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Result: Southampton 1-0 West Ham United

Result: Southampton 1-0 West Ham
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Southampton maintain their 100% home record and strengthen their grip at the top of the Championship, edging out second-place West Ham 1-0.

Southampton won the battle of the top two in the Championship this evening, seeing off West Ham 1-0 at St Mary's to maintain their 100% home record.

The only goal of the game was scored by defender Jos Hooiveld on the stroke of half-time, the Dutchman rising highest to head home Danny Fox's corner.

The visiting Hammers piled on the pressure in the second half but were unable to breach Kelvin Davis's goal.

Southampton extend their lead at the Championship summit to five points from West Ham, who remain second.

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2Arsenal19116238172139
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1911442619737
4Chelsea19105438231535
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle1995532211132
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9Aston Villa198562831-329
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton196942928127
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12Brentford197393335-224
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham196582335-1223
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd196492126-522
15Crystal Palace194872027-720
16Everton183871524-917
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1944113142-1116
18Ipswich TownIpswich1936101833-1515
19Leicester CityLeicester1935112242-2014
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