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Bournemouth 1-1 Southampton: Match takeaways

By Daniel Hargraves

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Sofiane Boufal of Southampton and Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Sofiane Boufal of Southampton and Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

Yesterday afternoon Southampton came from behind to draw 1-1 with neighbours Bournemouth – Charlie Austin got his third in two games.

It marks the third game in succession in which the Saints are played with more intensity and purpose – there’s a long way to go but the Saints seem to have turned a corner.

Sloppy mistakes were still present though, with Wesley Hoedt losing possession and Jeremy Pied getting caught out which allowed Ryan Fraser to sweep home with 41 minutes on the clock.

The Saints piled on the pressure in the second half however, with a string of opportunities reaching their climax as Nathan Redmond pinged a low ball into Charlie Austin, who finished smartly.

Having been jeered all game by the Bournemouth faithful, Austin’s ‘calm down’ celebration seemed fitting.

The result means the Saints sit in 11th ahead of a game against fifth-placed Arsenal next weekend. Here are three match takeaways from yesterday’s draw.