Disgusted Southampton fans stream out of St Mary’s 26 mins into Tottenham clash – and even Russell Martin misses a goal

SOUTHAMPTON fans incredibly flooded out just 26 minutes into a first-half home battering as boos rang out against Tottenham.

Spurs had just gone 4-0 up – and it got even more embarrassing as Saints boss Russell Martin then MISSED the visitors’ fifth goal.

Fans were outside the ground minutes after Southampton went 4-0 down

Faces on the touchline said it all as Southampton suffered

Some supporters couldn’t bare to watch any more – with an hour still to go

James Maddison smashed home his second goal of the evening – as Martin headed down the tunnel seconds before the interval.

No doubt the under-fire manager needed extra time for a half-time team talk that was surely the footballing equivalent of Mission Impossible.

Maddison had struck inside the first 60 seconds, before Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski made it by the 14th minute.

But the final straw for many supporters of the bottom-placed home team was Pape Matar Sarr netting a fourth.

And within two minutes of that goal some fans were spotted already outside the stadium.

If only Southampton’s defence had moved so smartly.

Meanwhile, a host of supporters online reckon Martin should be on his way out – imminently.

One posted: “He’s clueless…, Should learn from Brentford’s Thomas Frank, who adapted his possession style for the league while keeping his philosophy.”

Some fans weren’t impressed to witness a chilly horror show

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Defeat would leave the Saints with just five points from 16 games.

That sparked a debate in some quarters as to where Southampton might stand in history at the unwanted end of the top-flight pecking order.

One viewer called them “one of the worst Prem sides I’ve seen”.

But another fan put the one-sided match into a wider sporting context.

He posted: “I don’t care if it’s 4-0 after 25 minutes If you’re watching Spurs v Southampton over the darts you need to grow up in all honesty.”

Look close enough and you’ll see a few Southampton supporters grinning and bearing it but most were grim-faced

Rex

Pape Matar Sarr put Spurs 4-0 in front after 25 minutes to spark amazing scenes in the stands at St Mary’s[/caption]