Newly promoted Southampton have confirmed they are investigating an incident involving goalkeeper Artur Boruc during their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.

It is alleged that the goalkeeper threw a water bottle in to the St. Mary's crowd and began swearing at supporters following Spurs' second goal.

And it is believed that Saints had initially looked at the video footage and insisted the Polish stopper had done nothing wrong, but the club have since announced they will be looking further into the incident.

A club statement said: "Southampton Football Club can confirm that it is investigating allegations of an incident involving Artur Boruc that occured towards the end of the first half during Sunday's match against Tottenham Hotspur.

"The club takes such allegations extremely seriously and will deal with the matter in the appropriate manner."

Boruc, who signed from Serie A side Fiorentina on a free in September  made his Saints debut in their 4-1 defeat away to West Ham earlier this month.

Since their promotion back to the Premier League, Southampton have managed to win only one of their first nine matches and have conceded a league high of 26 goals.

Their poor defensive record has not been helped by the fact Boruc is the third goalkeeper manager Nigel Adkins has used so far this season, but he is expected to start against Leeds United in Saints' Capital One Cup fourth round tie at Elland Road tonight.

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