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Southampton demolished Sunderland at St Mary's in a game which saw
Santiago Vergini score one of the Premier League's most spectacular own
goals.
The Argentine, 26, volleyed in from 18 yards, before Graziano Pelle and Jack Cork each scored from close range.
Pelle's well-taken second followed a Liam Bridcutt own goal and Sunderland keeper Vito Mannone passed to Dusan Tadic to make it six.
Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane sealed Sunderland's biggest loss in 22 years.
The Black Cats have now lost 8-0 on four occasions in their history, with the other defeats by the same margin against Sheffield Wednesday in 1911, West Ham United in 1968 and Watford in 1982.
Manager Gus Poyet glared at his players after the game as they applauded their travelling supporters, and he will be disbelieving of the charity shown from the early stages on the south coast.
Premier League's biggest wins |
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Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich, March 1995 |
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Newcastle United 8-0 Sheffield Wednesday, September 1999 |
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Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic, November 2009 |
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Chelsea 8-0 Wigan Athletic, May 2010 |
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Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa, December 2012 |
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Southampton 8-0 Sunderland, October 2014 |
Within six minutes of his hash, the defender could not track Steven Davis after Sunderland had conceded possession and a crisp cross allowed Pelle to tap home.
The Premier League's Player of the Month scored on his debut for Italy during the international break and offered link-up play to compliment his goal threat throughout.
Ronald Koeman - voted manager of the month for guiding Southampton to third - urged his players to "start again" today after the international break, warning opponents will no longer be surprised by their threat.
Their purposeful response was to attack with freedom and when a free-flowing move allowed Tadic to cross for Cork to stab home, the points were all but sealed.
By BBC Sports
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