‘I went too early didn’t I?’ How Adam Armstrong’s greatest moment in football was also his most embarrassing

Adam Armstrong scored the goal that fired Southampton back into the Premier League in May – but he feared becoming a meme for an incident shortly before the final whistle.

After 101 minutes of action in the play-off final against Leeds, referee John Brooks blew his whistle, and Armstrong removed his shirt, twirling it above his head as he charged off to celebrate with the Southampton fans.

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