Moussa Djenepo scored the decisive goal as Southampton earned a 1-0 away win against Sheffield United.
Che Adams had the best chance of an entertaining first half at Bramall Lane, hitting the post, and Dean Henderson then made a brilliant save to keep out his header.
Oliver McBurnie thought he had put United ahead on 52 minutes, but his strike was overturned by a VAR review after John Egan was deemed offside in the build-up.
Instead, Southampton took the lead in the 66th minute, Djenepo making a weaving run before finding the bottom corner for his second Premier League goal.
Sheff Utd substitute Billy Sharp received a late red card for a foul on Oriol Romeu as the Blades suffered a second successive home defeat and dropped to 14th.
Southampton rise to 10th on seven points.
See: Sheff Utd report | Southampton report
Next fixtures
Sheff Utd: 21 Sep v Everton (A)
Southampton: 20 Sep v AFC Bournemouth (H)
Referee: Lee Mason. Assistants: Marc Perry, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Ben Toner. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Darren Cann.
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