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Ten-man Southampton hold on to beat rivals Portsmouth in feisty derby
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Relief will surely be the overriding emotion for Tonda Eckert when he reflects on his last few days as Southampton’s head coach. After avoiding an immediate ban after Wednesday’s ruling on his part in the Spygate scandal that rocked the Championship last season, he oversaw victory in his first south coast derby in the St Mary’s dugout as his 10 men held firm in the face of Portsmouth’s second-half onslaught following Cam Bragg’s red card.There was widespread surprise at the leniency of Eckert’s punishment after Southampton admitted to spying on…
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