Saints ended Burnley's unbeaten home record with an enthralling victory in an open encounter at Turf Moor. Bradley Wright-Phillips collected Jhon Viafara's ball over the top to slot the visitors ahead in the second minute.
After Stern John and Wright-Phillips both hit the post, Jason Euell headed in Nathan Dyer's cross, before Chris McCann converted Andy Gray's pass.
John beat a static defence to restore the Saints' cushion but substitute Ade Akinbiyi set up a tense finale.
Southampton boss George Burley:
"We could have been four goals up in 15 minutes. We scored two and hit the woodwork twice and when those don't go in you get a bit anxious. "We always look capable of scoring but we concede too many and that is an area we will have to look at.
"It is a good result because this is a very difficult place to come. We are beginning to string a few wins together and find some consistency."
Burnley: Kiraly, Alexander, Caldwell (Unsworth 10), Carlisle, Jordan, Elliott (Akinbiyi 69), Spicer, McCann, Lafferty, Blake (Mahon 57), Gray.
Subs Not Used: Jensen, Harley.
Booked: Akinbiyi.
Goals: McCann 31, Akinbiyi 83.
Southampton: Davis, Ifil, Dailly, Thomas, Vignal, Dyer, Euell, Viafara, Idiakez (Surman 86), Wright-Phillips, John (Rasiak 70).
Subs Not Used: Bialkowski, Saganowski, Skacel.
Goals: Wright-Phillips 3, Euell 15, John 51.
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Ref: Nigel Miller (Durham).
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