Follow live coverage as Southampton face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

According to Opta, Derby spent 247 days in 20th (aka, last) position during what was their most recent year in the Premier League. As it stands, Southampton have languished at the foot of the table for 150 days, with Wolverhampton Wanderers this season’s next closest team on 41 days.

Crystal Palace have won their past four Premier League games against Southampton, as many as they had in their first 25 against them in the competition beforehand. Southampton have lost each of their past nine Premier League home games.

Substitute Matheus Franca struck in stoppage time to deny Premier League bottom side Southampton a rare victory, as Crystal Palace snatched a 1-1 draw at St Mary's Stadium on Wednesday.

Given how Southampton's season has gone, the end to Wednesday's draw with Crystal Palace was fittingly cruel. The Saints were looking for just a third win of the campaign, one that wouldn't save them from relegation but would stop them from making an unwated piece of history.

Matheus Franca’s stoppage-time goal for Crystal Palace denied Southampton only a third Premier League win of the season and left them on the brink of an unwanted record. Substitute Franca’s late header,