Southampton held firm to beat a poor Crystal Palace side 1-0, with the goal coming from Saints captain Steven Davis on his 200th appearance for the club.
Mauricio Pellegrino made four changes to the side that lost to Watford last week as Maya Yoshida, Shane Long, Dusan Tadic and Mario Lemina all came into the starting eleven.
Saints got off the perfect start to the match as Dusan Tadic had his low cross parried by Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey, giving Davis time to slot the ball into the bottom left corner.
Southampton remained solid throughout the first half and had some minor chances before the break as Lemina and Long went close on a few occasions.
Saints looked dangerous on the counter attack in the second half and showed real quality in the attacking third but Crystal Palace had what looked like a certain goal miraculously saved by Fraser Forster, not once, but twice, as Christian Benteke and Jason Puncheon somehow missed to extend Palace’s awful goal drought.
In the later stages of the game, it was time for Virgil van Dijk’s return, as the Dutchman replaced Tadic to try and see out the game.
And it was just what they did as Pellegrino got his first away win as Saints manager and caused more misery for Palace.
Here are five things we learned from the away win:
