PLYMOUTH Argyle will feel they might have deserved a point after being beaten 2-1 at St Mary's by Southampton as Che Adams and Carlos Alcaraz netted and the Saints continued their assault on the Sky Bet Championship automatic places.
Alcaraz's and Adams' second-half strikes were also given an official seal of approval as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - a Southampton fan celebrated them from the stands.
Ryan Hardie pulled one back in stoppage time but Saints are now on a 17-league match unbeaten run two off their 102-year club record and have scored 12 goals in their last four fixtures to turn up the pressure on Ipswich and Leicester.
The first half was summed up by Southampton having 81 per cent of possession but not legally finding the back of the net.
Striker Adams did roll the ball past Conor Hazard and into the goal in the fifth minute only to see the offside flag raised.
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