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CHAMPIONSHIP

MANNING SUPPLIES, SAINTS BREAK THE MEANEST DEFENCE

Two assists from the left-back, four goals past the division's joint-best back line, and Eckert's side sign off at St Mary's in style

By Our Special Correspondent

In front of 30,531 at St Mary's, Tonda Eckert's side picked the lock on the Championship's tightest door. QPR came to the south coast with the joint-best defence in the Championship and a 5-0 win over Swansea behind them. They went home beaten 4-1.

Eckert had warned that Julien Stéphan's side pressed aggressively and were comfortable sitting in a block. They were, for most of the first half. But Southampton had already found a way through.

Scorers Southampton: Matsuki 11, Bragg 55, Schlotterbeck 66, Welington 90+5; QPR: Kone 68

The marks

QPR arrived with the joint-best defensive record in the division having conceded 12 in 12 games, and let in four here, a week after putting five past Swansea. Southampton, despite a four-point deduction, are fifth after back-to-back wins. QPR slip to ninth.

Ryan Manning Set up Bragg's goal and delivered the corner for Schlotterbeck. Also forced a save from Charles at the start of the second half
Kuryu Matsuki Took his chance on 11 minutes, his second goal in two games
Cameron Bragg His left-footed shot, via Dunne's boot, broke QPR's resistance
Keven Schlotterbeck Headed the third into the top corner and was a menace at every set piece
Pierce Charles Made five saves and stopped it being worse
Welington On for Manning in stoppage time, and scored three minutes later from the centre of the box

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Championship results

Lincoln(0–1)1–3Birmingham

Tom Bayliss 63; August Priske 16, August Priske 60, Alex Cochrane 73

Norwich(0–2)3–2Watford

Benjamin Chrisene 53, Anthony Musaba 62, Paris Maghoma 71; Myron Boadu 10, Myron Boadu 27

Stoke(1–0)2–0Preston

Ben Wilmot 29, Jack Mcglynn 53

Bolton(1–1)2–3Bristol

Josh Sheehan 16, Sam Dalby 57; Dominic Ballard 13, Sam Bellis 84, Scott Twine 90+3

Burnley(0–0)0–0Portsmouth

No goals.

Middlesbrough(2–0)3–0Charlton

Sebastian Berhalter 12, will lankshear 44, will lankshear 82

Millwall(3–0)4–1Derby

Kyrell Lisbie 3, Kyrell Lisbie 10, Luke Cundle 17, Jake Cooper 84; Filip Bilbija 87

Southampton(1–0)4–1QPR

Kuryu Matsuki 11, Cameron Bragg 55, Keven Schlotterbeck 66, Welington 90+5; Richard Kone 68

Swansea(3–0)4–0Blackburn

Stephen Eustáquio 11, Joseph Amankwaah Opoku 32, Filip Lissah 36, Ross Stewart 59

West Ham(1–1)1–3West Brom

Jarrod Bowen 29; Felix Horn Myhre 20, J. Morgan 48, Callum Styles 72

Wolves(2–0)3–0Cardiff

Fer López 10, Adam Armstrong 15, Ladislav Krejčí 58

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Pos	Club	P	GD	Pts	Form
6	Birmingham	13	+10	23	WLWWW
7	Stoke City	13	+4	23	WDWLW
8	West Ham	13	+15	22	LLWWD
9	QPR	13	+5	20	LWLWD
10	Sheffield Utd	13	+2	19	WDWLW
11	Portsmouth	13	+1	19	DWDWW
12	Millwall	13	+2	18	WLDLW