Legionaires make it happen for Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, England ● Newcastle United overcame Southampton 4-2 in an end-to-end encounter at St James’ Park on Sunday to move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Newcastle rebranded the day ‘French Day’ in honour of the swelling numbers of French players in their ranks and there was a distinct Gallic [...]
Man United not unlucky vs Southampton
MANCHESTER, England ● Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has challenged his three main strikers to each reach 20 goals this season as the Old Trafford club aim for a trophy treble. United moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at home to Southampton on Wednesday. They [...]
Good show Southampton against Everton: 0-0
SOUTHAMPTON, England ● Mauricio Pochettino’s first match as manager of Southampton ended in a goalless draw at home to Everton at St Mary’s on Monday. The result moved Southampton four points clear of the bottom three in the English Premier League and left Everton three points adrift of the top four and a place in [...]
No Saints in Southampton: Adkins fired
SOUTHAMPTON, England ● Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins and replaced him with former Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino, the Premier League club announced Friday. The Saints are 15th in English football’s top flight, three points above the relegation zone, after coming back from 2-0 down in a 2-2 draw away to European champions Chelsea on [...]
Chelsea wastes two valuable points
LONDON, England ● Chelsea’s hopes of winning the Premier League title this season were left hanging by a thread after they squandered a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw at home to strugglers Southampton on Wednesday. The result, which came on the same day former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola confirmed he was turning down the [...]
Aston Villa sink into relegation zone
BIRMINGHAM, England ● A contentious Rickie Lambert penalty gave Southampton a 1-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday that saw the Birmingham club slip into the Premier League relegation zone. Lambert converted his 29th successful penalty in a row in the 34th minute after Enda Stevens was penalised for a challenge on Jay Rodriguez, and [...]
Saints snatch late point at Fulham
LONDON, England ● Rickie Lambert’s penalty cancelled out Dimitar Berbatov’s opener as Fulham and Southampton drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage. Berbatov opened the scoring with eight minutes on the clock, but despite being the better side in the first half Martin Jol’s men were unable to build on their lead and endured a [...]
Saints slip up as Sunderland steal points
SOUTHAMPTON, England ● Southampton’s recent revival after a dismal start to the season came to an abrupt halt at home to fellow-strugglers Sunderland as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Despite dominating for long periods, Saints could not break down a stubborn Sunderland defence and the large band of travelling supporters left St [...]
Liverpool edge out Southampton
LIVERPOOL, England ● A solitary goal from Daniel Agger was enough to give Liverpool a valuable 1-0 victory over struggling Southampton in their Premier League encounter at Anfield. Southampton, who have now kept just one clean sheet in 15 Premier League games this season, fell behind in the 43rd minute as Agger headed powerfully into [...]
