Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu scored his third goal of 2025 for Southampton, but it wasn’t enough as the Saints suffered a 2-1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.
Jorgen Strand Larsen struck twice as Wolves moved nine points clear of the Premier League’s bottom three with a crucial victory over Southampton.
Hoping to secure just their third top-flight win of the season, the home side started strong but fell behind to Wolves’ first attempt of the game—a Strand Larsen header that beat goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Chances were scarce for the remainder of the first half, but Strand Larsen doubled the visitors’ lead shortly after the break with a low drive into the bottom corner, prompting some Southampton fans to exit early.
Half-time substitute Onuachu pulled a goal back for Saints after Tyler Dibling’s shot rebounded off the post, but Wolves held firm in the final 15 minutes to secure all three points.
Onuachu’s goal marks his third for Southampton in 2025, after opening his account on January 19. Though he struggled to find the net in the first half of the season, the Nigeria international seems to be hitting his stride in the new year despite the team’s ongoing struggles.
Southampton has now become only the fourth side in English top-flight history to lose nine consecutive home games in a single season, following Birmingham (1985/86), Wolves (2011/12), and Watford (2021/22). They remain on nine points—two fewer than Derby’s record Premier League low—and sit 17 points adrift of Vitor Pereira’s Wolves.
