Match Reports
Crystal Palace Away Won 0 – 1
A change at the helm for Crystal Palace before Southampton’s visit, with Frank De Boer’s dismissal relieving Les Reed of one (fewest games) of his Premier League short service records, but not the other (elapsed time). The home team’s fortunes didn’t change with Uncle Roy now in charge as they fell behind in the 7th […]
Watford Home Lost 0 – 2
The early season break promised a change in fortunes for Southampton’s misfiring attacking options as our players scored more goals on international duty than the club has managed from open play in the first four games of the season. One scorer was Lemina, but he was relegated to the bench, presumably because he played two […]
Huddersfield Away Drew 0 – 0
Following a midweek cup defeat, Saints returned to their starters from the last league game for their first away trip – to Huddersfield. After a cagey opening from both sides, the visitors had the first opportunity but Redmond shot wide from a great position after being set up by Davis. That, though, was as good as […]
Wolves Home Carabao Cup Lost 0 – 2
There was every chance that Snr. Pellegrino would go the whole hog with eleven changes to his starting line up as Saints prepared to meet Wolves in what is now the Carabao Cup. It turned out to be just six, but with a different defensive strategy: a back three, while the opposition apparently did go the whole hog […]
West Ham Home Won 3 – 2
Just a week into the new season and the club is under new ownership, or new majority ownership at least. Some sources have been estimating Ms. Liebherr’s wealth at a low sounding £300m, but even at a more likely $3.3bn reported elsewhere, it’s not the mega-bucks needed to compete at the top echelon of the […]
Swansea Home Drew 0 – 0
Plus ça change, c’est plus la même chose (the more things change, the more they stay the same) was originally a damning commentary on the results of the French Revolution, but many were left thinking as much about the less violent transition from Monsieur Puel to Señor Pellegrino as Saints extended their goal-less run at […]
End Of Season Review
Saints took a step backwards in 2016/17 for the first time under Liebherr ownership, but under any reasonable assessment, a drop from 6th to 8th place in a season when Chelsea and Liverpool rediscovered themselves is perfectly satisfactory, and we have a cup final to factor in as well – a game which the team […]
Stoke Home Lost 0 – 1
To no-one’s great surprise, the last Match of the Day of the Premier League season failed to concentrate on the red hot battle for eighth place, and, again unsurprisingly, the crucial battle between Southampton and Stoke only just made it before the closing credits. The reason for that is that they could only find two […]
Manchester United Home Drew 0 – 0
Since joining Manchester United, more than ever has Jose become Moaning Mourinho. He started the build up to this rearranged fixture by ranting about its scheduling and his mood would not have improved when referee Dean awarded Saints an early penalty for a handball by Bailly which didn’t really look to be in the area. […]
Middlesbrough Away Won 1 – 2
The days of selection par rotation au Puel didn’t die with Europa League exit as the manager reverted to the tactic with a vengeance in his selection for the visit to Middlesbrough. There was an overdue debut for Cáceras and Pied’s only previous first team action had been for five minutes or so way back […]
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