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Hull City had won just one game all season before facing Southampton Will Still's tough start as Southampton manager continued as Hull City cruised to a 3-1 win in the Championship. Still, who joined the relegated Premier League side in the summer, has led Saints to just one win in the league this season. Despite having the bulk of the early possession, Saints went behind when Kyle Joseph turned the ball in after Gavin Bazunu palmed a header into his path. Southampton started the second half well but could not find a cutting edge, and were made to pay when John Lundstram got his first goal since joining the Tigers in the summer. Oli Mc Burnie ensured there would be no comeback when he rose highest to head in a third with 20 minutes to go before Adam Armstrong fired in a consolation goal deep in stoppage time. Hull - who had won just once this season going into the game - move up to 13th in the table, leapfrogging Southampton who are 19th and two points off the relegation places. Southampton have won just two league games this calendar year After an uneventful first quarter the Tigers went ahead when Joseph diverted the ball past Bazunu - how much the attacker knew about the goal was debatable after Joe Gelhardt's header from Lewie Coyle's cross was pushed away by Saints' keeper. Southampton's first chance of note came eight minutes later when Finn Azaz put Damion Downs through on goal, but the United States striker saw his low effort from the edge of the box slide wide of the far post. Saints had an excellent spell of pressure in the first five minutes of the second half, but a lack of cutting edge meant only a deflected long-range Jack Stephens strike posed any danger. A ball from Coyle was again the cause of the second goal as his floated pass was headed across the edge of the box by Mc Burnie and Lundstram was there to sidefoot home from 10 yards for his first goal since joining from Turkish aside Trabzonspor on a season-long loan. Still reacted by bringing on Armstrong, Leo Scienza and Cameron Archer as he searched for a goal, but it was the hosts who made the game safe - Ryan Giles' floated free-kick from the left was headed home by the experienced Mc Burnie. Mc Burnie almost got on the end of another chance a few minutes later before Armstrong made the score respectable as he chested down Ryan Fraser's pass before swivelling and shooting low past Ivor Pandur. Southampton manager Will Still told BBC Radio Solent: "I'm really disappointed "I think we've worked incredibly hard on things out of possession, I think we've worked hard on things in possession. "I think for large parts of that game we were totally in control, but we've just gifted three goals away. "As long as we're defending like that we're not going to go anywhere. "I'll take it on me, I'll take it as my responsibility and we just need to get on with things. " This video can not be played Still: ‘We’re not going to win a game of football defending like that’ Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside: "I'm very happy because the players put everything out on the pitch with energy, with intensity. "We were struggling in some situations because Southampton is a very good team, invest a lot of money and they will fight for promotion for sure because this is traditional. "I knew we wouldn't have the ball because they are very good in possession, but the plan was that we were compact if we are low or in the middle zone. "At the end it succeeded because we scored three beautiful goals, especially with crosses, because when we analysed Southampton they struggled with controlling the players in the box. " This video can not be played Jakirovic: 'I'm very happy' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 20th September 2025 at 16: 59 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Sergej Jakirovic Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Will Still Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Sergej Jakirovic Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Will Still Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Hull City won their last league meeting with Southampton in February 2024 but haven’t won back-to-back matches against the Saints since the 1950-51 second tier campaign (4-1 home, 3-2 away). Southampton have won four of their last five away league visits to Hull City (L1), winning 2-1 in their most recent trip in 2023-24. Only Wrexham’s Championship matches (164) have seen more shots than Hull’s games (150 – 69 for, 81 against). The Tigers have conceded two or more goals in each of their last four league games, having not done so in any 16 games beforehand. Southampton have won just two of their last 33 league matches (D8 L23), drawing each of their last two. The Saints last drew three in a row in August/September 2021 (four consecutively). Hull City striker Oli Mc Burnie could make his 250th appearance in the top four tiers of English football. He has, however, never scored in five previous outings vs Southampton, only facing Bristol City (7) more times without scoring among current Championship clubs.   Match ends, Hull City 3, Southampton 1. Second Half ends, Hull City 3, Southampton 1. Goal! Hull City 3, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a headed pass. Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Enis Destan (Hull City). Ross Stewart (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Ross Stewart (Southampton). Darko Gyabi (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Enis Destan (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivor Pandur. Ivor Pandur (Hull City) is shown the yellow card. Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Charlie Hughes. Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Ryan Fraser. Regan Slater (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City). Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card. Enis Destan (Hull City) is shown the yellow card. Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.