Saints v Stoke match thread [including League Cup tie]

Fair enough, not watching or listening to the game. In that case though would still please me massively. I don't want those chances coming back to haunt us.

 

As I've said before. Don't invite disappointment or anticipate disaster. Enjoy the lead. What LTL said earlier has a bit of truth about it.

 

Stoke are really going for it with two wide men and two strikers.

 

Trying, but sensing a Stoke fluke.

 

Any changes yet??

 

Stoke went close there. If it makes you feel better though, Saints have 64% possession.

 

Ronald doesn't like to make substitutions - if you're winning why change a winning side?

 

I think we've settled way too early for 1-0, we're just encouraging Stoke onto us. Need to see Schneiderlin and Davis looking forward to spark attacks rather than just keep the ball in our third.

 

Slightly, I'm just always nervous in these situations. Think it's worse when I can't see what's going on. It's why if it stays 1-0 I'd be nearly as happy as last week.

 

Please hold on

 

Wrong thread - Kidderminster 0-1 Eastleigh

 

We are losing the ball a lot of the moment - a bit like we did against Liverpool once we scored.

 

Oops, stream disappeared. Off to get it back.

 

Southampton's march to second in the Premier League shows no sign of being stopped by Stoke, who are cutting an increasingly frustrated figure. That's not comforting Ronald Koeman, though. The Saints boss is flapping his arms like a man trying to take off.

 

Just took a look at Pelle. He's had a hard game.

 

How long left??

 

Hooray, good handling from Forster from a cross.

Gardos on for Davis. Alderweireld will go DM.

 

Really, I would have thought that Gardos will play ahead and drop back into the back four when Stoke are on the attack?

 

I don't know . How did he leave ? ;-)

 

FT 1-0. Never in doubt.