On may 2013
Sunderland couldn't secure their Premier League survival after draw against Southampton (1-1) in the final home game of the season. Di Canio's team will have to wait on Wigan to decide whether they face a last-day showdown at Spurs after being held by Southampton. A point will still prove enough if Wigan lose at Arsenal on Tuesday evening for Sunderland.
The visitors started the game the brighter, but without great goal chances. Five minutes before the break, though, Sunderland had a good opportunity of their own, when John O'Shea flicked on Larsson's corner for Adam Johnson, who headed straight at Boruc.
Danny Graham had a golden chance to open the scorer just a few minutes later, but could not connect with Rose's teasing low cross. The home side began to look more confident as the half continued, with both Bardsley and Rose creating opportunities. And their pressing paid off with around 20 minutes to go, when Bardsley found some space inside the Southampton penalty area to lash home.
The goal lifted the home side, as they began to play with an extra air of confidence. But against the run of play, substitute Puncheon scrambled a shot past Mignolet after seeing his initial header palmed away by the belgian. Carlos Cuéllar played the 90 minutes.
The result means that Sunderland slip to 17th, four points above Wigan, while Southampton stay one point ahead in 14th.
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