Southampton’s automatic promotion hopes were dealt a huge blow after suffering a dramatic late defeat against Ipswich Town. Russell Martin‘s side picked up just one point over the Easter weekend after being held to a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough in the previous game. They now reside 12 points adrift of the top two, albeit with two games in hand on Leeds United and Ipswich. Even having played fewer games, the gap may be insurmountable now given the form others are in heading into the final stretch. Martin was particularly disappointed on Monday given the manner of the defeat, with Jeremy Sarm…
