Full-strength Southampton knocked out of Carabao Cup by depleted Brentford

The Sky Bet Championship club’s plans for the second-round tie had been considerably disrupted by an unnamed player testing positive for Covid-19

Christian Norgaard scored for Brentford at Southampton. Picture: Adam Davy/PA

Brentford shrugged off a mini coronavirus crisis to dump Premier League Southampton out of the Carabao Cup with a surprise 2-0 success at St Mary’s.

Quickfire first-half goals from Bees pair Christian Norgaard and Josh Dasilva upset a full-strength Saints side.