SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP)  Southampton's impressive season continued with a 2-0 defeat of Fulham ...

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<p>SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP)  Southampton's impressive season continued with a 2-0 defeat of Fulham on Saturday which provisionally moved the Saints to third in the Premier League for their best-ever start in the top flight.</p>
<p>Mauricio Pochettino's side dominated at St Mary's with Fulham lacking a single shot in a first half in which headers from Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez put the hosts deservedly ahead.</p>
<p>Victor Wanyama flashed a left-footed 30-yard strike just wide as Pochettino's side always threatened an opener that arrived in the 21st minute. James Ward-Prowse's corner from the right was flicked on by Rodriguez, with Lambert rising at the far post to powerfully head home.</p>
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<p>For the second, a deep cross from Adam Lallana found Lambert, whose looping header back across the goal was nodded in by Rodriguez.</p>
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Saints beat Fulham 2-0 to move 3rd

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Southampton will be looking to continue their excellent start to the season when they welcome Fulham to St Mary's on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino's Southampton (4-3-1) have lost just once in the league all season, finding themselves four points off the top of the table and sandwiched between the Premier League's established top seven clubs. A 1-1 draw against Manchester United last weekend was the latest success story for the south-coast club, and Pochettino has credited his players' hard work off the pitch for their explosive start.

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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP)  Southampton's impressive season continued with a 2-0 defeat of Fulham on Saturday which provisionally moved the Saints to third in the Premier League for their best-ever start in the top flight.
Mauricio Pochettino's side dominated at St Mary's with Fulham lacking a single shot in a first half in which headers from Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez put the hosts deservedly ahead.

Saints beat Fulham 2-0 to move 3rd

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