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Southampton fans react to Charlie Austin display against Cardiff

Charlie Austin of Southampton shoots a header and hits the crossbar during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton FC at...
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Southampton lost to Cardiff City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Charlie Austin of Southampton celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton FC at Wembley Stadium on December 5,...

Southampton fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Charlie Austin against Cardiff City.

Austin featured for Southampton in their Premier League game against Cardiff away from home at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The 29-year-old forward started the match and played for 75 minutes, as the Saints lost 1-0.

According to WhoScored, the former Queens Park Rangers forward took four shots, had a pass accuracy of 66.7%, won two headers, and made one tackle and one clearance.

Austin has made seven starts and five substitute appearances in the Championship for QPR so far this season, scoring one goal in the process, according to WhoScored.

The defeat to Cardiff in Wales means that the Saints are now second from bottom in the Premier League table with just nine points from 16 matches.

Southampton fans were not impressed with the performance of Austin and have criticised the forward – who earns £70,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com – on Twitter.

Below are some of the best comments:

Charlie Austin of Southampton scores his team's first goal under pressure from Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton FC...

Charlie Austin of Southampton runs to the bench to celebrate a goal which was then disallowed during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Watford FC at St Mary's Stadium on...