Plenty of Southampton fans will be hitting the town tonight after that phenomenal display at Fratton Park, thrashing south coast rivals Portsmouth 4-0 in the Carabao Cup Third Round.
Danny Ings’ first-half brace sent the Saints on their way to a memorable victory, with Cedric Soares and Nathan Redmond pouring salt into the wounds of the lacklustre hosts.
While there was mass celebration on Southampton Twitter following full-time, as you’d expect, there was a pleasant surprise for supporters as German club Cologne got in on the act…
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Read Southampton’s verdict
Despite a lively start to proceedings from Portsmouth being roared on by the jam-packed home crowd, it didn’t take long at all for the Saints to silence them.
It simply looked like a match between a Premier League club and a League One club, with a surprise result never really threatening to be on the cards.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side must now take the momentum from this triumph into the Premier League, with a tough test at Tottenham Hotspur to come on Saturday.
