaron Ramsdale to level at 2-2. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/ReutersAsked if he felt under pressure, Martin said: “I had a brilliant chat with Dragan and the guys at a scheduled board meeting yesterday, so no.”
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For the Foxes it was the first time they had won a Premier League match having been two goals down at half-time, they now have one defeat in their past five league outings.
Leicester manager, Steve Cooper, said he saw the turnaround coming: “We defended really poorly on the two goals so it is on us going 2-0 down but I felt we should have scored off a couple of set-plays. I felt we were still in the game and it was one of those where if we got one … The guys worked and believed in themselves and others.
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“Hopefully, in a successful season, this day will be memorable for supporters. The corner at the end wasn’t a routine, it was instinctive, good decision making, and we are grateful for it.”
