Southampton manager Russell Martin questioned his side’s character following their 3-1 defeat by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Monday. Goals from Evanilson, Dango Ouattara, and Antoine Semenyo helped the home side race into a 3-0 lead after 39 minutes,

This is the one where Russell Martin tore into his team. This is the one where the under-pressure Southampton manager surely drew a line in the sand by accusing his players of lacking “aggression”, “intensity” and,

Raging Russell Martin ‘really hurt’ by Southampton’s lack of fight - Saints went down 3-1 at south-coast rivals Bournemouth.

There were no Saints, only sinners. For 45 minutes Southampton may as well have cashed in their chips and returned to the Championship such was the way they were simply destroyed by a rampant Bournemouth in the kind of performance that heaps further pressure on their manager Russell Martin.

Southampton coach Russell Martin hammered his side for their lack of fighting spirit during the 3-1 away defeat to south-coast rivals Bournemouth in the Premier League on Monday, saying that he had more work to do to get them out of the slump.

Russell Martin reflects on Southamptons disappointing 3-1 loss to Bournemouth, highlighting a lack of spirit and fight in his teams performance.

Southampton coach Russell Martin hammered his side for their lack of fighting spirit during the 3-1 away defeat to south-coast rivals Bournemouth in the Premier League on Monday, saying that he had more work to do to get them out of the slump.

Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo scored one first-half goal and played a big part in creating another to help his side to a convincing 3-1 home victory. He has now had a hand in 10 goals in 20 Premier League appearances (eight goals and two assists) and his speed and trickery was simply too much for a porous Southampton defence to cope with on Monday evening.

Bournemouth's record signing Evanilson scored his first goal for the club as the Cherries beat Southampton 3-1 on Monday.