The managers had the bigger picture in mind, with the focus very much on Saturday and reviving their league campaigns. Neil admitted Norwich came with a game plan to “sit behind the ball” and frustrate, leaving Kyle Lafferty isolated in attack. In fairness, Martina does not do tap-ins and his only Southampton goal was a 35-yard screamer at St Mary’s against Arsenal. After 73 minutes the Southampton supporters thought they had been put out of their misery before realising James Ward-Prowse’s free-kick had hit only the side-netting. But when James Linington, the fourth official, signalled three minutes of added time Southampton dug deep to find a goal.

Source: The Guardian January 18, 2017 21:51 UTC