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Sub Austin wins it for Saints
- Updated: September 18, 2016
Charlie Austin came off the bench to score the winner as Southampton beat Swansea City 1-0 at St Mary’s.
Nathan Redmond wasted two great opportunities to give the Saints the lead in the first half, but it was the second-half introduction of Austin that proved the difference.
The striker, who had scored a brace against Sparta Prague in the Europa League in midweek, went agonisingly close to opening the scoring when his header crashed back off the crossbar and drifted the wrong side of the post off the back of goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
But Austin made no mistake with his second great chance in the 64th minute, controlling a deflected Redmond cross on his chest before lashing in what turned out to be a deserved winning goal.
The win – Southampton’s first of the season – was the least that Claude Puel’s side deserved after a completely dominant display against their lacklustre visitors.
They had the pick of the opportunities in a goalless first half, playing some superb football at times, with Dusan Tadic, Redmond and Shane Long linking up to great effect in the final third.
An error by Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski, spilling Long’s shot from range, went unpunished as Tadic was caught offside as …
