Kick-off: Wednesday 11th February 2015 at 19:45. Venue: St Mary's stadium. Injury news: Southampton: Alderweireld will miss the game, but will return at Liverpool. As will Targett after suffering a concussion. Rodriguez is a long term absentee. Gallagher could be in the squad after playing for the Southampton under-21s. Bertrand serves the 2nd of this 3 match ban. West Ham: Reid, Collins, Demel and Poyet are all doubts. Carroll could return to the squad. Form: Southampton: WWWLLW West Ham: DDWWLD Likely teams: Southampton: Forster Gardos Fonte Yoshida Clyne Davis Wanyama Schneiderlin Elia Pelle Mane West Ham: Adrian Jenkinson Tomkins Kouyate Cresswell Song Nolan Noble Downing Sakho Carroll Match Officials: Referee: Craig Pawson Assistants: I Hussin, A Holmes Fourth Official: N Swarbrick Prediction: 2-0. COYR!
I'd be happy to go for the team you have put, assuming Targett is out. I'm never confident at home to West Ham, though would be nice to do the double over them, 3 points would be absolutely massive.
Thanks, I copy and pasted the previous match thread and changed the grounds! He's 75% on FPL and the others are 50%. Hope you're right!
I thought we had Liverpool next Sunday, and was getting quite excited at the prospect of 2 home matches in a week. Alas, it wasn't to be!
Cant say that I fancy us to win this one unless we show a marked improvement in front of goal. Nothing drastically wrong with our play but we cant afford to rely on eeking out 1-0 wins against teams pushing for top 6 - swansea exposed that. West Ham have got good goal potential in them despite injury worries. We need to do better than making 8 chances and scoring 1. If we do win this one I will be thrilled to bits. If we draw I'll be satisfied. If we lose I will sit and think about the fact that Saints and West Ham are actually vying for european contention. Never would have picked it 24 games ago.
Big game. Arsenal and Man U have what look like easy home matchesagainst Leicester and Burnley so a win for us will be massive.
Never a classic with a clash of styles and philosophy but one we must win no matter what We must not be bullied by their physical approach COYRs
WEST HAM UNITED INJURY LIST G Demel - Knock = 11th Feb 15 W Reid - Hamstring Injury = 11th Feb 15 J Collins - Hamstring Injury = 11th Feb 15 A Carroll - Ankle/Foot Injury = 11th Feb 15
Perhaps now we'll have an end to the idea that games early in the season are somehow not as important as they are now. This game is a so-called must win but no more or less than any other one.
Yeah did they look absolutely knackered, we've also had an extra days rest, I think we can win this one but our chance conversion needs to be better than it has been recently. EDIT: Just seen today is my 4th birthday on here
