With only four minutes of added time remaining, it looked like relegated Southampton were about to secure a vital point against Fulham at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday. The result would have been the first time the Saints avoided defeat in back-to-back league games this season.

Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton's relegation will be officially confirmed at this summer’s Premier League Annual General Meeting (AGM). The three relegated clubs will transfer back the share certificates that gave them Premier League status, and the Premier League Board will confirm the cancellation of those shares.

In the ruthless theatre of Premier League football, where triumph and collapse are never far apart, Southampton have taken centre stage for all the wrong reasons. Relegated with seven games still to