Disgusted Southampton fans stream out of St Mary’s 26 mins into Tottenham clash – and even Russell Martin misses a goal
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Sponsored by. SOUTHAMPTON fans incredibly flooded out just 26 minutes into a first-half home battering as boos rang out against Tottenham. Spurs had just gone 4-0 up - and it got even more embarrassing as Saints boss Russell Martin then MISSED the visitors' fifth goal.
![[Fans were outside the ground minutes after Southampton went 4-0 down]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vlcsnap-2024-12-15-19h28m33s760.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
James Maddison smashed home his second goal of the evening - as Martin headed down the tunnel seconds before the interval. No doubt the under-fire manager needed extra time for a half-time team talk that was surely the footballing equivalent of Mission Impossible.
![[Russell Martin's face said it all as Southampton suffered]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vlcsnap-2024-12-15-19h27m45s398.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Maddison had struck inside the first 60 seconds, before Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski made it by the 14th minute. But the final straw for many supporters of the bottom-placed home team was Pape Matar Sarr netting a fourth. And within two minutes of that goal some fans were spotted already outside the stadium.
![[Some supporters couldn't bare to watch any more - with an hour still to go]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vlcsnap-2024-12-15-19h27m37s466.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
If only Southampton's defence had moved so smartly... Meanwhile, a host of fans online reckon Martin should be on his way out - imminently. One posted: "He’s clueless..., Should learn from Brentford’s Thomas Frank, who adapted his possession style for the league while keeping his philosophy.".
![[Some fans weren't impressed to witness a chilly horror show]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vlcsnap-2024-12-15-19h27m42s784.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. Defeat would leave the Saints with just five points from 16 games. That sparked a debate in some quarters as to where Southampton might stand in history at the unwanted end of the top-flight pecking order. One viewer called them "one of the worst Prem sides I’ve seen".
![[Look close enough and you'll see a few Southampton supporters grinning and bearing it but most were grim-faced]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/vlcsnap-2024-12-15-19h27m41s297.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
