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Michael Emmons
BBC Sport at Craven Cottage

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Bottom Southampton frustrated Fulham and held out for a goalless draw as new Saints boss Ivan Juric watched from the stands.

Former Roma manager and ex-Croatian player Juric was appointed on Saturday after Russell Martin was sacked last Sunday, shortly after a humiliating 5-0 home defeat to Tottenham.

Juric took his place in the press with members of his coaching staff and saw the Saints pick up just their sixth point of the season.

But they were indebted to returning goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to avoid defeat.

The England goalkeeper, who joined in the summer from Arsenal, had missed six weeks of action due to a finger injury, but made a number of fine saves.

He fingered a superb curling effort from the dangerous Alex Iwobi after just three minutes and midway through the second half showed superb reflexes to push over Harry Wilson’s powerful half-volley.

Substitute Adama Traore had a brilliant chance to win it late on for Fulham but dragged his angled effort just wide of the post.

Despite the point, Southampton are bottom of the top table for the first time in their history at Christmas and their six points are the joint third-fewest of any side in the Premier League era, trailing only Sheffield United (two in 2020-21) and Sunderland (five in 2005-06) with fewer.