A composed finish from super-sub Charlie Austin from the Spot and taken under pressure secured Southampton all three points at the weekend. Expect the big man to start this one as he will be hungry for more goals. Jishengs' request for goals got the required response and first up on MOTD. Saints do not have to long to celebrate though as we welcome the Wolves to town for a mid-week and potentailly tough cup tie against a decent Championship side. Wolves lost their 100 % start to season having come undone at Cardiff at the weekend. Can Saints carry their solid start to the Premier League campaign to the EFL Cup? This is a competition the Saints can potentially win and build momentum through full use of the squad so expect the Saints to take this seriously and go for another win. With a tough game to follow at Huddersfield at the weekend we can expect changes from Pellegrino no doubt and a good opportunity to explore the depth of the squad. Southampton 13 McCarthy 2 Soares 5 Stephens 3 Yoshida 21 Bertrand 23 Hojberg 16 Ward-Prowse 19 Boufal 7 Long 38 McQueen 10 Austin Substitutes 39 Josh Sims 13McCarthy 16Ward-Prowse 19Boufal 35Bednarek 38McQueen Wolves 21 Ruddy 25 Gonçalves Miranda 16 Coady 15 Boly 2 Doherty 8 da Silva Neves 27 Saiss ' 3 Douglas 26 Enobakhare 33 Bonatini Lohner Maia 18 Teixeira da Silva Substitutes 5 Bennett 6 Batth 7 Cavaleiro 9 Dicko 19 Price 20 Ronan 31 Norris BONUS FACT Did you know that the Spitfire first flew from Southampton airport on 5th March 1936. This was an incredibly important event in Southampton’s past as it symbolised the advanced technology in aviation that Southampton specialised and developed between 1908 and the late 1960s. Southampton also invented aviation.
---------'----whoever-------'--------- Pied Stephens yoshi Targett ------'Hojbjerg--lemina--------- --------------boufal------------- JWP-----------------------Long ----------------Austin---------------- Based on people who didn't play the full 90 on the weekend. Even then its really tough to choose players.
McCarthy Pied Yoshida Bednarek Targett Hojbjerg Davis Long Ward-Prowse Boufal Austin Subs: GK, Stephens, McQueen, Romeu, Slattery, Tadic, Gallagher,
How about VD to start this one? If he isn't going anywhere (I don't believe he is) and wants match fitness? A rusty VD is still a good defender?
To be honest I'd quite like Sims and Gallagher to get a go. JWP crosses into Gallagher sounds like a handful. But I'm always a youth-in-cups-whenever-possible kinda guy. Something like... McCarthy, Pied, Stephens, Maya, Targett, Hojbjerg, Lemina, JWP, Boufal, Sims, Gallagher. Maybe McQueen holds the spot ahead of Sims. If Bednarek has shown much about him in training I'd be tempted to play him and then have Stephens play the Romeu role. Also want to see Hesketh but dunno where he's at.
Sims is injured and will miss most of the season. Hesketh out of a couple more months. I completely agree about Gallagher but I just couldn't find a way to fit him, long and Austin into the side who all need gametime.
Wolves fans think they will significantly rotate the squad as their players looked shattered on Saturday. As for my team, I'd go for McCarthy Pied Maya Bednarek Targett PEH Davis Long JWP Boufal Austin Have a mixture of experience and youth on the bench. If Hoedt is signed today I wonder if he'd be eligible.
Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers REFEREE: JAMES LININGTON (Isn't he from the Isle of Wight?) Nigel Lugg and Timothy Wood Fourth Official: Craig Hicks If we get through! https://www.efl.com/news/2017/august/carabao-cup-round-three-draw-information/
U23s playing tonight at Wolves, should give some clues for the line up. McCarthy, Hoijberg & Targett all played last week
I'm gonna say it - what a fantastic new match thread. Capitals and all, and in the right places too. No seriously, great result for Mr Shuttle, last time out, and let's hope it stays that way for the rest of the season. [yes, I mean it - unbeaten]. Just don't go on holiday unannounced Jonny
ha ha ! I was feeling a bit sheepish this morning when I wrote but it was my first thought after we beat West Ham!!!
I've got pictures, I've got charts, I've got crests, I've got team news, I've got officials, I've got opinions, I've got player news, I've got it all in this thread. 11/10 for jonny. Well done son.
