Danny Ings scored twice on his return from injury as Southampton came out on top 3-1 in an exciting end-of-season encounter with Crystal Palace
With both teams free of the shackles of relegation it resulted in a pulsating encounter full of chances, sparked by an early Christian Benteke opener (2)
But Ings - on his first start since limping off against Tottenham - skilfully equalised with Southampton's first effort on goal (19)
 Palace squandered a perfect opportunity to take the lead but Luka Milivojevic's penalty was saved by Fraser Forster (41)
Southampton made them pay as Che Adams slid home at the back post (48) and Ings neatly finished off a flowing move (75) to wrap up the points
 It was a timely reminder of his qualities with only two weeks until Gareth Southgate names his 26-man England squad for the Euros
Southampton are usually associated with fast starts but it was Palace that came out of the blocks with real intent, fresh from their impressive win at Sheffield United on Saturday
A ball into the Saints box was poorly dealt with and it was Benteke that reacted quickest of all to fire a tidy finish through Forster from a tight angle
Palace looked composed in their shape with Ralph Hasenhuttl's side keeping the ball without really testing their well-organised opponents
 Then Ings came to the party
Nathan Redmond found him with his back to goal inside the box and the England striker did superbly well to turn into space before sending a fine finish into the bottom corner
Jack Stephens and Redmond both had efforts pushed away by Vicente Guaita but Palace still carried a threat with Benteke providing a great platform attack
 Wilfried Zaha then teased Redmond into a silly tackle in the box which gave Milivojevic the opportunity to score from 12 yards
 However, Forster read the spot-kick brilliantly and pushed clear the effort
 VAR had a good look at whether the goalkeeper was off his line but deemed it a legitimate save
Saints took advantage of that reprieve, taking the lead after the break
 James Ward-Prowse, whose set pieces were on-point all night, cleverly mixed up his delivery to fire a low cross to Stuart Armstrong on the edge of the box
 His strike across goal took the Palace defence out of the game and Adams was on hand at the back post to stick it away
Benteke squandered another big chance for Palace when being presented with a ball through on goal by Jack Stephens, however, he perhaps had too long to think about the chance and fired a terrible effort wide of the post
That proved costly as Ings timed his run to perfection to beat the offside trap and finished a flowing Southampton move with another calm finish
Two chances, two goals
 His finishing was the difference between the two teams on the night
 His first one wasn't even really a chance either - a half-chance at best as he swivelled and finished like the world-class predator to find Saints a way back into a match they were struggling to make an impact on
 Special mention to England team-mate Ward-Prowse too, whose delivery, passing in midfield and tenacity stood out once again
 He surely will be in Southgate's plans for the Euros
Southampton are back at St Mary's on Saturday when hosting relegated Fulham
 Meanwhile, Palace are back in action on Sunday lunchtime with a home fixture against Aston Villa, live on 
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