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Southampton moved up to fourth in the Premier League table as the return of fans to St Mary's Stadium spurred them on to a 3-0 win over Sheffield United.
Saints dominated the first half and went close on 20 minutes when Jannik Vestergaard headed James Ward-Prowse's cross narrowly wide.
The hosts eventually went ahead on 34 minutes when Sheff Utd could not clear Ward-Prowse's free-kick and Che Adams was at the back post to finish from close range.
Sheff Utd improved at the start of the second half, with John Egan putting a header wide at the near post from John Fleck's corner.
But Southampton doubled their lead on 62 minutes when Danny Ings found Stuart Armstrong to score with a deflected shot.
Substitute Nathan Redmond's run and shot sealed victory with seven minutes remaining.
Back-to-back victories move Saints one point clear of fifth-placed Chelsea with 23 points. The Blades remain bottom of the table with one point from their opening 12 matches.
See: Southampton report | Sheff Utd report
Next fixtures
Southampton: 16 Dec v Arsenal (A)
Sheff Utd: 17 Dec v Man Utd (H)
Match officials
Referee: Andy Madley. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Derek Eaton. Fourth official: Gavin Ward. VAR: Robert Jones. Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday.
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