Southampton 0-1 Stoke – Five things learnt

It was a frustrating and difficult afternoon for Ronald Koeman’s Southampton side as their unbeaten run of form in the Premier League was abruptly put to an end by a resilient Stoke City in a 1-0 loss.

After an eight-game unbeaten run, Southampton would have held high hopes over extended their excellent form but were more than matched by Stoke as Bojan Krkic punished The Saints.

If anything can be taken for Southampton from the game, it must be that tactically they have to be stronger and simply have to maintain the same level of performance.

Here are five things The Saints can take from the game.