Southampton were held to a goalless draw away at Blackburn Rovers on the weekend, leaving their aspirations of automatic promotion all but over. Russell Martin‘s side dominated the ball for much of the encounter but they lacked a real cutting edge in the final third. The South Coasters reside in fourth, 12 points adrift of second-placed Ipswich Town, albeit with two games in hand. Even if they were to win those, they’d still have to surmount a six-point gap, which is pretty unlikely at this stage of the season with games running out. Had they won yesterday, with Ipswich and Leeds United both l…
