Next Up
Manchester CityMCI
vs
SouthamptonSOU
Sat 25 Apr16:15
Ed Carter

Ed Carter

Sports Journalist · 60 articles

Passionate football and Saints fan with an opinion to share.

Chelsea 4-2 Southampton – Five Things Learned
Feature Writers

Chelsea 4-2 Southampton – Five Things Learned

Saints were beaten 4-2 by league leaders Chelsea despite domination from the visitors in the first half. Claude Puel’s men made two changes to the side that lost to Manchester City, as former Chelsea man Oriol Romeu returned from suspension and the in-form winger Nathan Redmond was surprisingly replaced by Sofiane Boufal. Like the last meeting in […]

Chelsea vs Southampton – Last time out
Feature Writers

Chelsea vs Southampton – Last time out

Southampton travel to league leaders Chelsea on Tuesday for a massive game for both sides. Claude Puel’s men will need to take any points possible from this game, as a loss could take Saints down to the bottom half of the table. However, Chelsea are just four points clear at the top after a few poor performances, […]

Predicted Opposition XI – Chelsea (A)
Feature Writers

Predicted Opposition XI – Chelsea (A)

Southampton travel to Stamford Bridge to face league leaders Chelsea on Tuesday. Antonio Conte’s men lost their last Premier League game 2-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford and haven’t been at their best in recent weeks despite winning three of their last five games, but are still the favourites for the Premier League title. Southampton are coming […]

Southampton summer transfer wishlist – Ed’s choices
Feature Writers

Southampton summer transfer wishlist – Ed’s choices

With only four-and-a-half weeks until our last game of the season against Stoke, the end of the campaign is nearing and that means that the summer transfer window is nearby. In the summer, Southampton are mostly known for selling our biggest players from the previous season but, with a lack of quality in our squad depth, Saints will […]

Southampton 0-3 Manchester City – Five things learned
Feature Writers

Southampton 0-3 Manchester City – Five things learned

Southampton were outclassed by a good Manchester City side yesterday, as they were beaten comfortably 3-0 at St. Mary’s. Despite many good opportunities for the away side in the first-half, Saints had a good chance to score as Manolo Gabbiadini pulled the ball back to Dusan Tadic, whose strike from the edge of the box […]

Southampton vs Manchester City – Last time out
Feature Writers

Southampton vs Manchester City – Last time out

Southampton are coming up against Manchester City on Saturday and, ahead of the clash at St. Mary’s, we’ve taken a look at what happened when the two sides met in the reverse fixture earlier on in the season. Southampton came into this match after a 3-1 win against Burnley and were full of confidence, whereas […]

Puel has ‘a lot of respect’ for Guardiola
News

Puel has ‘a lot of respect’ for Guardiola

Ahead of the clash between Southampton and Manchester City on Saturday, Claude Puel was full of high praise for his counterpart Pep Guardiola. This is not the first season that the two tacticians have met. They played against each other in the Champions League round of 16, when Barcelona, managed by Guardiola, faced Lyon, managed by Puel. The […]

Southampton vs Manchester City – Five to impress
Feature Writers

Southampton vs Manchester City – Five to impress

Southampton host Manchester City at St. Mary’s on Saturday, as the Saints try to make it three wins on the bounce. Man City will provide a tough test for Saints, but with the good run of form in addition to the potential return of Manolo Gabbiadini, who was in fine goal scoring form before his […]

West Brom 0-1 Southampton – Five things learned
Feature Writers

West Brom 0-1 Southampton – Five things learned

Southampton narrowed the gap between them and West Brom by beating the Baggies 1-0 at the Hawthorns after a wonderful first-half strike from Jordy Clasie. Claude Puel made two changes from the side that beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday, as suspended Oriol Romeu and injured Steven Davis were replaced by Jordy Clasie and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Puel’s side dominated the first-half and […]

Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace – The Key Points
Feature Writers

Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace – The Key Points

Southampton put in a decent performance to fend off a well structured Crystal Palace side and beat them 3-1, gaining a valuable three points at St Mary’s. Coming into the game, a win would have taken the Saints as high as ninth, but a loss could have taken them all the way down to 15th […]

Southampton vs Crystal Palace – Combined XI
Feature Writers

Southampton vs Crystal Palace – Combined XI

Southampton face Crystal Palace under the lights on Wednesday evening and will be hoping to bounce back from Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Bournemouth. Palace have been in fantastic form recently, with four league wins in a row and an impressive win against the league leaders Chelsea after a fine performance from the Eagles. Sam Allardyce’s side are just […]

Southampton 0-0 Bournemouth – The Key Points
Feature Writers

Southampton 0-0 Bournemouth – The Key Points

The Saints were forced to a 0-0 draw with ‘rivals’ Bournemouth on Saturday, despite domination from a tough Cherries side in the second half. The hosts started well, with Dusan Tadic clipping the post and Jay Rodriguez forcing a fantastic save from former saint Artur Boruc. However, as the game progressed, Bournemouth grew into the contest and were […]

← PreviousPage 5 of 5