Southampton's wait for a convincing home win stretched into a fourth match as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Swansea City at St Mary's, despite fashioning a succession of chances and twice striking the woodwork. Will Still's side racked up 21 shots, with Leo Scienza and midfielder Jander both hitting the post, yet they could not turn their dominance into the goal that would have lifted a growing sense of frustration around the club.
The stalemate made it five draws in seven Championship outings and only two league victories so far this season for a team expected to challenge at the top end of the division after relegation from the Premier League. Swansea, by contrast, offered almost nothing as an attacking force, managing only two efforts on target, but Alan Sheehan's side dug in defensively to secure what their head coach later regarded as an important point after a difficult run.
Southampton Dominate as Stewart's Absence Lingers
Saints, still adjusting to life without injured striker Ross Stewart, who is sidelined until the new year with a hamstring problem, started on the front foot and never really stepped off it. Adam Armstrong set the tone inside two minutes when he drove a low effort straight at Lawrence Vigouroux, the first of six chances that fell the way of Southampton's main forward before the interval.