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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24428772" data-attributes="member: 158020">Southampton 3 Bournemouth 3: Saints secure Premier League status with draw  Southampton secured their Premier League status for another season despite twice letting slip a lead in a 3-3 draw with Bournemouth at St Mary's Stadium.Ralph Hasenhuttl's side scored first through the in-form Shane Long but trailed 2-1 at the interval after goals from Dan Gosling and Callum Wilson. A see-saw contest on the south coast swung back in the Saints' favour in the second half, James Ward-Prowse levelling at 2-2 before substitute Matt Targett headed in Yan Valery's cross. However, Wilson's second denied Southampton a fourth win in their last five home games, albeit the point – coupled with Cardiff City's 1-0 loss at Fulham – means they are safe with two fixtures remaining. Long had scored after just seven seconds in the 1-1 draw against Watford in midweek but had to wait a little longer to find the net on Saturday, his 12th-minute strike from Nathan Redmond’s square pass finding its way in via a deflection off defender Nathan Ake.A tactical switch from Eddie Howe turned the tide, though Gosling had already equalised by the time Bournemouth switched to a back four. Still, the change saw them control the rest of the first half, adding a second goal when Wilson converted a rebound from David Brooks' long-range effort.Hasenhuttl saw an alteration of his own pay off too, Targett coming on to score his first league goal for the club to add to Ward-Prowse’s left-footed drive. And, while Wilson popped up again to draw Bournemouth level in the closing minutes by tapping home Ryan Fraser’s low cross, Southampton were still able to celebrate at the final whistle.</blockquote>

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