Reece James will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Southampton due to continued ankle trouble.Boss Thomas Tuchel also revealed the full-back would miss next week’s World Cup qualifiers with England, despite having been called up to Gareth Southgate’s squad this week.Mason Mount is fit after a minor knock, but N’Golo Kante (self-isolation) and Christian Pulisic (ank...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage hailed a special day for Raul Jimenez after the striker scored for the first time since suffering a career-threatening fractured skull to secure a 1-0 victory at Southampton.Mexican Jimenez lit up a largely forgettable Premier League affair on the south coast by emphatically ending a 336-day wait to hit the net with a fine moment of individual magic in the 61st minute.The ...Full Story »

Raul Jimenez conjured a moment of magic to claim his first goal since suffering a career-threatening fractured skull and earn Wolves a 1-0 Premier League victory at winless Southampton.The Mexico striker – sporting protective head gear following his sickening clash with former Arsenal defender David Luiz last November – emphatically ended a 336-day wait to hit the net after waltzing ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted he felt “a bit guilty” after Manchester City failed to deliver a winning performance for their fans against Southampton on Saturday.The champions were held to a frustrating goalless draw in front of a near-capacity and vociferous crowd, as Guardiola had called for, at the Etihad Stadium.Guardiola issued a rallying cry to supporters in midweek, stating his side ...Full Story »

A near-capacity crowd failed to inspire Manchester City as the champions were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side might even have felt relieved to claim a point after referee Jon Moss overturned decisions to award Southampton a penalty and send Kyle Walker off in the second half. Statistically City dominated but lacked their no...Full Story »

Champions Manchester City are again without defenders John Stones and Aymeric Laporte for the visit of Southampton in the Premier League.The pair are both still troubled by the muscular injuries that kept them out of the midweek Champions League clash with RB Leipzig.Fellow centre-back Nathan Ake, whose father died during the game on Wednesday, is expected to be available. Second-choice goalkeep...Full Story »

Southampton striker Shane Long is unavailable for the visit of West Ham after a positive Covid test while on international duty with the Republic of Ireland.Winger Theo Walcott also misses out with a minor problem, while midfielder Stuart Armstrong continues his recovery from a calf injury which has delayed his start to the season.Midfielder Will Smallbone has rejoined team training but is not i...Full Story »

Allan Saint-Maximin is expected to be fit for Newcastle’s home Premier League clash with Southampton on Saturday.The French frontman emerged from Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup defeat by Burnley, during which he was introduced as a second-half substitute, with a minor foot injury, but head coach Steve Bruce is confident he will be available.Defender Paul Dummett is back in training af...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl felt Southampton’s serious approach was the reason behind an eight-goal thrashing of Newport and a new club-record away win.Saints boss Hasenhuttl had entered the second-round Carabao Cup tie wary of Newport’s giant-killing reputation, with several Premier League clubs having fallen at Rodney Parade in recent years.But Southampton – who have suffered high-profi...Full Story »

Southampton demolished Newport 8-0 in the Carabao Cup to register the biggest away win in the club’s history.What had been viewed as a tricky assignment given Newport’s reputation as giant-killers turned into a cakewalk as Saints improved on various 6-0 away wins down the years.Mohamed Elyounoussi grabbed a hat-trick and Armando Broja scored twice, while Nathan Tella, Kyle Walker-Pet...Full Story »

Newport manager Michael Flynn will be absent again for the Carabao Cup clash with Southampton after testing positive for coronavirus.Flynn failed to make the trip to Tranmere on Saturday as assistant manager Wayne Hatswell engineered a 1-0 win in Sky Bet League Two.The Newport squad all underwent Covid-19 tests on Monday and reported a clean bill of health.Defender Mickey Demetriou remains sidel...Full Story »

Mason Greenwood sealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side a hard-fought point at Southampton as Manchester United equalled the top-flight’s longest unbeaten away record.The first match in front of a full St Mary’s crowd in almost 18 months also saw these sides do battle for the first time since Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men conceded nine without reply at Old Trafford in February.There ...Full Story »

Southampton have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s visit of Manchester United.Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has a near fully-fit squad but will not be able to call on the services of midfielder Will Smallbone (knee).Defensive duo Romain Perraud and Tino Livramento are in line to make their home debuts while Chelsea loanee Armando Broja is yet to make his bow.New signing Raphael Var...Full Story »

Everton manager Rafael Benitez insists he will do a “proper” job at the club and does not have to win over doubting fans after a 3-1 victory over Southampton got his controversial reign up and running in style.The former Liverpool boss has faced opposition from a section of the support because of his association with the red half of the city and his “small club” comments ...Full Story »

The striker, 29, has put pen to paper on a three-year deal. Danny Ings has signed a three-year deal after spending three years at Southampton Villa announced the signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen today and have boosted the attack again by signing Ings. Dean Smith is splashing the cash with The Villans set to bring in £100m from Jack Grealish's impending move to Manchester Ci...Full Story »

While the professional football dreams of Danny Mountain were crushed by a serious injury during his time at Southampton as a teen - he found fame and fortune as a millionaire porn star While Danny Mountain's dreams of becoming a top professional footballer were shattered by an injury he suffered as a teenager while playing for Southampton - he found fame and fortune elsewhere. Having joined t...Full Story »

The Blues are expected to lose two of their young defenders to teams on the south coast of EnglandSouthampton have agreed to a £1.5 million deal to poach one of Chelsea’s best young defenders, Goal can confirm, after having their three-year contract offer to Dynel Simeu accepted. The Blues have inserted a sizable sell-on fee into the deal with the Saints and the transfer is set to ...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur boss Nuno Espirito Santo is prioritising the signing of Danny Ings. The Southampton striker has one year remaining on his deal at St. Mary's and recently rejected a new contract offer. Ings is keen to test himself at the highest level, having scored 46 goals in 100 appearances for Saints. The Evening Standard says Nuno desperately wants Ings in the hope of playing him alon...Full Story »

West Ham will check on goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski ahead of the visit of Southampton.Fabianski suffered a knee injury in the warm-up at West Brom on Wednesday and boss David Moyes will make a late call.Mark Noble and Manuel Lanzini look set to miss out again.Southampton forward Che Adams will miss the final game of the Premier League campaign with a groin injury, but is expected to be fit to fea...Full Story »

Leeds struck twice late on to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s and guarantee a top-half Premier League finish.The game looked to be heading for a draw until Patrick Bamford poked the ball through the legs of Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to give his side a 73rd-minute lead.It was Bamford’s 16th goal of the season and does no harm to his chances of securing...Full Story »