Saints Fall Victim to Swansea Raid — bleacherreport.com

ST. MARY'S STADIUM, SOUTHAMPTON — Swansea pulled off a textbook "smash and grab" 1-0 victory over Southampton on Sunday afternoon courtesy of a golazo strike from Jonjo Shelvey. The Saints dominated the game for long periods but came unstuck due to one moment of sheer quality: Ryan Bertrand got a red card in the closing stages for a lunging tackle, crowning a frustrating afternoon for the hosts. It's the sort of result a manager in Ronald Koeman's position dreads. With enhanced expectations come comparatively larger pitfalls. Three points dropped, on home turf, is a disaster for a club pushing for UEFA Champions League football in 2015-16.

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