Match Reports
Arsenal Away Drew 3 – 3
To push the metaphor to its extreme, the curve ball that was thrown at Crystal Palace by including Aribo had been hit out of the park, but Rubén tried a similar ploy at Arsenal by selecting Adam Armstrong. Maybe Ramsdale was still laughing as he played the ball away, but only to Alcaraz who returned […]
Crystal Palace Home Lost 0 – 2
There was enough promise in our ‘no forwards’ ploy to continue with it for Crystal Palace‘s visit, especially with Adams still unavailable, but Rubén also sprang a surprise by recalling Aribo to play in midfield. Aribo’s best skill, that we’ve seen anyway, has been his finishing, but he wasted an opportunity to put Saints ahead […]
Manchester City Home Lost 1 – 4
Still no Adams to face Manchester City, and after Mara’s less than effective display last time out, manager Sellés named just Walcott and Sulemana as his forward players. Those two played out wide, leaving Alcaraz and Elyounoussi in the middle, but in front of Lavia and Ward-Prowse, so with licence to get forward when possible. […]
West Ham Away Lost 1 – 0
Not everyone returned from international duty in one piece so Saints were without Adams and Salisu at West Ham; of those forced off in the last match, Bednarek made it despite cracked ribs, but Bella-Katchup did not, leaving Ćaleta-Car as the other centre back left standing. Statistically, Ć-C is our best defender as we let […]
Tottenham Home Drew 3 – 3
Sulemana didn’t make the starting team against Tottenham, and neither did any other January window acquisitions – in fact two didn’t even make the 20 man squad. A return to the XI for Lavia at least meant three of the season’s new signings did start, but even that is a damning indictment of our recruitment […]
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