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We're back! 

Three goals, three scorers, three points! Your full match report can be found here.

FULL TIME: Norwich 0-3 Saints

What a return for Saints! Danny Ings fired the visitors into the lead just after the restart, before Stuart Armstrong doubled the lead after just five more minutes. The icing on the cake came when Nathan Redmond added a third with a cool finish in the bottom corner.

Chance for Tella

The youngster on his debut fires at Krul after some good work by Boufal, but nothing doing for the forward.

JWP has an effort from a free-kick...

Ward-Prowse goes close from a trademark free-kick angle, but Krul is there to deny a fourth,

Four added minutes...

Added time at Carrow Road

Southampton substitution: Sofiane Boufal replaces Nathan Redmond

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Southampton substitution: Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Yan Valery

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Southampton substitution: replaces Danny Ings

Nathan Tella comes on to replace Danny Ings

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Two more Saints chances...

Smallbone lets fly after being set up by Valery, but see's his effort blocked.

Bertrand then has an effort but see's his effort fly over

Southampton substitution: Will Smallbone replaces Stuart Armstrong

Our second goalscorer replaced by Will Smallbone

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Southampton substitution: Ché Adams replaces Michael Obafemi

First Saints substitution of the evening.

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GOALSCORER 22 Nathan Redmond

REDDERSSSS

Easy as you like for the former Norwich man, who floats past Godfrey and nestles his effort into the bottom right corner.

Obafemi goes close once more...

The youngster bursts through the defence, with Ings open in the middle, but his shot is cut off before anything meaningful could materialise.

Yellow Card for Danny Ings (Southampton)

Late challenge by our first goalscorer brings about the evening's first caution.

Armstrong with another effort...

Krul does well to dive down to his right-hand post and deny a second for our Scot.

At least some things are back to normal!

Danny Ings wheels away in celebration after giving Saints the lead

Ward-Prowse goes close again...

Max Aarons is there once more to deny the Saints skipper, who let fly from the edge of the box after some quick passes from Hasenhüttl's men.

OFF THE LINE! 

Ward-Prowse looking to get in on the act, but his effort is cleared off the line by Max Aarons.

Bednarek with a strong block! 

Jan Bednarek slides in to deny Pukki as Norwich look to respond to a fast Saints second half outing.

GOALSCORER 17 Stuart Armstrong

CLINCIAL FROM STU! 

Another superb finish doubling our lead! 

Redmond looks to add a second...

Saints all over Norwich here, Nathan Redmond looking to add to Saints lead in quick succession but see's his shot well blocked.

GOALSCORER 9 Danny Ings

INGSSSYYYY

WHAT. A. HIT! 

Danny Ings is well and truly back! Our number nine curls a superb effort into Tim Krul's top-left hand corner to give Saints a deserved lead.

JWP on defensive duties 

The skipper tracks back and denies an early burst forward by Norwich's Josip Drmic

Back underway...

Second half action coming up at Carrow Road

HALF-TIME: Norwich 0-0 Saints

A stalemate as it stands at half-time here. Norwich started the brighter side, with Kenny McLean's fierce effort testing Alex McCarthy inside the opening ten minutes. However Saints have grown into the game, their best chance falling to Danny Ings who hit the crossbar, following good work by Jack Stephens, in the 34th minute.

JWP tests Krul from the set-piece

The skipper flies an effort into the Norwich box, but Krul does well to hold onto the effort.

Saints free-kick this time...

Stuart Armstrong fouled on the left wing, JWP to whip this one in...

Good work from Højbjerg 👏

The midfielder marauds through midfield, before playing through Obafemi. 

The striker is denied by good defending inside the Norwich penalty area,

INGS RATTLES THE BAR! 😩

Jack Stephens does brilliantly to win back possession in midfield, before laying it off to Danny Ings who hits the woodwork.

Claims for a penalty...

Michael Obafemi is bundled over in the Norwich box, but neither the referee or VAR were impressed.

The boss 👔

Ralph Hasenhüttl looks on at Carrow Road.

Armstrong tests Krul 👏

Lovely set-piece move started by Ward-Prowse on the corner, who finds the onrushing Stuart Armstrong with a low, drilled cross. 

Tim Krul does well to meet the fierce effort.

Valery does well to win Saints another corner...

The full-back battles with Trybull and wins the visitors a corner

Game resumes with a Saints corner..

JWP to whip an effort in...

Drinks break number one 💧

Players take on fluids by the side of the pitch after 23 minutes. 

Norwich started the game brighter but Saints have certainly grown into it as the half has wore on.

Ings bursts through...but Godfrey blocks! 😩

Danny Ings shows his pace to capitalise on a Ben Godfrey defensive mistake, but the defender makes up for it with a well timed block on our number nine.

Saints counter with pace 🏃‍♂️

Nathan Redmond has the initial effort, well blocked by Max Aarons..before Stuart Armstrong's cross is met by a mix of a Danny Ings and Aarons and well claimed by Tim Krul.

Aarons remains down after the clash...

Kick-off...

Premier League football is back! 🤩

 COME ON YOU SAINTS

The teams are out...

Here we go! 👀

Warm-ups from a safe distance 📸

Saints are out completing their pre-match preparations...

Scene is set 🎬

Carrow Road is ready, are you? 👀

The boys are back in town! 🤩

Safety checks done, team news is out, warm-ups underway...

Not long to go now, Saints fans! 😁

🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨

Saints XI: Alex McCarthy, Yan Valery, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Ryan Bertrand, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, James Ward-Prowse (C), Stuart Armstrong, Nathan Redmond, Danny Ings, Michael Obafemi

Subs: Angus Gunn, Kyle Walker-Peters, Jannik Vestergaard, Kevin Danso, Will Smallbone, Oriol Romeu, Sofiane Boufal, Nathan Tella, Ché Adams

Last time out 🏟

Saint returned to St Mary's last week as they took on Bristol City. Take a look at the highlights from an entertaining afternoon 📺

we know how Norwich want to play, strong in possession, so that means we have to be very good and organised."

Ralph Hasenhüttl

on tonight's opponents

Hasenhüttl: "We're looking forward to this period"

Hear our full preview with boss Ralph Hasenhüttl ahead of the restart and tonight's trip to Norwich. 🎙

Football is BACK! 😇

FINALLY! Premier League football is back for Southampton, with Ralph Hasenhüttl's side travelling to Norwich City at 6pm (BST).

Three points for Saints at Carrow Road could see them rise to as high as 12th place, level on points with Everton and ten points clear of the drop zone. 

A win for Norwich would see them close the gap on 19th placed Aston Villa to just two points, as they look for survival.