LATE STRIKE IS FLYNN-WIN FOR SAINTS

Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
And the future for the impressive midfielder, who is on loan from West Ham, is equally unclear

The 25-year-old kept the Saints' automatic promotion hopes alive with a goal nine minutes into stoppage time that left Watford, and the top three, seething.

Almost two minutes over the seven added on, Downes poked home Ryan Manning's corner after controlling the ball with his arm.

At a wild St Mary's, the winner helped Russell Martin's side take advantage of slip-ups from Leicester, Ipswich and Leeds.

Downes' late strike came after early goals from Will Smallbone and Che Adams had been cancelled out with a deflected strike from Ryan Porteous and a leveller from substitute Ismael Kone.

Downes (celebrating with team-mate Jack Stephens, above) said: "They don't get much better than that - what a feeling.

"We made it hard for ourselves. We were 2-0 up and cruising and then we took our foot off the gas.

"In the second...

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