Southampton and Fulham in six goal thriller

Struggling Southampton battled out a 3-3 draw at home to Fulham in a see-saw clash in the English Premier League.

The result leaves Southampton, now winless in their last nine games, 19th in the 20-team league and prime relegation candidates. Fulham rose a place to 15th.

Former England midfielder Jamie Redknapp made his debut for Southampton after signing on Tuesday from Tottenham for the club now managed by his father Harry.

Redknapp helped set up the first Southampton goal and was unlucky not to be awarded a free kick when fouled near the halfway line on 50 minutes. Instead, play was waved on and Tomasz Radzinski struck to put Fulham 3-2 up.

But the Saints salvaged a point, and their fourth consecutive home draw, 19 minutes from time when under-pressure Liam Rosenior sliced an own goal.

Fulham had gone ahead in the 20th minute when Papa Bouba Diop rose to meet a corner but Southampton hit back swiftly with well-taken goals from striker Kevin Phillips in the 21st and 29th minute.

Fulham made it 2-2 just before halftime as Steed Malbranque took advantage of poor Southampton defending from a corner.

At the top Chelsea are seven points clear of champions Arsenal after their 2-0 win over Middlesbrough on Tuesday.