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Southampton v Stoke 16:00   – Southampton will finish an impressive first season in the Premier League by hosting Stoke, after previously earning a 1-1 draw against Sunderland thanks to a Jason Puncheon goal.   – Southampton had an incredible 64% of possession against Sunderland, their best in an away game this season.   – [...]

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Sunderland v Southampton 15:00      – A John O’Shea goal saw Sunderland fight back to earn a point at home to Stoke in their last outing.   – Adam Johnson remains the main creative driving force behind the Black Cats and manager Paulo Di Canio will be expecting to see him to continue to develop [...]

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Tottenham v Southampton, Saturday 15:00    – After being held to a draw by Wigan in their last game, Spurs are three points behind North London rivals Arsenal in the race for fourth place and Champions League football next season.    – Bale scored in that game to cap a remarkable weekend where he also [...]

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Southampton v West Brom, 15:00   – A disciplined defensive performance was enough to see Southampton to an important point in a 0-0 draw with Swansea last time out.   – Defender Maya Yoshida has maintained his excellent standards for reading the game in recent weeks as the season draws to a close. The Japanese [...]

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Swansea v Southampton, 15:00   – Swansea battled back to earn a 2-2 draw with Norwich last time out, Luke Moore’s goal earning Michael Laudrup’s side the point.   – Michu will be looking to enhance his now glowing reputation before the end of the season by adding to his already impressive total of 17 [...]

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Southampton v West Ham, 15:00   – Southampton all but ensured their survival in the top flight with a fine 0-2 win over Reading last weekend.   – It is little wonder Southampton are flying high at this point in the season when you consider the solid defensive foundations that have seen them concede just [...]

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Southampton v Chelsea 15:00   – Southampton are now 8 points clear of the relegation zone with 8 games to go in the Premier League after beating Liverpool 3-1 in their last outing.   – Morgan Schneiderlin, Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez were all on target, while Southampton fans have received another boost since with [...]

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Southampton v Liverpool, Saturday 15:00   – Southampton would have felt hard done by to have a lost a match they dominated last weekend, their fixture with Norwich ending in a 0-0 draw after Luke Shaw conceded a late penalty.   – The tenacity of Morgan Schneiderlin has been something to behold at times this season, [...]

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Norwich v Southampton, Saturday 15:00   – Norwich found themselves on the end of a heavy defeat at Old Trafford last weekend, as they fell to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Man Utd. It was a dominant display by the Red Devils but Norwich’s industry and attitude will have given their manager plenty of hope [...]

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Southampton v QPR, Saturday 15:00   – Southampton remain three points clear of the relegation zone, despite a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Newcastle in their last game.   – Morgan Schneiderlin and Rickie Lambert were both on target despite the Saints leaving St James’ Park without a point.   – Lambert’s Premier League goals [...]

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- Despite a first-half Yoan Gouffran goal, Newcastle fell to a 21 defeat at the hands of Tottenham and the inspired Gareth Bale. Alan Pardew can take heart from what was a strong Newcastle performance and he will be looking for his side to produce a similar performance against the Saints this week.   – [...]

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Any lingering hopes of a charge towards the title evaporated yesterday as City lost 3-1 away at Southampton, leaving United with the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table to 12 points with victory over Everton today. It was the first time under Roberto Mancini that City have been so comprehensively [...]

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After putting Southampton 1-0 up against Manchester City, James Puncheon celebrated by pretending to wipe his backside. Last month, during his side’s 0-0 draw with Everton, he ran off the pitch to go to the toilet. “All the players have given him some stick about it — but he said it was better he did [...]

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Southampton v Man City, Saturday 17:30   – Southampton will have been left disappointed with a 2-2 draw after they fought back against Wigan only to be denied all three points by a last minute goal by the Lactics.   – At 17 years old, defender Luke Shaw continues to draw admiring glances from many of [...]

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1. After dropping points against Spurs in such disappointing circumstances, and seeing City somehow only managing a draw against QPR, it was essential that we took full advantage of their slip-up and extended our lead at the top of the table back to seven points. Looking back at the game yesterday, I can assure you [...]

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Man Utd v Southampton, 20:00   Manchester United’s last league outing saw them denied three points by a late Spurs equaliser. Robin van Persie has put United ahead with his 18th goal of the season earlier.   Van Persie’s goal scoring has allowed Wayne Rooney to drop deeper into more of a supporting role, a [...]

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Aston Villa v Southampton, Saturday 15:00   – Aston Villa stemmed a tide of poor results against Swansea last week in a 2-2 draw, but will have left south Wales disappointed not to have claimed all three points after conceding a late equalizer. Villa’s strikers look to be finding their feet again, with Benteke and Weimann [...]

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Stoke v Southampton, Saturday 15:00   Stoke’s incredible unbeaten run at home continued with a 3-1 win over Liverpool on Boxing Day. Two goals from Jonathan Walters and a second in three games for Kenwyne Jones saw the Potters bounce back from conceding an early Steven Gerrard penalty   Jones looks like a striker with [...]

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