Southampton’s miserable season plumbed new depths on Wednesday night when they were hammered 5-1 at home by Chelsea.
Russell Martin’s men were outclassed at St. Mary’s and are now eight points adrift after defeat at Aston Villa.
Saints are in need of quick wins but it proved a tough ask for them to get anything from a trip to Villa Park, losing to Jhon Duran’s goal.
Villa had ended their own poor run with a win at home to Brentford on Thursday. Relive their second consecutive win below.