Ireland's Finn Azaz continues impressive start to the season in Championship

It was the Ireland international’s fifth assist of the season, and he has registered eight goal involvements overall from nine Championship games. Neither side had won the south coast derby in the league since 2005, and Saints feared they would be going into Sunday’s Sky Bet Championship clash without their manager as the ‘Spygate’ fallout rumbled on. But Eckert was on the St Mary’s touchline after this week finding out he had escaped with a suspended six-week ban, and Southampton celebrated with a hard-fought victory.