Southampton: Bottom membership achieve 12 issues after draw with Manchester City

Southampton fanatics have had valuable few moments to feel free about this season as they slumped to a pitiful relegation a complete fortnight sooner than Easter.

But their magnificence of 2025 have a minimum of have shyed away from turning into an addition to a pub quiz query after transferring previous Derby County’s report Premier League low general of 11 issues.

Southampton can have been up in opposition to it on the finish of the 0-0 draw at house to Manchester City however hung on to transport to 12 issues for the season.

Just generationally deficient, as a substitute of all-timers.

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, no stranger to a relegation, was once quiet for many of the recreation as Pep Guardiola’s aspect failed to transport out of first tools to fret him.

But because the clock ticked against added time he was once known as into motion, tipping away a header from Ruben Dias after which overwhelmed by means of Omar Marmoush’s dipping strike which bounced off the crossbar.

Saints marked the draw with a message to Derby on social media, announcing “Sorry if we got your hopes up”.

And Ramsdale added: “Not one person outside our dressing room thought we could do anything today and rightly so. People thought we would get zero points for the rest of the season, it was down to us.

“Everyone is aware of it is been a troublesome season for us. The solar was once shining, Man City threw the whole thing at us. That one was once for the fanatics.

“We’re not happy at all with how the season has gone but we are definitely happy with the fact we have managed to avoid that record.

“We are underneath no phantasm it is nonetheless no longer an ideal issues tally, however it is that one off our again.”