Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy pulled off a number of stunning saves but was not able to rescue a point for his side as they were beaten 1-0 by Newcastle.McCarthy gave his hopes of an England recall a boost as Allan Saint-Maximin’s second-half strike secured all three points for Steve Bruce’s men over 10-man Southampton at St Mary’s.Newcastle had failed to score in their ...Full Story »

Southampton will have winger Moussa Djenepo available again for the Premier League match against Newcastle. Mali international Djenepo missed the defeat at West Ham after being given compassionate leave after the death of his mother. Striker Danny Ings is in contention to return to the starting line-up, but Stuart Armstrong is out following a concussion. Will Smallbone is laid low by illness...Full Story »

West Ham climbed out of the relegation zone as goals from Jarrod Bowen, Sebastien Haller and Michail Antonio sank Southampton 3-1.Deadline-day signing Bowen marked his first Hammers start with the opening goal and ended up celebrating his first win in the Premier League, having suffered defeat in each of his previous nine matches.Record signing Haller chipped in with his first goal since New Yea...Full Story »

West Ham will be without Tomas Soucek and Ryan Fredericks for the Premier League clash against Southampton on Saturday.January signing Soucek suffered a hip injury at Liverpool on Monday night and faces three weeks out, while Fredericks had a shoulder operation this week.Jarrod Bowen could make his full debut after two substitute appearances since his deadline-day switch from Hull.Kyle Walker-Pe...Full Story »

Angry Dean Smith told his under-performing Aston Villa players they have played themselves out of next week’s League Cup final after the 2-0 defeat at Southampton.Villa’s relegation fears deepened after goals from Shane Long and Stuart Armstrong condemned them to a third straight loss.The visitors did not muster a single shot on target in a dismal display which will set more alarm be...Full Story »

Aston Villa’s relegation fears deepened after Shane Long and Stuart Armstrong fired Southampton to a 2-0 victory at St Mary’s.Dean Smith’s side did not muster a single shot on target in a dismal display which will set more alarm bells ringing in the west midlands.Long’s eighth-minute strike and Armstrong’s stoppage-time break-away, after Pepe Reina had gone up for a...Full Story »

Southampton eyeing free transfer for Liverpool ace Adam Lallana as Arsenal, Tottenham keen (Image: GETTY) EXCLUSIVE: Southampton want to bring Adam Lallana back from Liverpool but will face competition from the likes of Leicester, Arsenal and Tottenham. Southampton are ready to try to tempt Adam Lallana back to the south coast in the summer, Express Sport understands. The Liverpool midfielder,...Full Story »

Southampton eyeing free transfer for Liverpool ace Adam Lallana as Arsenal, Tottenham keen (Image: GETTY) Southampton are ready to try to tempt Adam Lallana back to the south coast in the summer, Express Sport understands. The Liverpool midfielder, who came through the famed academy at Southampton, has become a summer target for Leicester as well as Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham. The former ...Full Story »

Matej Vydra’s first goal in 17 months made it three wins in four for Burnley in the Premier League after a 2-1 victory at Southampton.After Ashley Westwood and Danny Ings had traded first-half goals, Clarets boss Sean Dyche saw substitute Vydra pop up with an excellent winner on the hour mark at a rain-soaked St Mary’s.It continued Burnley’s brilliant recent form and left Ralph...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho makes honest Southampton admission after late FA Cup win (Image: GETTY) Jose Mourinho was pleased to see his Tottenham side advance through to the fifth round, but admitted "the best team lost". Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho admitted "the best team lost" in Spurs' 3-2 win over Southampton in their FA Cup fourth round replay, but insists that his team stil...Full Story »

Tottenham needed a late rescue act to book their spot in the FA Cup fifth round as they beat Southampton 3-2 in the fourth-round replay.Jose Mourinho’s men looked to be heading out of the competition with less than 20 minutes remaining as Saints goals from Shane Long and Danny Ings overturned an early Jack Stephens own goal.Spurs rallied when they needed to, though, with Lucas Moura and So...Full Story »

Tottenham will assess Dele Alli ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Southampton.Alli was injured due to a reckless tackle from Raheem Sterling in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Manchester City, but could play.Steven Berwijn is ineligible having joined after the original tie while Moussa Sissoko (knee) and Harry Kane (ankle) miss out.Stuart Armstrong remains a doubt for Southampton due to a...Full Story »

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool opened up a 22-point lead over Manchester City. Mohamed Salah scored twice as runaway leaders Liverpool produced a second-half surge to seal a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's world champions racked up a 16th consecutive Premier League triumph - and 24th from...Full Story »

Liverpool striker Divock Origi is expected to be fit for the visit of Southampton after being forced off with cramp in Wednesday’s win at West Ham.Adam Lallana has returned to training after a virus kept him sidelined for the last three matches.Fellow midfielders Xherdan Shaqiri (muscle) and James Milner (hamstring) and forward Sadio Mane (also hamstring) should all be ready to return afte...Full Story »

Cedric Soares, Jannik Vestergaard and Shane Long will all miss Southampton’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Tottenham.Full-back Soares is expected to be out for around three weeks with knee ligament damage suffered in the midweek win at Crystal Palace, while centre-back Vestergaard (concussion) and forward Long (knee) also picked up problems at Selhurst Park.The enforced absence of Portug...Full Story »

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl praised the reaction of his players as they responded to Saturday’s collapse at home against Wolves by beating Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park.Nathan Redmond and Stuart Armstrong struck fine goals from outside the area to secure the Saints a fifth win in seven Premier League games that moved them into the top half of the table.That record would have be...Full Story »

Southampton continued their revival with a 2-0 victory away to Crystal Palace which saw them leapfrog the hosts and make it six wins from their last eight games in all competitions.Nathan Redmond and Stuart Armstrong were on target for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team, who are now ninth in the Premier League table and eight points ahead of the bottom three.Palace’s five-match unbeaten run in ...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will be without six players for the visit of Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday night but midfielder Max Meyer is available again after a recent ankle injury.Skipper Luka Milivojevic serves the final match of his three-game suspension after receiving a red card in the FA Cup defeat to Derby at the start of the month.He joins Mamadou Sakho, Patrick Van Aanholt (both hamst...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl has called for referees to be allowed to check pitchside monitors to review goals as well as red card decisions.The frustrated Southampton boss insisted Wolves should have seen two goals disallowed en route to their 3-2 Premier League comeback victory at St Mary’s Stadium.Saints’ Austrian manager believes video assistant referee (VAR) Craig Pawson was wrong to overru...Full Story »

Raul Jimenez struck twice in 12 minutes as Wolves stung Southampton with a 3-2 comeback Premier League win at St Mary’s Stadium.The Mexico striker levelled from the spot with a penalty rightly awarded after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check, before blasting home a breathless winner for Nuno Espirito Santo’s visitors.Jimenez broke a five-game scoring duck to move to 10 league goal...Full Story »