Blues goalscorer Omari Hutchinson says hard work was the key to last night’s 1-0 success at Southampton and specifically his goal which secured the three points.

Hutchinson, 19, who is on loan with Town from Chelsea for the season, won the ball and was then played in by Conor Chaplin on the half-hour as the second-placed Blues won their fourth away game in a row and their sixth match of seven in the Championship this season.

The goal was Hutchinson’s first for a senior team on his first league start.

“I’m buzzing – first start and a first goal,” he told the club website. “The team worked really hard and we’re delighted.

“It was tough and a bit of a blow. I played just shy of 80 minutes and I worked really hard, which is what the manager wanted from me.

“It’s about working hard, working to get the ball back and then also expressing yourself, which is what I tried to do.”

Regarding his goal and his somersault celebration, he added: “We work a lot on the press in training and I managed to show him inside, get a tackle off and then hit a shot with my left foot which went in off the post.

“I always thought I’d wait for a home game to score and celebrate a goal like that but I thought I’d bring it out now to surprise everyone.”

Photos: Matchday Images

BlueParadigm added 14:57 - Sep 20 All together now: Omari ho ho ho ho Omari ho ho ho ho He’s deadly on the wing And that’s why we all sing Omari ho ho ho ho
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Bazza8564 added 14:58 - Sep 20 Great performance from Omari, just what we needed and he will settle now because he will be a firm favorite.
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Suffolkboy added 15:09 - Sep 20 Another careful choice by KM , fitting the character ,potential and athletic young mould ITFC are seeking to bring to the squad ! O H has intelligence ,energy and ball techniques which will enhance both his and the team results . Great stuff ,Yong man ., COYB
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Robert_Garrett added 15:53 - Sep 20 Now lets put Blackburn to the sword with Omari.............................
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Ebantiass added 16:16 - Sep 20 Brilliant display and well with the win. Hard working team and well disciplined. Absolutely delighted.
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Saxonblue74 added 16:21 - Sep 20 Yes the team worked hard, but Omari in particular. I lost count of the number of times he pressed, tackled back and put himself in for a 50/50. Very impressive.
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chepstowblue added 17:24 - Sep 20 I was unsure before last night but he played very well. Can somebody please explain to me though how he didn't get cautioned. Six fouls, at least two or which were yellows. Even in the biased away section last night it caused both huge disbelief and mirth. I can't remember the last time we benefitted so much from officials decisions at an away game.
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cressi added 17:39 - Sep 20 Night & Day between his first performance at Sunderland when he came on late big adjustment to playing first team football came on v Cardiff played well in cameo performance, But excellent last night well done to the young man and the staff.
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Gforce added 17:59 - Sep 20 The messiah has a difficult decision to make on Saturday, stick with Omari or bring back Broadhead?? Realistically Hutch will feel pretty hard done by if he's back on the bench after that performance.
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BobbyBell added 09:33 - Sep 21 Saturday is a home game so KM may decide on a different approach He will study Blackburn thoroughly and pick the 11 players that he feels will do the most damage. He may feel that Broady, Evans or even Aluko could provide killer passes to open up their defense whereas Hutchinson may not get the space to use his skills. If we get a lead and Blackburn come at us then Hutchinson off the bench could be a brilliant move. When we were under pressure from Southampton it crossed my mind that the pace of Hutchinson, Burns and Jackson on the counter attack would cause any team to think twice about throwing men forward.

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eddiespearitt03 added 09:41 - Sep 21 Squad rotation may dampen the excitement. He has to be a regular , surely, going on that performance . McKenna will not want to burn him out......so appearances wil be measured.
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Monkey_Blue added 11:51 - Sep 21 Was constantly involved from the first whistle. He’ll find out that as long as he works his socks off the town fans will appreciate him… if he can produce some goals and some magic on top we’ll love him.
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