Nathan Redmond struck twice as Southampton defeated Wolves 3-1 on Saturday.

The 25-year-old's brace sent Saints eight points clear of relegation favourites Cardiff, with Shane Long adding a third for the impressive hosts. Willy Boly's header had Wolves level at 1-1.

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl remarked afterwards: “We knew that we can make a big step today. That was our big goal today, to show our fans that we were very concentrated from the first minute on winning this game.

“I think we had the perfect start to this game. After this start, we were a bit too much defending on the back foot but after the equaliser, it was good that we had the switch in our game again because we knew exactly that it was not enough to wait.

“It was not a coincidence that we immediately made the second goal. I think the guys could have scored more today."