Match Reports
Aston Villa Home
The home game against Aston Villa should have been a banker for Saints, but a run of defeats, one of them heavy, cast a mood of pessimism around St. Mary’s. There was no need for that, especially as Fonte returned to the side, and an examination of the visitors’ recent record shows them to be […]
Liverpool Home Capital One Cup
It seems a long time ago that Mauricio Pochettino picked a full strength side for a run of the mill midweek league game and a weakened one for an important cup tie. Ronald Koeman understands the expectations of the club far better and only the injured Fonte was missing from the best side we seemed […]
Stoke Home
Southampton’s only away victories in the Premier League to date this season have been followed by international breaks, so it could be that some momentum was lost. The nature of the next visitors to St. Mary’s didn’t help, though, as over-achieving Leicester arrived after the win at Chelsea, while this time Stoke City came to […]
Sunderland Away
Wanyama was banned from the visit to Sunderland while the home team were without their own ‘enforcer,’ Cattermole. A surprise omission was Soares, with Yoshida taking over at right back, the explanation seeming to be that Saints didn’t know what to expect tactically from the hosts following their heavy defeat last time out. As it […]
Bournemouth Home
Fortunes can change very quickly, so it’s premature to suggest that Southampton v. Bournemouth is the permanent replacement South Coast Derby, but it’s where we are at the moment. You knew where you were with the Skates, though: a mutual hatred that, let’s face it, reached unhealthy proportions. When Bournemouth people yell ‘scummers,’ it’s hard […]
Aston Villa Home Capital One Cup
Sometimes Ronald Koeman seems to treat the Capital One Cup with respect, and at others he can’t resist the temptation to rest the weary and try out the under-used. For the visit of Aston Villa in round four, the latter tactic prevailed with Yoshida, Targett, Caulker, Romeu, Ramirez and Juanmi Lopez all joining a side […]
Liverpool Away
With Stekelenburg recovered from injury, there was a predictability about Southampton’s line up at Anfield. That’s a sign that they are progressing in the direction the manager was hoping, but it was significant that Clasie made his first Premier League start. Liverpool are under new leadership, with Jurgen Klopp still looking for a first win, […]
Leicester Home
Although Long was a prominent casualty, Saints’ regular starters all survived the international break without injury, only for Stekelenburg’s back to give out in training, meaning a season’s debut for Kelvin Davis as Saints took on Leicester. The visitors’ start to the campaign has been outstanding, but they have yet to keep a clean sheet, […]
Chelsea Away
It’s almost certainly because you only notice these things when it’s your own club, but we’ve always observed that teams experiencing a bad trot seem to snap out of it when they come up against Southampton. A good opportunity, then, for Chelsea to put their recent woes behind them in the Saturday evening fixture at […]
Swansea Home
A rare Saturday 3 p.m. kick off for a visit from Swansea which saw Romeu left out as Saints still have concerns about turning possession into goals, despite a hat-full in the midweek cup tie. Mané might have broken the deadlock here but his fortunate shot rolled just wide, leaving Van Dijk to open Saints […]
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