Asked if he had a message for Southampton FC, in his post-match press conference today following his side's 2-2 draw with West Ham United, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola responded: "Yes, I would say, beat Liverpool four-zero!" Yes, the Premier League title race is still not totally settled as City dropped two points today, meaning Liverpool can creep back to within 1 … [Read more...] about Southampton FC Team News, Starting XI Prediction vs Liverpool
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Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Southampton FC
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was very blunt in assessing his own team last night, during the aftermath of their 3-1 loss at Real Madrid. “What I saw from us at Stamford Bridge, we can’t play at this kind of level,” Tuchel said. “By far not enough. Far, far, far from our standards. … The intensity and challenges, the desire, how we close spaces. The first half was so far … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting XI Prediction at Southampton FC
Chelsea Team News vs Southampton: Tuchel, Ricketts, Hudson-Odoi
It's been an awful time for Blues boss Thomas Tuchel, on multiple levels, lately. The day after his Chelsea side was unexpectedly thrashed at home, at the hands of Premier League newbies Brentford, his impending divorce became public. His wife of 13 years, German newspaper journalist Sisi Tuchel, had filed the papers the previous week. Then came Wednesday night, where his … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Southampton: Tuchel, Ricketts, Hudson-Odoi
Manchester City Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Southampton (FA Cup)
Southampton FC rarely ever gets a result against the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola, but when they do it is indeed epic. As I amazingly (read: just total luck) called back on January 22, City's historical Premier League winning streak was going to come to an end at the hands of Saints. The south coast club did indeed accomplish that, stalemating the Man City juggernaut to a … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News, Starting XI Prediction at Southampton (FA Cup)
West Ham Starting XI Prediction vs Southampton (FA Cup)
Southampton will welcome West Ham United to the south coast in the next round of the FA Cup. Victory for the Saints will see them qualify for back-to-back quarter-finals in the competition for the first time in over 115 years. Standing in their way is David Moyes’s West Ham outfit. This season, the Hammers have seemed like world-beaters at different times. They’ve spent a … [Read more...] about West Ham Starting XI Prediction vs Southampton (FA Cup)
West Ham Team News vs Southampton (FA Cup) Coufal, Masuaku, Fredericks
West Ham will face Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium in the fifth round of the FA Cup. This will be the third time the two sides have faced each other this season. Even though the Hammers are flying high this season, a loss to the Saints will see them not only eliminated from the FA Cup but with a 1D 2L record against Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men in the 2021/22 season. Despite … [Read more...] about West Ham Team News vs Southampton (FA Cup) Coufal, Masuaku, Fredericks
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Southampton
Tottenham and Southampton clash in the Premier League in the mid-week set of fixtures. Incredibly, this is Tottenham’s first home league game of 2022. The last time they strutted their stuff in front of their home fans was in a 3-0 demolition of Crystal Palace on Boxing Day. This isn’t the longest they have made the Spurts faithful wait to see their side play at home in a … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Southampton
Chelsea FC Draw Luton Town in 5th Round of FA Cup
Chelsea FC, fresh off their narrow escape over Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup yesterday, will now face Luton Town in the next round. For the Blues, they'll step up in class a bit for the fifth round as now they'll face an opponent from the Championship division (second tier of English football), having just vanquished opposition from League One (third tier). Of course, there … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Draw Luton Town in 5th Round of FA Cup
Man City Team News vs Southampton: Mahrez, Delap, Ake, Zinchenko
Manchester City heads to the south coast to take on Southampton this weekend. After picking up what many are calling a decisive victory over Chelsea last weekend, City seems like Premier League champions-elect at this point. Pep Guardiola’s men have gone on an incredible twelve-match winning streak that has propelled them to the top of the table by some eleven points. This … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Southampton: Mahrez, Delap, Ake, Zinchenko
Chelsea FC Draw Plymouth Argyle in FA Cup 4th Round
The draw for the FA Cup 4th round, or round of 32 teams, was just completed and it saw the Premier League powerhouses drawn against each other. Chelsea FC drew Plymouth Argyle, a League One (third tier of English football) side. The current holders, Leicester City, will take on Nottingham Forest, who just upset Arsenal earlier today. Three of the draws, in the world's oldest … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Draw Plymouth Argyle in FA Cup 4th Round