Brentford finally have a first away win of the season as they brushed aside a Southampton team which is on course to become the worst in Premier League history.
A new manager but the same old story for sorry Saints who remain on six points, five short of the 11 which Derby managed in the 2007-08 season.
‘Can we play you every week?’ was the chant ringing out from the away end with the travelling Bees hardly being able to believe how easily they had come away with the points.
They had to wait until only the sixth minute to take the lead. Mikkel Damsgaard capitalised on a poor touch from Joe Aribo and slid the ball into the left channel for Kevin Schade to delicately touch it beyond Aaron Ramsdale.
That early goal extinguished any semblance of an atmosphere inside St Mary’s which has been witness to just four home points this season. With Saints unable to carve out a chance of their own, the Bees almost went two up.
First when Yoane Wissa was denied at point-blank range by Ramsdale after Schade’s pass. And then, when Christian Norgaard nodded Mathias Jensen’s free-kick against the crossbar.
Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Kean Lewis-Potter and Kevin Schade were on target as Brentford put five past Southampton
Mbeumo was twice on target and teed up Lewis-Potter for the fourth goal in a star display
Southampton have changed their manager but it’s the same old story after another defeat
It took until the 38th minute for Southampton to conjure any sort of attack, one which ended with Paul Onuachu heading tamely at goal, and Tyler Dibling fired into the side netting shortly afterwards.
It was a little better but there were plenty of boos ringing out from the home stands at half time.
It was Brentford who remined in control after the break with Mads Roerslev firing a fierce shot at Ramsdale from a tight angle and then Taylor Harwood-Bellis make a last-ditch block to deny Wissa.
Sepp van den Berg then headed in Jensen’s corner from an unmarked position eight yards out before VAR ruled the goal out for Wissa fouling Jan Bednarek as the ball came over.
That galvanised Southampton who began to pour forward in search of an equaliser.
They were almost caught out when Schade flicked on a long clearance to Wissa who wastefully shot over when clean through on goal.
But the Bees soon had a second to end any hopes of Saints reprieve. It was simple in the making, a long clearance from goalkeeper Mark Flekken making its way to Wissa who cleverly played in Bryan Mbuemo to crash into the roof of the net on the overlap.
Seven minutes later, Mbuemo had his second and Brentford their third when Lesley Ugochukwu was adjudged to have pushed van den Berg at the back post. Mbuemo expertly converted to Ramsdale’s left.
Schade opened the scoring with just six minutes on the clock as the Bees made a fast start
After Mbeumo’s double Lewis-Potter finished across Ramsdale’s goal as the Bees finished strong
Wissa made it fiive in the 94th minute tapping home at the back post to continue the punishment
Aaron Ramsdale was forced to pick the ball out of his net five times on a miserable afternoon
Southampton’s heads had well and truly gone and Keane Lewis-Potter ought to have made it four but shot wastefully wide following a brilliant touch from Mbuemo.
In the 92nd minute he was given an almost identical chance to do so and this time he took it, scoring across Ramsdale into the far corner.
Incredibly, there was still time for Southampton to implode even further as Yukinari Sugawara gifted the ball to Wissa in the 94th minute and he took full advantage to score. It is the third time Southampton have conceded five at home this season.
Just like Russell Martin’s teams before him, Juric’s Saints were jeered off the field by those who were still there at full-time, as more misery engulfed St Mary’s.
