A SOUTHAMPTON star had to reward a ‘fan’ for successfully predicting their 5-0 defeat to Brentford in cringeworthy scenes.
Saints were stuffed at home as the Bees ran riot at St Mary’s.
The 5-0 hammering leaves the south-coast club ten points from safety in the Premier League and still bottom, stuck on just six points with one win in 20 matches.
But despite the result and the fact he only came on in the second half, the misery continued for Adam Armstrong as he was tasked with appearing in the hospitality lounge after full-time, a custom for players at home Saints matches.
Following a post-match Q&A, he presented a Southampton shirt to one guest who correctly tipped them to lose 5-0 – just as they did at home to Tottenham in December.
And it went to a woman who “knows nothing about football”.
Hugo Scheckter, who founded the Player Care Group, posted a brilliant video on Twitter showing his mum Clare’s name being read out.
That prompted her to squeal in delight, wave her arms and red-and-white scarf in the air and walk up to receive the gift from the striker.
Clare was hilariously mocked and some even jokingly booed her for tipping the awful result.
And Armstrong looked totally awkward and unimpressed as he handed over the Southampton jersey – although he did appear to manage a small polite smile.
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Clare then walked past towards her seat shaking the shirt towards the camera and punching the air in delight.
Her son captioned the post: “Went to the St Mary’s for first time in a while.
“My mum, who knows nothing about football, predicted the 0-5 loss then got booed when collecting her prize from Adam Armstrong in the Saints hospitality.”
Hugo also shared the clip on his Instagram story which was then reshared by Clare.
The video quickly went viral with more than five million views within 12 hours of being posted.
And it prompted a wave of hilarious replies as one labelled it “elite-level trolling”.
One said: “Sensational.”
Another wrote: “This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen.”
A third commented: “How have the club made Adam Armstrong present the prize in those circumstances? That’s poor.”
A fourth added: “That is absolutely amazing.”
A fifth responded: “Mum’s gone from 0 to football oracle in one match, Got the prediction spot on and got the booing from the crowd as a bonus.”
And a final user typed: “Hilarious and humiliating.”
Southampton fans will no doubt be hoping Clare can put her prediction skills to good use by tipping wins against Swansea in the FA Cup before facing Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle in the Premier League before the end of January.
