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title: "West Ham 2-1 Southampton: Five Things Learnt"
canonical: "https://readsouthampton.com/2015/12/29/west-ham-2-1-southampton-five-things-learnt/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2015-12-29T16:25:03Z"
modified: "2015-12-29T16:25:03Z"
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# West Ham 2-1 Southampton: Five Things Learnt

A sinking feeling among the Southampton fans is becoming all too familiar as of late as they saw their side fall to yet another away defeat at the hands of West Ham in a 2-1 defeat at the Boleyn Ground.

Things were looking up for Saints as they went in at the break 1-0 to the good thanks to an own goal from Carl Jenkinson to cap an excellent first half. However, another Jekyll and Hyde performance was in the offing for Ronald Koeman’s side as Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll scored goals in quick succession to heap misery on struggling Southampton.

Here are five things that I feel as though can be taken from the game for Southampton.