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Nigel Adkins was in bullish mood despite the frustration of seeing his side held to a goalless draw by league leaders Brighton.

Saints put in a good display in front of more than 26,000 fans at St Mary’s but couldn’t find the goal that would have closed the gap between them and the top of the table Seagulls to five points.

In the end Saints had to rely on a penalty save from Kelvin Davis to ensure a point in a game where their dominance merited all three.

Adkins said: “Kelvin made a save from a penalty but I think we dominated the game.

“We were on the front foot from the beginning, we played the game on our terms and against an exceptionally good footballing side we didn’t allow them the opportunity to do that.

“Great credit to my team because I thought from a defensive shape point of view we did fantastic to turnover the ball and create opportunities.

“At the end of the day they made numerous blocks and put their bodies on the line to block shots and our first half performance was excellent, very high tempo.

“We just lacked the goal basically.

“It was a really good atmosphere, the supporters were magnificent and we played a team which at this moment in time are sitting top of the league and I think we were the better side.”

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