After Declan Rice’s first England call-up, former Scotland international Steve Nicol believes the West Ham midfielder ‘never felt right’ with the Ireland squad.

England manager Gareth Southgate wasted no time in selecting Declan Rice in his latest England squad, citing the West Ham midfielder’s versatility.
England manager Gareth Southgate has called Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse up to his squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro later this month.
Ward-Prowse, who has scored three goals in Southampton’s last three games, will join the squad on Monday afternoon.
The 24-year-old won his only senior England cap in a friendly defeat to Germany in 2017.
Southgate’s squad has been reduced from 25 to 23 players after Manchester City defender John Stones and teammate…

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The FC panel delve into their 2017-18 Premier League title predictions.

Alejandro Moreno responds to Jose Mourinho’s belief that Man United will be able to compete with Europe’s best in two years.

World Cup 2018 is just 10 months away and that adds an extra dimension to the coming season. For these Premier League players currently out of favour with their respective national teams, the fight to win a place in Russia is on.

Juan Mata (Manchester United, Spain)

Mata was absent from Spain’s Euro 2016 squad after suffering a drop in form under Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford. Last season, he returned to effectiveness under Jose Mourinho, the manager who previously sold him at Chelsea, and…

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James Ward-Prowse has impressed for Southampton and the U21s.
James Ward-Prowse says he will use his time with the England squad to improve as a player but the midfielder also insists he is ready to take his chance if it comes this week.
The uncapped Southampton man has been named in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the matches against Germany and Lithuania and he is determined to make his mark should he be selected.
“It’s obviously an incredibly proud feeling for me,” Ward-Prowse told a news conference. “It’s always been a lifelong ambition and a career ambition…

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After their disappointing loss in the EFL Cup final, Claude Puel is happy the team responded how they did against Watford.
James Ward-Prowse owes a debt of gratitude to Southampton manager Claude Puel after being named in the England senior squad for the first time on Thursday.
As the club’s longest-serving player, Ward-Prowse has seen more than his fair share of chopping and changing in the dugout at the St Mary’s Stadium. From Nigel Adkins, who handed him his debut as a 16-year-old, to Mauricio Pochettino, whom he credits as having the biggest influence on his career, and from Ronald Koeman to Puel, the midfielder…

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The pressure continues to mount for bottom-of-the-table Sunderland after Southampton cruised to an easy win.

English Premier League: Shane Long (90’+2) Sunderland 0-4 Southampton

English Premier League: Shane Long (88′) Sunderland 0-3 Southampton

English Premier League: Vito Mannone (74′) Sunderland 0-2 Southampton
Manolo Gabbiadini continued his sensational start to his Southampton career by scoring twice in Saturday’s 4-0 rout of bottom club Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
The Saints added a third via a Jason Denayer own goal and substitute Shane Long bagged a fourth late on as the EFL Cup finalists claimed a morale-boosting win ahead of their big Wembley date with Manchester United.
It was only the south coast side’s second Premier League win since mid-December.

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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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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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