Southampton keep up winning ways as Alcaraz and Adams see off Plymouth

29 December 2023 08:52
Carlos Alcaraz and Ché Adams strike to earn 2-1 winLate error from Gavin Bazunu costs hosts clean sheetCarlos Alcaraz and Ché Adams scored as Southampton continued their charge towards the Championship automatic places by beating Plymouth 2-1 at St Mary’s. Ryan Hardie pulled a goal back in stoppage time but the hosts are now on a 17-league match unbeaten run – two off their 102-year-old club record – and have scored 12 goals in their last four fixtures to turn up the pressure on Ipswich and Leicester.The first half was summed up by Southampton having 81% possession but not legally finding the back of the net. Adams did roll the ball past the goalkeeper Conor Hazard and into the net in the fifth minute only to see the offside flag raised. Then Adam Armstrong had the net rippling as he took aim from inside the centre circle but the ball had landed on the roof of the goal with a scrambling Hazard beaten. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian