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Alex Reading

Alex Reading

Sports Journalist · 17 articles

Key battles: Manchester United (H)
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Key battles: Manchester United (H)

Saints take on Manchester United at St Mary’s in their toughest challenge of the season to date. Jose Mourinho’s team have had a blistering start to the season and currently sit joint-top of the league with their neighbours, Manchester City. Mauricio Pellegrino will be hoping that Saints can build upon their victory at Crystal Palace […]

Predicted Opposition XI: Watford (H)
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Predicted Opposition XI: Watford (H)

Southampton welcome Watford to St Mary’s on Saturday in their fourth match of the season and their third on the South Coast. Both sides have had a good start to the season, with two draws sandwiching a win in both sides’ first three games. Saints are the third southern club that Watford have played already […]

Five things we learned – Wolves (H)
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Five things we learned – Wolves (H)

Southampton put in a woeful performance as they dropped out of the League Cup on Wednesday to a Wolves team who made many changes to their starting line-up. In what was an incredibly dull first half of football, Saints resembled a team void of ideas, creativity and desire. Mauricio Pellegrino went with a 3-4-3 formation […]

Southampton vs West Ham: Last time out
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Southampton vs West Ham: Last time out

Southampton welcome West Ham to St Mary’s on Saturday in their second game of the 2017/18 campaign and their second competitive home match under Mauricio Pellegrino, after a goalless draw against Swansea City last week. The new Argentine boss will be hoping to fare better against the Hammers than his predecessor, Claude Puel, who suffered […]

Southampton 0-0 Swansea: Five who impressed
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Southampton 0-0 Swansea: Five who impressed

Southampton kicked off their Premier League campaign on Saturday when they welcomed Swansea City to St Mary’s in front of a full-house. This was Mauricio Pellegrino’s first competitive game in charge of the Saints and he will have been hoping to see some impressive displays. Whilst the game ended in a frustrating goalless draw, much […]

What should we expect from this season?
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What should we expect from this season?

Many football fans and pundits around the UK were surprised that Southampton parted ways with Claude Puel after only one season in charge. Puel guided the Saints to an 8th place finish and a Wembley cup final, which would normally represent a successful season. By numbers, however, the story is slightly different. In the 2016/17 […]

Predicted XI – Saint-Etienne (A)
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Predicted XI – Saint-Etienne (A)

Southampton ramp up their pre-season preparations on Saturday with a friendly against Saint-Etienne, which will conclude their tour of France. Mauricio Pellegrino will hope to see progress within the squad following a week of intense training in Évian-les-Bains. The new boss has, so far, only seen a glimpse of what the Saints squad is capable of, […]

What should we expect from the transfer window?
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What should we expect from the transfer window?

The summer transfer window is both an exciting and stressful time for football fans. Social media, newspaper rumours and betting companies have all contributed to the growing fan-fare of the transfer period as clubs gear up to tackle the approaching Premier League season. Southampton, arguably, have had the most difficult summer transfer Windows of recent […]

Five players that Saints should sell
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Five players that Saints should sell

It’s that time of year again where the evenings are lighter, people dust off their tennis rackets, and football transfer rumours and stories pour over the internet like a plague. In terms of unsettled summers, few have had it worse than Saints fans over the last few years, with transfer windows often resulting in a […]

Assessing the potential Chinese takeover of Southampton FC
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Assessing the potential Chinese takeover of Southampton FC

The summer is often a turbulent time of year for the Saints and their fans. With constant media speculation linking players with moves away, the ever changing odds of a manager’s departure and deciphering cryptic messages from players’ social media accounts, it never seems to be a settled period for the club. This year is […]

Southampton vs Manchester United: Combined XI
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Southampton vs Manchester United: Combined XI

Southampton welcome Manchester United to St Mary’s on Wednesday evening in their penultimate game of the campaign. The Saints will be on the hunt for three points to end the season as “best of the rest” in eighth place. To do so, they will need to defeat one of the top six sides in the […]

Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton – Five who impressed
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Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton – Five who impressed

The Saints travelled back from Teesside with all three points on Saturday having defeated Middlesbrough 2-1, courtesy of goals from Jay Rodriguez and Nathan Redmond. The result moves Southampton up to ninth in Premier League with only two games remaining, while Middlesbrough are already preparing for life in the Championship next season. Saints fans will have been […]

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