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Chastening Southampton debut for Aaron Ramsdale as calamitous defending gifts Brentford win

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Yoane Wissa scores from close range – Reuters/David Klein

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A calamitous defensive display from Southampton gifted Brentford three easy points on a chastening debut for Aaron Ramsdale at the GTech Stadium.

Two goals from Bryan Mbeumo and a bundled effort from Yoane Wissa proved once again there is life after Ivan Toney, who watched on from the stands following his move to Saudi side Al-Ahli on deadline day.

Ramsdale enjoyed a solid debut following his £25 million switch from Arsenal on Friday, but was undermined by his side’s woeful efforts to play out from the back that were twice picked off by the aggressive hosts for Mbeumo to score.

Wissa added a third goal after the Saints failed to defend a long Mathias Jensen throw and he bundled the ball over the line after Ramsdale parried away Nathan Collins’ flick-on to the back post.

The Saints scored a stoppage-time consolation to break their Premier League duck when recent signing Yukinari Sugawara’s shot went in off the post.

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