New Southampton boss Ivan Juric watches goalless stalemate at Fulham

New Southampton head Ivan Juric was successful attendance arsenic his broadside held Fulham to a goalless Premier League tie astatine Craven Cottage.

Juric, who signed an 18-month statement astatine St Mary’s earlier this week, watched from the stands arsenic his caller broadside picked up a much-needed constituent successful difficult conditions connected Sunday.

Saints interim leader Simon Rusk was connected the touchline arsenic the heroics of Aaron Ramsdale disappointment Marco Silva’s men.

Juric will return complete from the departed Russell Martin adjacent week.

Despite Fulham flexing their attacking value successful the opening 10 minutes, they grounded to person their chances.

After Alex Iwobi’s speculative effort from his weaker near ft narrowly missed the top-right corner, a move which started done Timothy Castagne saw his debased transverse not turned successful by the Cottagers’ surging forwards from six-yards out.

The hosts were having occurrence done marauding left-back Antonee Robinson. The United States world was often seen overlapping Iwobi and whipping successful deliveries, but Southampton were resilient defensively arsenic it seemed improbable that the stalemate was going to surgery earlier half-time.

The visitors were making a bully relationship of themselves successful beforehand of caller leader Juric and 18-year-old Tyler Dibling was astatine the bosom of their attacking moves successful the first 45 minutes.

The attacking midfield subordinate battled pinch Calvin Bassey, skipping past him down the correct flank successful a bid to resistance his broadside up the pitch. But, contempt immoderate bully moments, Southampton needed to do much aft the break if they were to break the deadlock.

Dibling came disconnected astatine the break and Robinson continued his dazzling display.

On the hr mark, the full-back performed a akin tally down the channel, crossing into Raul Jimenez earlier Ramsdale was capable to contradict the striker pinch a tipped prevention complete the crossbar.

It felt for illustration Fulham’s fortunes were starting to turn, but the value of the returning Ramsdale continued to frustrate the westbound Londoners.

And Saints’ number 1 showed his value erstwhile again pinch the prevention of the match. An inch-perfect transportation by Adama Traore from heavy recovered the outstretched footwear of Harry Wilson, but Ramsdale dispersed himself and sewage an all-important touch to support the scores level from six-yards out.