Overview
- Southampton dismissed 33-year-old Will Still after 13 league games, with assistants Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin also departing.
- Tonda Eckert, the club’s Under-21 head coach, has been appointed on an interim basis with the team 21st and three points above the drop zone.
- Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Preston was a third straight league defeat and featured chants targeting the manager, players and owners Sport Republic.
- Defender Nathan Wood issued an apology after confronting supporters as he left the pitch following the final whistle.
- The club said changing head coach now offers the best chance to arrest the slide this season, with a trip to Queens Park Rangers up next.