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Premier League: Norwich City 1 Southampton 0

The 100th competitive meeting between these two sides saw chances aplenty, with both goalkeepers on top form, but Redmond's strike was enough to give Chris Hughton's side their first Premier League victory of the season.

Adam Lallana came closest to a goal for Mauricio Pochettino's men, volleying against the post, but Norwich created the majority of the chances, with England Under-21 international Redmond at the hub of their best play.

Pochettino, meanwhile, handed a first start to Southampton's record signing Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, in place of Jay Rodriguez, while Guly do Prado and Jos Hooiveld missed out through injury.

At the other end, Bradley Johnson faced shouts for a penalty when Lallana's shot crashed into his outstretched arm. Referee Howard Webb, though, deemed the handball accidental.

Norwich then had a penalty shout of their own, Van Wolfswinkel's back-post header hitting Calum Chambers, but Webb again waved away the appeals.

The hosts looked the more dangerous and Chambers was again fortunate, this time not to score an own-goal, when he deflected Steven Whittaker's drilled cross-cum-shot wide of goal.

Norwich's aerial threat also continued, with Fer heading wide from a Snodgrass free-kick, before Elmander headed over from Redmond's cross from the left.

Redmond's winner came after 67 minutes when he cut in from the left and beat his man with a step-over, before hitting a low right-footed shot that flew in at the near post.

And Redmond almost grabbed a second with another solo effort, dribbling from just inside the visitors' half before seeing his shot saved, much to the annoyance of Van Wolfswinkel, who was free in the area.