Match Reports
Watford Away Won 1 – 3
A sunny, if breezy, Sunday afternoon, first pint of Downlands Best Bitter poured and ready, sound turned down on the telly to avoid the Sky commentary, Johnnie Walker on the radio… only Saints could spoil things – and this being an away game, they didn’t let anyone down, You didn’t need TV sound to recognise […]
Arsenal Home Lost 0 – 2
During these peculiar times, our home stadium has been surrounded by a 12 foot high olive green solid metal barrier and for all I know they may have laid barbed wire and landmines in the no-mans-land leading up to the building itself. Fortress St. Mary’s? We wish! The team slumped to yet another home defeat, […]
It’s Back Norwich Away Won 0 – 3
It’s football again… but not as we know it. Yes, the Premier League is back, to maintain the integrity of the competition of course, and nothing whatsoever to do with the clubs keeping their claws on £760m of TV money. Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany have been back for several weeks, but displaying a banner reminding […]
Newcastle Home Lost 0 – 1
Southampton began brightly against Newcastle, being all over their opponents like a rash (or is that a virus?) in the first couple of minutes, but thereafter they never really recovered from a ninth minute scare when they had to be rescued by an amazing triple save from McCarthy to keep out Gayle and Almirón (twice). Saints had […]
West Ham Away Lost 3 – 1
Djenepo was on compassionate leave and missed the trip to West Ham, leaving Boufal wide on the left and Obafemi leading the attack alongside Long, with Ings on the bench – only those close to the team know whether this was a wise safeguard of a valuable asset or unnecessary caution. Despite Walker-Peters being […]
Aston Villa Home Won 2 – 0
We now know that Bednarek’s absence against Burnley was down to footballing reasons rather than injury. It’s hard to imagine circumstances where Vestergaard would be the better option, and in any case, why were we selecting our team to cope with Burnley’s players? Get a grip, Ralph! The manager had problems for Aston Villa’s visit […]
Burnley Home Lost 1 – 2
No Redmond to face Burnley, and Bednarek could only make the bench – maybe a result of his unexpected premature return at Spurs. Walker-Peters, though, was available for his Southampton debut and he played a small part in the third minute goal that was gifted to the visitors: the new W-P made sure he got […]
Tottenham Hotspur Away FA Cup 4th Round Replay Lost 3 – 2
And so to Tottenham for what could prove to be our last ever F.A. Cup replay – certainly if the manager gets his way. Ralph went with his usual ploy for this competition with Gunn in goal and Lewis on the bench, but there was no place in the squad for Djenepo due to illness – hopefully not […]
Liverpool Away Lost 4 – 0
Soares was never going to feature at Liverpool due to injury, but the arrival of his replacement, Walker-Peters, meant Ralph had a new option at full back – one that he wisely declined, although taking on the World Champions with our best midfielder now in defence wasn’t ideal, especially with injury also ruling out the […]
Tottenham Hotspur Home FA Cup 4th Round Drew 1 – 1
Another outing for Gunn in goal was the only concession to prevailing attitudes to the FA Cup, Ings being restored, but Southampton also had to face Spurs without injured Long and Soares so Obafemi and Danso deputised – tough on Danso who seems to be the fifth choice centre back but only gets game time in […]
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