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Southampton<\/a> manager Ivan Juric has pointed to a gap in physicality between the Premier League and the Championship as a key reason newly promoted teams struggle in England’s top flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comments came after Southampton\u2019s 3-1 defeat <\/a>to Tottenham on Sunday, a result that confirmed their relegation with seven games remaining \u2014 the earliest in Premier League history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ipswich Town and Leicester City, the other clubs promoted alongside Southampton, are also in danger of going straight back down. Both remain deep in the relegation zone, with 17th-placed Wolves currently holding a 12-point cushion above the bottom three.
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