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Sports Journalist · 39 articles
Southampton recorded their first victory of the season after beating Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park. The Saints line-up was unchanged from their defeat against Leicester City the previous week. A huge boost for Southampton was the absence of Wilfried Zaha, as Palace had lost all 11 games in which the Ivorian hadn’t featured last […]
Southampton suffered their first defeat of the season, as they lost 2-1 against Everton at Goodison Park. Hughes opted to start with a 4-4-2; Jannik Vestergaard had to withdraw from the squad due to injury, Danny Ings made his full debut starting alongside Charlie Austin and James Ward-Prowse came in for Stuart Armstrong who still […]
Southampton got their campaign going with a 0-0 draw against Burnley, in a game which turned out to be a battle between the two English goalkeepers. Mark Hughes handed league debuts to two of the new signings as Jannik Vestergaard and Stuart Armstrong were both in the starting 11, while Angus Gunn, Danny Ings and […]
Southampton picked up a crucial three points against Bournemouth and find themselves within touching distance of Premier League safety. Saints took the lead on the 25-minute mark, through a well-worked counter-attack from a Bournemouth corner. Nathan Redmond flicked the ball into Mario Lemina’s path. Lemina timed his through ball to Dusan Tadic perfectly, and the […]
Southampton let a two-goal lead slip against Chelsea and now find themselves five points from safety, with the same number of games left to play. The Saints made only one change, which was enforced. Jack Stephens was suspended due to the red card he picked up against Arsenal, meaning it was a Premier League debut […]
Southampton produced a much better performance against a heavily changed Arsenal side but couldn’t pick up any points and remain in the relegation zone. Southampton reverted to a three-back system, bringing in Maya Yoshida alongside Jack Stephens and Wesley Hoedt. Oriol Romeu and James Ward-Prowse were brought into the midfield and Shane Long started upfront. […]
Southampton put in an embarrassing performance against fellow strugglers Newcastle United in another six-pointer, and now they find themselves in trouble once again. James Ward-Prowse and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg were introduced back to the starting 11 by Mauricio Pellegrino and despite all the talk of attacking intent and playing two up-front, Guido Carrillo was still the […]
Southampton failed to pick up the three points in another must-win game, where they had the majority of the chances against fellow relegation contenders Stoke City. Mauricio Pellegrino brought Josh Sims into the starting line-up, following his impressive performance off the bench against Burnley, yet the goalscorer Manolo Gabbiadini remained benched. James Ward-Prowse, who has […]
Manolo Gabbiadini’s 90th minute goal was enough to earn Southampton a crucial point against Burnley at Turf Moor to lift the Saints out of the relegation zone. Bringing in Oriol Romeu for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was Southampton’s only change following their FA Cup victory against West Brom. The first chance of the game fell to Saints […]
Southampton came up with one of their best performances of the season at the Hawthorns to overcome Alan Pardew’s West Brom side, which lifted the Saints to 14th spot. Mauricio Pellegrino named an attacking line-up, including handing record signing Guido Carrillo his first start for the Saints, with Shane Long making way. Mario Lemina was […]
Southampton missed out on a huge opportunity to move out of the relegation zone, but failed to capitalise against Chris Hughton’s Brighton and Hove Albion side. Mauricio Pellegrino made two changes to the side that drew against Spurs. Mario Lemina and Manolo Gabbiadini were dropped and Steven Davis and Shane Long were brought in. Record […]
Southampton held Mauricio Pochettino’s high-flying Tottenham side to a 1-1 draw at St Mary’s on Sunday, but remain within the relegation zone. Mauricio Pellegrino made two changes to the side that drew against Watford last Saturday. Shane Long and Steven Davis made way for Manolo Gabbiadini and Mario Lemina. Maurcio Pochettino also made two changes […]