Southampton, heading into their Championship clash with Swansea City on Tuesday night, hadn't lost to the Swans since 2017.
That is quite a remarkable record, and it's still intact, despite the Swans being early table toppers travelling to St. Mary's, as Tonda Eckert's men convincingly beat the Welsh visitors 3-1.
It was another game where the likes of Cyle Larin, Finn Azaz, and Leo Scienza stole all the acclaim, with the terrifying trio collecting the goals that ensured Southampton's crazy unbeaten streak at home remained, with the South Coast side not coming unstuck at St. Mary's in league action since January.
But, it was also an evening where this leader for the Saints shone once more, with Eckert now boasting his own up-to-date Steven Davis.
Davis' importance at Southampton
Now retired, Davis would line up for Southampton 226 times across his playing days.
The Northern Irishman was a key, if slightly understated, part of the Saints midfield for several seasons, with Davis more than comfortable slotting into the side as a central option or as a winger, depending on where he was needed.
Collecting 14 goals and 25 assists along the way, the South Coast titans would consistently finish in the higher reaches of the Premier League with Davis in the middle of the park, with the trusty number eight even going on to compete in the Europa League.
He would be affectionately labelled as Mauricio Pochettino's very own Xavi and Iniesta when the Argentine boss was in the St. Mary's dug-out, but away from his calm ability on the ball, he also became a leader figure for the Saints.
Indeed, the midfield workhorse would step into the captain's role in 2017, and would always don the armband with immense pride, with Jack Stephens noting in 2023, when he was named Russell Martin's captain, that he remembered the midfield maestro for being a "fantastic leader" at the club.
Further noted as being "everything you want in a captain" by his Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill, Davis very rarely put a foot wrong for club or country as a quiet, but dependable chief, with this equally trustworthy figure in Eckert's camp right now becoming his very own Davis.
Eckert has his own modern version
Competing near the top of the Premier League feels like a very long time ago now for Saints supporters, with Ronald Koeman steering Southampton to an unbelievable sixth position in the big time, when the two-time Rangers star was a regular.
The aim, in the here and now, is just to return to the promised land, after the horrible heartbreak of Spygate stopped Eckert and Co. in their tracks last season.
Flynn Downes is extremely determined to return to the Premier League, with the ex-West Ham United battler stating, before a ball was kicked this season, that he wants the South Coast side to be in the title-winning mix come the end of the long, gruelling 46-game campaign.
If it wasn't for a four point penalty, they would currently be sat top on goal difference, and Downes was fantastic yet again for Eckert's promotion chasers against Swansea on Tuesday night.
Like Davis once possessed, Downes has a calm sense of authority about him on the pitch, with ten tackles and duels won as a constant busy body.
He also has the ability to pick out a pass, much like the revered Northern Irishman, as he assisted Azaz's early goal, which set the tone for the rest of the straightforward clash.
Downes was further given the honour of wearing the captain's armband for this contest, with his manager surely ready to give the determined number four more chances to wear it moving forward.
It could even be a permanent gig for Downes some time down the line, with Eckert noting - at the full-time whistle - that the 27-year-old is a "natural" leader, with a present-day Davis forming.
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