Nathan Tella scored his first senior goal as Southampton defeated relegated Fulham to register back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since December.

Che Adams punished poor set-piece defending to sweep Saints ahead with an instinctive half-volley when the Cottagers allowed James Ward-Prowse's free-kick to bounce in the six-yard box.

Tella came off the bench in the second half to steer home Kyle Walker-Peters' pinpoint low ball across the face of the Fulham penalty area.

Fulham, whose relegation had been confirmed by Monday's defeat at home to Burnley, pulled one back as 18-year-old Fabio Carvalho drilled in off the crossbar to score on his first Premier League start.

But the teenager's strike, Fulham's first goal from open play in more than seven and a half hours, could not prevent Scott Parker's side slipping to a seventh defeat in eight league games.

Southampton sealed victory in the closing stages as Adams and Tella combined, the latter's backheel finding Theo Walcott, whose shot looped home via a slight deflection.