For the first time in the club’s history, Southampton came back from a three-goal deficit to win a football match on Tuesday night.
A result that could be looked back upon as the turn of events, that changed the course of their season – you’d be ridiculous to count Tonda Eckert’s side out of the promotion race now.
Southampton fans can be excused for switching off their televisions early on Tuesday night.
But many will have come running back to their screens in excitement by the end of the evening, with Saints fan Elliot saying, “I went to get ready for bed at 3-1 down, came back and almost blacked out when I saw the final score!”
The Saints fans, who travelled up in the wet February weather, were rewarded with one of the greatest comebacks in the club’s history. From 3-0 down in the 60th minute, to a Shea Charles 96th minute winner sending the Saints home with a 4-3 shock win.
After a game perceived pre-match as potentially ‘season-defining’, it leaves the Saints sitting just one point off the Championship play-off places.
Moments like these are the ones that matter the most.
Just as Southampton fans had thought their side might have turned a corner, they went into half-time three goals down.
It looked like yet another miserable night in Leicester was in store, but Tonda Eckert’s substitutions were a credit to him and the team – and made it an incomparable second-half showing.
A Southampton team showing grit and determination, and the absolute gall to never give up, despite being against the odds?
That doesn’t sound like the side Saints fans have come to know in recent times!
Buckle up – this has all the ingredients to be a biblical end to the season for Southampton.
While the automatic spots are too far out of reach, with the Saints only capable of a maximum total of 88 points, the playoffs are a game of unpredictability.
They won the lottery in May 2024; there is no reason they can’t again.
