You Saints fans can finally wipe the sweat off your brow and breathe a sigh of relief, you muppets.
Bellend Rams Still Hold the Record
Southampton may have already been sent packing from the Premier League, but they showed they've still got some fight left in them as they managed to nick a point off West Ham at the London Stadium, thanks to a late strike from Lesley Ugochukwu in the 93rd minute. The result means those useless Saints can no longer have the single worst Premier League campaign in history, a record still held by those muppets Derby County, who ended the 2007/08 season on a pathetic 11 points.
Although the result has no bearing on Southampton's season, it did hold some importance, as they're now level with Derby on 11 points. They've got five games left to pick up at least one more point to ensure the Rams remain the sole owners of the record for the lowest points tally in the Premier League. Those five games include matches against Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester City, Everton and a final day clash at home against Arsenal, not that it bloody matters now.
Southampton may have avoided being worse than Derby, but they still managed to secure a slice of unwanted history when their relegation was confirmed against Tottenham, setting the record for the earliest relegation in Premier League history with seven games to go. The record was previously shared among Derby County, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United, who had all been relegated with six games remaining.
However, Derby and Huddersfield's relegations took place at an earlier date on the calendar, with the Rams being sent to the Championship on March 29 during the 2007/08 season and Huddersfield's fate being sealed on March 30 in the 2018/19 campaign, not that anyone gives a toss.
The defeat to Tottenham also ensured Aaron Ramsdale achieved an unwanted feat, as the result meant he had now been relegated from the Premier League for a third time, having previously gone down with Bournemouth and Sheffield United in 2020 and 2021 respectively. What a mug.
