Southampton picked up their first league win of the season on Saturday afternoon, bringing home all three points from Crystal Palace for the second season in a row.
You have to go back to April 2017 to find the last time Saints recorded two wins in a 7 day period. So this week has been both relieving and encouraging for players and fans alike, and a positive way to go into the international break.
Very few pundits backed Southampton to come away from Selhurst Park with anything this weekend. However with an improved performance against Leicester last weekend, coupled with the midweek cup win, it felt like a league win was coming.
A penalty miss, two penalty shouts, some missed opportunities and redemption for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg were all talking points from Saturday afternoon. But what has this match given us to ponder over during the two week international break?