EPL: Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Manolo Gabbiadini scored in the final minute of the game

Manolo Gabbiadini's 90th-minute equaliser pulled Southampton out of the relegation zone with a late 1-1 draw at Burnley.

The Italian substitute latched onto Josh Sims' cross and lashed beyond Nick Pope to give the Saints a draw they just about deserved with his first goal in four months.

Ashley Barnes earlier put the hosts in front with a scrappy finish from Jeff Hendrick's flick, having kept Southampton at arm's length for the most part.

But Sims forced Pope into a world-class save as they pressed for a late equaliser before Gabbiadini's goal, which lifts them to 16th in the table and leaves Burnley 11 games without a Premier League win.

 

Southampton registered only two touches inside the Clarets box before the break, but created the best chance of the opening period when they did.

 

Nathan Redmond's smart reverse pass found Dusan Tadic, who shot first-time but was denied by a combination of Pope and Ben Mee, who both got something on his curler.

At the other end, Johan Gudmundsson and Barnes both headed wide, but a game between two sides lacking in confidence was predictably cagey.

 

The Saints re-emerged better after a ticking off from Mauricio Pellegrino but still fashioned little, and Burnley took the lead when Gudmundsson's shot was saved by Pope, and Barnes touched Hendrick's header in on the line.

But the arrival of Sims turned things around for the visitors, and he used his pace to good effect to pull a stunning save from Pope inside the last 10 minutes.

With moments of normal time remaining, Sims pounced after Bobby Madley inadvertently blocked off Ashley Westwood in midfield, before crossing for Gabbiadini to score for the first time since October 15.