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Southampton 1-1 West Ham: Declan Rice rescues a point for the Hammers on the road as his second half screamer cancels out Romain Perraud's controversial first half opener at St. Mary's

Declan Rice's second half curler won West Ham a point at Southampton, cancelling out Romain Perraud's controversial early opener to share the points at St. Mary's.

Peraud got the Saints in front after just 20 minutes after his shot was rifled into the bottom left corner after Tomas Soucek failed to clear Che Adams' cut back, although the Hammers believed Peter Bankes impeded Jarrod Bowen's defensive efforts.

But the pressure finally told as Rice found an equaliser for his side, combining well with Said Benrahma to unleash a fine curled effort from outside the box to snatch a point for the Hammers.