Saints and toothless Baggies plan to splash more cash

Southampton 0 West Brom 0

A share of the spoils means both managers are awaiting their first wins since taking charge during a summer period that saw overhauls of both squads. Graziano Pelle was brought in by Koeman to provide goals but he struggled to make an impact, while Irvine’s club-record acquisition Brown Ideye came off the bench and almost marked his debut with a winning goal for the Baggies.

But all in all, it was a game worthy of its scoreline and Saints boss Koeman was under no illusions that there is yet more work to be done on his squad before the close of the window.