Wolverhampton beat Southampton in the Premier League
Vítor Pereira’s team secures away win and opens up a nine-point gap to the relegation zone
Summary
Wolves secured an important away win and moved further away from the Premier League relegation zone. The team led by Vitor Pereira beat bottom-placed Southampton 2-1 on Saturday away from home, with two goals from Larsen. Onuachu pulled one back for the hosts.
THE TABLE
The victory allows Wolverhampton to open up a more comfortable gap to the Premier League relegation zone. Despite remaining in 17th place, the first outside the group of teams that would be relegated today, Vítor Pereira’s team reached 26 points, nine more than Ipswich Town. Southampton remains in last place, with just nine points from 29 matches.
DECISIVE
With Matheus Cunha out due to injury, it was Norwegian Larsen who made the difference for Wolverhampton this Saturday. The 25-year-old striker opened the scoring in the 19th minute, receiving the ball from Bellegarde, and then extended the lead two minutes into the second half, in a new partnership with the Frenchman.
