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Southampton ease past Norwich 2-0 in EPL

Published:Saturday | February 26, 2022 | 12:11 AM
Southampton’s Oriol Romeu and Norwich City’s Josh Sargent (right) battle for the ball during the English Premier League  match at St Mary’s Stadium, in Southampton, England yesterday. Southampton won 2-0.
Southampton’s Oriol Romeu and Norwich City’s Josh Sargent (right) battle for the ball during the English Premier League match at St Mary’s Stadium, in Southampton, England yesterday. Southampton won 2-0.

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP):

Southampton cruised past rock-bottom Norwich 2-0 in the English Premier League yesterday.

Norwich failed to register a single shot on target, while Southampton had numerous chances to add to strikes by Che Adams and Oriol Romeu as they extended their unbeaten league run to five games.

After threatening from the start, the home side took the lead in the 36th minute when Adams bundled the ball over the line. Romeu doubled the tally in the final minutes with a powerful volley.

The Canaries had hauled themselves out of the relegation zone before the international break following successive wins over Everton and Watford, but Dean Smith’s side find themselves bottom again and five points from safety.

Southampton had already moved into the top 10 after they overwhelmed Everton 2-0 last weekend and the victory moved them above Brighton into ninth.

Today’s matches

7:30 a.m: Leeds vs Tottenham

10 a.m: Brentford vs Newcastle

10 a.m: Brighton vs Aston Villa

10 a.m: Crystal Palace vs Burnley

10 a.m: Man United vs Watford

12:30 p.m: Everton vs Man City