Southampton suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Stoke in what may prove Claude Puel's final game as manager.
Their club's hierarchy had revealed plans to review his position at the season's end, offering him minimal support, and after their latest defeat and inability to score for a fifth straight game at home, may act despite finishing eighth in the Premier League.
Increasing hostility from the club's supporters will also add further pressure on the Frenchman's position, whose team lost after a second-half header from Peter Crouch that took Stoke to 13th.
Concerns either team, with little to play for beyond the additional B£1.
Claude Puel jeered as Southampton end the season with a defeat
