Saints fans turn on Hasenhuttl as Brentford coast to victory

Southampton fans chanted for manager Ralph Hasenhuttl to be sacked as their side conceded two goals in 61 seconds in a comprehensive 3-0 loss at Brentford.

The sell-out travelling support sang "sacked in the morning" at their manager as his side fell to a ninth defeat on the road from 18 games this season, with Hasenhuttl himself later admitting his side "are not playing like a Premier League team".

Southampton's shambolic defending away from home had already seen them ship 36 goals in 17 games, the third-worst record in the division, and there was barely a minute between the 37th and 38th as Pontus Jansson first bundled home from a corner before Yoane Wissa stroked in a fine second on the break straight from kick-off.

Both sides came into the game knowing they were not mathematically safe, while Southampton had an extra point to prove to turn around a season of dreadful away form. But after a bright start, they crumbled after Jansson's scrappy opener and never recovered.

Armando Broja, who had fired over from a decent position in the first half, had a shout for a second-half penalty when he claimed he was caught by David Raya, but referee Michael Salisbury waved away the protests and the hosts went on to seal victory with 10 minutes to go when Kristoffer Ajer slotted through Fraser Forster's legs.

Although Brentford could still be caught by 18th-placed Everton, no side has ever been relegated with their 43-point tally in a 38-game Premier League season. Southampton remain 15th but could yet end the weekend within five points of the drop, and their survival is still not fully assured.

Thomas Frank's decision to return to a four-man defence allowed a front three of Wissa, Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo to use their pace to