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Southampton continued their Championship complaint arsenic they thrashed Wrexham 5-1 to switch nan Welsh broadside successful nan playoff places.
Fuelled by their stunning play FA Cup quarter-final triumph complete Arsenal, Tonda Eckert’s in-form broadside flew retired of nan traps astatine Stōk Cae Ras pinch early goals from Kuryu Matsuki and Flynn Downes, having already deed nan woodwork twice.
Wrexham pulled 1 backmost done Josh Windass but a breakaway onslaught from Cyle Larin and precocious goals from Ross Stewart and Finn Azaz secured nan visitors’ 5th successive triumph successful each competitions. The triumph was besides their 10th successful an unbeaten series of 13 convention games, seeing Southampton climb to sixth.
Their intent was evident early connected arsenic Larin and Azaz some deed nan barroom successful nan eighth minute. Larin was unlucky aft gathering Ryan Manning’s transverse pinch a deft header but Azaz should person done amended than to works nan rebound against nan woodwork.
Azaz quickly made up for that miss arsenic he teed up nan opener connected 12 minutes by threading a good shot done to Matsuki, who took a touch earlier slotting a changeable past a wrongfooted Arthur Okonkwo.
Southampton continued to power nan crippled and doubled their lead 10 minutes later arsenic Wrexham grounded to clear a James Bree free-kick. The shot rolled retired for Downes to listen home.
It took Wrexham much than half an hr to create a meaningful opportunity erstwhile Nathan Broadhead managed to scope a deflected transverse and glimpse a header against a post. That rallied nan crowd and, moments later, nan hosts sewage backmost into nan game. A agelong shot from Okonkwo was flicked connected by Kieffer Moore and Windass produced a infinitesimal of people arsenic he controlled and flicked past Jack Stephens to occurrence into nan bottommost corner.
Larin should person restored a two-goal cushion arsenic he blasted complete and he brought a bully prevention retired of Okonkwo from a volley early successful nan 2nd half. After Max Cleworth had an effort deflected conscionable wide for Wrexham, Larin yet sewage nan extremity he had deserved aft 61 minutes arsenic he raced clear from halfway and calmly lifted complete Okonkwo.
Wrexham were not rather beaten arsenic Moore headed against a station from adjacent scope but Azaz struck an upright astatine nan different extremity moments later.
Southampton underlined their superiority 9 minutes from afloat clip erstwhile Stewart headed successful from a Welington free-kick and Azaz put nan seal connected triumph 2 minutes later.
