Southampton vs Wolves LIVE: Team news, line-ups and more ahead of Premier League fixture today
Southampton host Wolves in the early kick-off in the Premier League looking to move into the top half of the table.
While Nuno’s side will be keen to secure their Premier League status as quickly as possible after being dragged into a relegation battle, though they currently have a 12-point cushion to Fulham in 18th. Wolves will be out for revenge after Saints came to Molineux mid-week and won in the FA Cup to advance to the quarter-finals, thanks to goals from Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong.
After a testing few weeks for Wolves, Nuno’s side have picked up their form in the league with a win over Arsenal and holding high-flying Leicester, but the Portuguese manager believes his side can react immediately to their cup defeat: “It is a lot of things, not only the strikers. It is the lines of the balls, the consistency of our possession. It is about having possession higher up the pitch, not always coming to the last line to rotate the ball. We didn’t have many problems before. We have faced tough, tough situations and we have been able to bounce back, like we will do this time again. We have very high standards. We know our players are good players and competitive players. We have to keep them at the high standard of performances. We have to solve all the situations because it is not just that we are not scoring, we are also conceding very poor goals. You have to play to the whistle. Why did we stop?”
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CONSISTENCY KEY
Wolves have struggled to put together a sustained run of form so far this season, with promising results often followed by disappointing defeats. They beat Arsenal earlier this month, but then came a goalless draw against Leicester and the FA Cup loss to Southampton.
RESPONSE
Southampton’s win at Wolves in the FA Cup last week suggests they haven’t been irreparably damaged by their 9-0 defeat at Manchester United. In the Premier League, though, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side remain on a dismal run of form, falling to a 3-2 defeat against Newcastle last time out despite the hosts playing the final ten minutes with nine men. The Saints need a result here.
BOGEY TEAM
LAST MEETING
These two sides met just a few days ago, and Southampton came out on top…
Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong send Saints into FA Cup sixth round
Wolves 0-2 Southampton: Danny Ings broke the deadlock after VAR’s intervention before Stuart Armstrong wrapped up the tie
CHANGES
Southampton make three changes from the side that beat Wolves in the FA Cup last week. In come Liverpool loanee Takumi Minamino, Alex McCarthy and Jannik Vestergaard.
For the visitors, there are several changes: Conor Coady, Pedro Neto, Adama Traore, Nelson Semedo, Willian Jose and Rui Patricio all return to the starting XI.
TEAM NEWS
SOUTHAMPTON VS WOLVES PREDICTION
Another victory for Saints. Wolves don’t seem to have much cohesion or confidence in their best system at the moment and are still struggling to score goals. Saints 2-0 Wolves.
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