What's happening with Southampton
teams.ie Editorial TeamSouthampton continue their relentless ascent through the Championship, now sitting fourth after extending their unbeaten streak to 18 games with a dominant 3-0 victory over Blackburn, and they're perfectly positioned to shake up the automatic promotion race when they host Ipswich in a season-defining clash at St Mary's on Tuesday night. The Saints have won seven straight and climbed from mid-table obscurity into genuine promotion contenders, while Ipswich's grip on the automatic spots is being tested by this red-hot Southampton side that shows no signs of slowing down. With Irish connections potentially in play across the Championship's upper reaches, this is one of the standout fixtures of the evening, live on Sky, as the top-four battle reaches boiling point.
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