Jack Stephens was superb as Southampton enjoyed a fine night, eliminating Liverpool from the EFL Cup.
It was Alan Hansen who once famously declared “You don’t win anything with kids,” before Manchester United’s class of ’92 went on to prove him wrong by securing the 1996 Premier League and FA Cup double.
If Hansen watched his beloved Liverpool being dumped out of the EFL Cup by Southampton on Wednesday night — robbing Jurgen Klopp of the chance to win his first trophy in English football — his words would have come back to haunt him again.
For Southampton’s 1-0 victory, securing a 2-0 aggregate…
Jay Rodriguez and James Ward-Prowse hope victory over Leicester serves as a turning point in their Premier League season.
Southampton bounced back to form to avoid an unwanted fifth straight Premier League defeat for the first time since 1998 and…
Claude Puel should start Shane Long against champions Leicester and give the striker time to return to top form.
This time last year, Shane Long’s stock had never been higher.
Long was in the middle of the most prolific goal-scoring season of his Premier League career — having just demolished title-chasing Arsenal – and en route to hitting double figures in the top flight for the first time.
With Southampton’s No. 1 front man Graziano Pelle suffering from a lack of form prompted by a spate of injuries, Long’s goals were the single biggest factor in the club achieving Europa League qualification.
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Southampton were uninspiring and left it late but grabbed a late winner to advance to the FA Cup fourth round.
Shane Long scored a dramatic stoppage time winner to lead Southampton to a 1-0 FA Cup third round replay win at home against Championship side Norwich.
Long’s scrappy 92nd minute effort set up a fourth round clash at home to Arsenal — but the laboured performance did little to restore the fans’ faith in under-pressure manager Claude Puel.
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Southampton had no fewer than six home-grown players in their starting line-up, suggesting the future remains bright on the south coast.
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Joey Barton made an immediate impact on his return to Turf Moor, coming of the bench to down Southampton.
Joey Barton scores on his Burnley return, and explains he’s just happy to be back playing football.
Southampton’s miserable Premier League form continued as Claude Puel’s side slumped to a narrow 1-0 defeat at Burnley on Saturday, their fourth straight loss.
Saints’ lack of firepower once again came back to haunt them as they failed to make the most of dominating possession in a match in which Burnley’s Tom Heaton was by far the busier goalkeeper. Joey Barton’s deflected free kick 12 minutes from time to mark his return to Turf Moor was enough to seal the points for Burnley to the frustration…
One of the world’s top centre-backs, Virgil van Dijk’s class and leadership have been on full display this season.
When Jose Fonte first dropped his transfer bombshell on Southampton he would have been under the impression he was irreplaceable.
Having hardly missed a single Premier League game in the last three seasons Fonte has provided the defensive stability around which much of the club’s success has been built.
The captain has also helped Southampton cope with their wave of big-name departures by leading from example and helping maintain team spirit in a rapidly changing dressing room.
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Nathan Redmond and Southampton were deserved winners, taking the game to Liverpool at St Mary’s.
Southampton took a big step towards their first League Cup final in more than 30 years by upsetting the form book with a 1-0 semifinal first leg win at home against a disappointing Liverpool.
Nathan Redmond’s early goal was enough to give the Saints a narrow, but deserved, lead to take to Anfield in two weeks’ time.
Redmond and Cedric Soares both missed gilt-edged opportunities to give the Saints a 2-0 lead, which would have put them within touching distance of Wembley.
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Claude Puel says Jose Fonte won’t play against Liverpool in the EFL Cup semifinal.
It should be a cause for celebration, a time to reflect on the achievement of Claude Puel leading Southampton to their first League Cup semifinal in three decades only months taking charge at St Mary’s.
Excited fans should be queuing round the block to get their hands on tickets for Wednesday’s mouth-watering first-leg at home to Jurgen Klopp’s free-scoring Liverpool.
But instead the build up to the biggest game of Southampton’s season, and arguably their biggest since returning to the Premier League…