Saturday 8 December 2012 21:46, UK
Southampton moved out of the bottom three with a narrow but fully-deserved 1-0 victory over Reading.
| Southampton | Team Statistics | Reading |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Shots on Target | 2 |
| 10 | Shots off Target | 4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Corners | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 78.1 | Passing Success | 64.7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 15 |
| 68.2 | Tackles Success | 80 |
| 65 | Possession | 35 |
| 56.5 | Territorial Advantage | 43.5 |
| 465 | Total Passes | 232 |
| 25 | Total Crosses | 24 |
| 175 | Lost Balls | 178 |
| 45 | Recoveries | 21 |
| 64.2 | 1st Half Poss. | 35.8 |
| 68.9 | 2nd Half Poss. | 31.1 |
