Southampton equal Derby’s 11-point total with late draw at West Ham

Lesley Ugochukwu’s added-time strike ensured Southampton equalled Derby’s record-low Premier League points total with a 1-1 draw at West Ham.

Relegated Saints were still on course to be crowned the worst team in Premier League history after Jarrod Bowen fired the hosts into the lead.

But they were not even the worst team at the London Stadium for long periods of a dreadful game.

And they snatched a deserved point deep into added time when Chelsea loanee Ugochukwu drove home through a crowded penalty area.

The Saints fans behind the goal celebrated like they had won the league, probably drowning out the audible groans from Derby after they saw their record-low points tally of 11 from the 2007-08 season matched.

Meanwhile, to say West Ham have not got going under new boss Graham Potter is one of the understatements of the season.

The Hammers have picked up an average of one point a game since Potter took over, which is a worse record than under much-maligned predecessor Julen Lopetegui.

West Ham did almost grab the lead inside three minutes through Niclas Fullkrug, starting his first game since January after another spell out injured.

The Germany striker got a toe to Lucas Paqueta’s ball into the box ahead of Jan Bednarek but his effort was well saved at his near post by Aaron Ramsdale.

Yet despite still not being mathematically safe from relegation – albeit with virtually no chance of it actually happening – the hosts plodded through the first half with a bewildering lack of urgency.

Southampton, with two wins to their name all season, were by far the more threatening side with Kamaldeen Sulemana teeing up Kyle Walker-Peters, who drove across goal and narrowly wide.

The country’s lowest goalscorers came even closer after