Saints remain in the bottom three after the result but Adkins believes that his side are showing the right attitude to improve.
"The supporters have been great, the players outstanding," he told BBC Sport.
"We're in the toughest league in the world and intend to stay there."
Southampton are 19th in the table with five points from 11 games.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 43 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 85 | 53 | 32 | 89 |
| 2 | Leicester CityLeicester | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 41 | 88 |
| 3 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 87 |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 54 | 30 | 84 |
| 5 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 42 | 24 | 72 |
| 6 | Norwich CityNorwich | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 71 |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 65 |
| 8 | Coventry CityCoventry | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 14 | 63 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 63 |
| 10 | Preston North EndPreston | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 63 |
| 11 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 43 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 59 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 58 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 56 |
| 14 | Swansea CitySwansea | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 53 |
| 15 | Watford | 43 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 52 |
| 16 | Millwall | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 50 |
| 17 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 49 |
| 18 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 43 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 48 |
| 19 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 47 |
| 20 | Stoke CityStoke | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 60 | -19 | 47 |
| 21 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 43 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 45 |
| 22 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 43 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 44 |
| 23 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 43 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 44 |
| R | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 43 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 85 | -53 | 23 |
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