“We have to avoid that record, do our best. It cannot happen” said Southampton coach Ivan Juric after a 3-1 loss to Tottenham. The Croat coach was referring to the worst ever Premier League record, set by Derby County’s class of 2007-08. After yesterday‘s game, the Saints became the owners of one unpopular record – they were relegated faster than any other Premier League club in history, with seven games to spare. Derby and Huddersfield hold the joint record for the quickest relegation after 32 games each. But the torment for the club, fans and players is not over. Because if they continue playing like this until the end of the season, they will become the worst team ever to play in the top English tier.7 – Southampton have become the first side in Premier League history to be relegated with as many as seven games left to play. Wimper. pic.twitter.com/ppwW3HFMtW— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 6, 2025 So far, they are the worst, as they have only 10 points from 31 games, while Derby County had only 11. They have seven more games to at least get a point. So far, they managed only two wins (opposite to Derby‘s one), which is nearly not enough to survive in the league. They lost eight of their opening nine games this term, and after 23 games had just one victory to their name. After replacing Russell Martin in December, Juric oversaw six straight defeats and has just one win in his 14 league games at the helm. They have conceded the most goals in the league (74) by far, and are the lowest scorers in the top four divisions of English football (23 goals in 31 games).⬇️ Bournemouth 2019-20⬇️ Sheffield United 2020-21⬇️ Southampton 2024-25For the third time in his career, Aaron Ramsdale has been relegated from the Premier League 🙃 pic.twitter.com/zE05Sqnp09— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 6, 2025 Southampton have spent big in a bid to stay up at the start of the season, but their 100 million pounds was not used well. This will be the seventh Premier League season in a row (barring 2023-24 in the Championship) that they have finished in the bottom half, with most of them involving a relegation struggle. And Ivan Jurić was quick to point out at that fact and hot his managing.“Recruitment is everything in football. We have a lot of talented young players, but with not many games in the Premier League. What I noticed most in three or four months here is the completely different physicality between us and the other teams in the league. Now is the moment to understand the mistakes the club made in the last three or four years and start to create something really good“ said the Croat who signed an 18th month contract but is unlikely to stay in the club beyond May.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 31SaturdayEverton – Arsenal 1-1 (0-1)/Ndiaye 49 (p) – Trossard 34/Crystal Palace – Brighton 2-1 (1-1)/Mateta 3, Munoz 55 – Welbeck 31/Ipswich – Wolverhampton 1-2 (1-0)/Delap 16 – Sarabia 72, Larsen 84/West Ham – Bournemouth 2-2 (0-1)/Fullkrug 61, Bowen 68 – Evanilson 38, 79/Aston Villa – Nott.Forest 2-1 (2-0)/Rogers 13, Malen 15 – Jota Silva 57/SundayBrentford – Chelsea 0-0Fulham – Liverpool 3-2 (3-1)/Sessegnon 23, Iwobi 32, Muniz 37 – Mac Allister 14, Diaz 72/Tottenham – Southampton 3-1 (2-0)/Johnson 13, 42, Tel 90+6 – Fernandes 90/Man. United – Man. City 0-0Monday22:00: (6.50) Leicester (4.30) Newcastle (1.50)***odds are subject to change***
