Latest score Southampton 1-2 West Ham -Nathan Redmond nets from close range in the second half -Felipe Anderson scores with piledriver immediately to equalise -Anderson converts again to turn match on its headMatch preview Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has opened up on the challenges West Ham will provide this evening in the Premier League
He said: "It is the next difficult challenge for us. To play two times at home helps us a lot
The opponents are really strong, West Ham and then Man City. "I like to see this stadium again with a team that is now coming with two wins
What we know is we should be as passionate and concentrated, as uncompromising as the last two games
"When we do so I think we have a big chance to take the win against West Ham, or Man City
Why not?" West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini feels his side have ended up having a good first half of the season
He explained: "We need to play a lot of games in December, seven games, then after that six more in January
"Unfortunately for us we have eight players without the option to return soon. So that's a big problem, but we need to trust the squad and try to make a good rotation
"We have the last game of the first part of the season and if you told me after we lost our first four games that we can finish with 27 points, I'd think that would be a good first round for us
" Felipe Anderson's six-minute brace sunk Southampton 2-1 and dragged West Ham into the Premier League's top 10
The Brazil playmaker's quick-fire double cancelled out Nathan Redmond's scrambled goalmouth finish as the Hammers battled hard for victory at St Mary's
If Anderson's angled drive for his first looked tidy, his imperious match-winning finish to cap a two-pass counter-attack blitz proved very easy on the eye
The accomplished 25-year-old now has eight goals and two assists for the Premier League season: amid the post-Christmas malaise his was a performance of unrivalled poise and precision
Ralph Hasenhuttl tasted defeat for the first time as Southampton manager, his manful Saints unable to string together three league wins
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini will have been delighted to tiptoe home with all three points, especially given his injury-hit squad was so threadbare he could only fill six of the seven substitute berths
Saints started brightly, probing with the purpose and vigour Hasenhuttl has so quickly instilled
The hosts tired visibly as the half wore on, though, the festive rigours taking a clear toll
The Hammers eventually eased into their stride, but only stepped on to waste the two chances of the half
First Lucas Perez scuffed woefully wide when he should have buried Aaron Cresswell's low cross
And then Robert Snodgrass curled wide from 18 yards with the goal at his mercy. Redmond bundled home the opening goal in bizarre fashion after the break, with Fabianski denying Oriol Romeu twice and Redmond once before the ex-Norwich man finally ground the ball across the line
The ugly goal proved in keeping with the night's post-Christmas sloppiness, but also served to jolt West Ham out of their slumber
The Hammers jumped straight on the attack, and Anderson thumped in the equaliser after Maya Yoshida's poor clearing header
Saints' bid for an immediate riposte bit hard, as West Ham struck again on a lightning counter
Stuart Armstrong's blocked shot from distance after a corner saw Diop set Antonio free, and he in turn chipped through for Anderson
The Brazilian collected, raced on and finished in style for a goal of high class
Saints refused to roll over and grafted again in a bid for an equaliser, but to no avail
Austrian boss Hasenhuttl has forced an immediate upturn in attitude having replaced the ineffectual Mark Hughes, but not even that new backbone was enough to help salvage a point
Lemina drew a fine save from Lukasz Fabianski late on, albeit when offside, summing up the Saints' night