Southampton made Premier League history on Monday, as they became the first team to beat all seven winners of the competition in the season after they lifted the crown.
Ralph Hasenhuttl s men defeated Liverpool 1-0 at St Mary s, prevailing in the fixture for the first time since 2016 thanks to Danny Ings second-minute lob against his former club.
Southampton have now beaten Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Chelsea and Arsenal in the campaign following a title triumph.
Here is a look back at the matches that make up that run.
7 Southampton are the first team in Premier League history to beat all seven winners of the competition in the season following a title win. Jubilant.
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Manchester United have beaten Brighton and Hove Albion in the semifinals of the FA Cup, producing a proper treat for the city of Manchester as they prepare to battle it out against Manchester City in the final.
The game ended goalless, after 90 as well as the additional 30 minutes, and luck favoured the 20-time English champions as Brighton s Solly March missed the target from the spot in the seventh round, before Victor Lindelof took advantage of that to end the shootout.
United defensively better without Maguire
Harry Maguire arrived to Old Trafford from Leicester City in 2019 for £80 million and became the world s most expensive defender, overshadowing Liverpool s purchase of Virgil van Dijk 18 months earlier. Maguire was supposed to be United s answer to their arc…
Pep Guardiola has confirmed Erling Haaland will be fit to return for Manchester City at Southampton on Saturday.
The prolific striker missed a 4-1 Premier League thrashing of Liverpool last weekend due to a groin injury but was back in training this week.
City boss Guardiola on Friday revealed Haaland, who has scored a staggering 42 goals in his first season at the club, will be available to lead the line when second-placed City face bottom-of-the-table Saints at St Mary s.
The Catalan said: He s been training really good the past two days; he will be ready.
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
City have won seven games in a row in all competitions and can reduce Arsenal s lead at the top of the league table to five points with another vict…
Russell Martin was left “angry and frustrated” after Southampton conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to draw 1-1 with Ipswich Town.
Martin s team took an early lead through Tyler Dibling after five minutes and held on until the 95th minute, when Ipswich’s Sam Morsy fired home to level the scores.
Southampton had accrued an expected goals (xG) total of 2.49 while fending off the majority of their opponent’s 13 shots, six of which were on target.
However, they were left to reflect on a frustrating result at home to a fellow newly promoted outfit.
There are so many things to be positive about. It was our best performance, but it wasn t enough to get the win, so I m allowed to be angry and annoyed, the Southampton boss told Match of the Day.
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West Brom went back to the top of the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Wayne Rooney’s struggling Plymouth Argyle.
The Baggies were made to wait until the 62nd minute before opening the scoring through Josh Maja, and it was a goal that came against the run of play.
Plymouth had started the second half better, but were unable to make their chances count before Maja s tap-in ultimately settled it.
The victory is a fifth in six matches and fourth in a row for Carlos Corberan’s side, who reclaimed first place from Sunderland and have opened a three-point gap to third-placed Burnley. Plymouth, meanwhile, are 20th and just one point above the relegation zone.
A big at The Hawthorns!
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA)
Elsewhere, Leeds Unite…
Manchester City approached Sunday s Women s Super League fixtures with the title race firmly in their hands, their meeting with Arsenal giving them a chance to put one hand on the trophy.
City s chances of a first WSL title since 2016 had received a massive boost in midweek as rivals Chelsea suffered a stunning 4-3 defeat to Liverpool.
That result sent shockwaves through the league and left the Blues hopes of a fifth straight WSL success hanging by a thread, so much so that boss Emma Hayes declared the title race to be over.
Chelsea entered the weekend six points behind City with a game in hand, with Gareth Taylor s team also leading the way on goal difference by seven goals and potentially needing just one win to take the title.
However, this rollercoast…
Roy Keane announced his retirement from international football on this day in 2005 after the Republic of Ireland failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
The Manchester United captain walked away from the international stage after Ireland’s 0-0 draw with Switzerland which left them fourth in their qualifying group.
Keane’s decision was the second time he had retired from international football after his high-profile fallout with then manager Mick McCarthy in Saipon during preparations for the 2002 World Cup.
| ON THIS DAY
1991 | A certain Roy Keane made his Ireland debut against Chile at Lansdowne Road in a 1-1 draw |
— Ireland Football (@IrelandFootball)
Keane returned under the management of Brian Kerr in 2004 and played his …
According to a recent report from Tuttosport, Manchester United could be in the process of lining up a phenomenal transfer that would see former striker Carlos Tevez return to the club.
The Boca Juniors star last played for Manchester United in 2009, and last played in the area as a whole with Manchester City before leaving in 2013. The controversial striker, now aged 35, could be brought into the mix as a temporary replacement for Marcus Rashford who could wind up being ruled out for the remainder of the season courtesy of a double stress fracture.
Tevez is one of the most notable foreign forwards to ever step foot in the Premier League for good and bad, and after over a decade away from Old Trafford, it’s safe to say that this would be the sort of move that mak…
Gonzalo Pineda remains confident things will turn for Atlanta United after nine MLS games without a victory, as the Five Stripes prepare to visit Inter Miami on Wednesday.
Atlanta sit 12th in the Eastern Conference, 21 points adrift of pacesetters Miami, after failing to win any of their last nine matches since the start of April (four draws, five defeats).
Sporting Kansas City (two) are the only team in MLS to earn fewer than the four points Atlanta have picked up in that span.
However, Pineda believes the fact Atlanta are still creating chances is a major positive, saying Thiago Almada s return to full fitness will surely lead to an upturn.
Speaking after Saturday s 1-0 defeat to Los Angeles FC, he said: I m very confident in the team, honestly.
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Luis Suarez has backed fellow Uruguayan Darwin Nunez to hit the ground running at Liverpool.
The Reds this week confirmed the signing of the 22-year-old on a long-term contract from Benfica. Nunez is costing Liverpool a reported £64million (€75m), with a further £21.4m in potential add-ons.
The striker joins after netting 48 goals in 85 appearances for Benfica, finishing as last season s Primeira Liga top scorer with 26 strikes.
He also scored in both of Benfica s Champions League matches against Liverpool and has begun to make his mark at international level.
Suarez spent three and a half years at Liverpool before moving on in 2014 to Barcelona, where the goals continued to flow as he teamed up with Lionel Messi.
He later moved on to Atletic…