Southampton climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Fulham at St Mary's Stadium.
Oriol Romeu opened the scoring on 23 minutes with a shot through a crowded penalty area following a corner kick.
James Ward-Prowse reacted quickest after Sergio Rico had denied Nathan Redmond to double the advantage five minutes before half-time.
Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic fired over within 30 seconds of half-time before team-mate Ryan Babel hit the crossbar with 16 minutes to play.
The result means the Saints are now 17th with 27 points, 10 points and two places ahead of Fulham.
See: Southampton report | Fulham report
Next fixtures
Southampton: 2 Mar v Man Utd (A)
Fulham: 3 Mar v Chelsea (H)
