BEDNAREK HELPS SAINTS MARCH ON

RUSSELL Martin praised his in-form Southampton side for showing grit and determination to keep their unbeaten run going.

- Steve Coombs

ROTHERHAM UTD 0

SOUTHAMPTON 2

Southampton climbed into the top two after continuing their impressive form by sweeping aside struggling Rotherham.

The high-flying Saints made it 23 games unbeaten with a dominant display with first-half goals from Jan Bednarek and Adam Armstrong doing the damage.

“I really enjoyed the performance and the control we had,” said boss Martin.

“Their goalie made some really good saves and we should have scored a couple more goals. We limited them to very little.

“They fought so hard and ran so hard out of possession – especially from direct balls and long throws. It was really tough to play against.