WATCH: Southampton 1-0 Middlesbrough.
Monday 12 December 2016 00:27, UK
Sofiane Boufal's first Premier League goal was one to remember as his stunning 25-yard strike sealed Southampton a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
Boufal joined Saints in a club-record deal worth £16m last summer and the Moroccan's moment of magic proved decisive at St Mary's in a game of few clear-cut chances.
Southampton's victory moves them up to 10th in the table while Middlesbrough remain 16th, after just one win in five games.
Boufal has taken time to settle since initially arriving injured from Lille but the 23-year-old is a precocious attacking talent and manager Claude Puel will hope his brilliance here, worthy of winning any game, is just the beginning.
The odd goal was always likely to settle this contest considering both teams have averaged less than one a game in the Premier League, with Southampton managing only 20 shots on target in their last six before kick-off and Boro a league-low 36 all season.
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