Few Southampton loyalists would have expected much more than a tough season back in the Premier League, but a tally of one point from their nine Premier League games this season is even worse than many expectations.
Fellow promotees Ipswich are the only team who have failed to beat the Saints in the top-flight since they won May’s Championship playoff final, so any success would be a massive boost for Russell Martin’s side as they face Stoke in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.
There have been signs of improvement, even though they lost 3-2 to Leicester in their last home game after taking a two-goal lead, and a 1-0 defeat at Manchester City after conceding early on was encouraging.
But they have a lack of firepower and that points to few goals in their game against the Potters on Tuesday
Few Southampton loyalists would have expected much more than a tough season back in the Premier League, but a tally of one point from their nine Premier League games this season is even worse than many expectations.
Fellow promotees Ipswich are the only team who have failed to beat the Saints in the top-flight since they won May’s Championship playoff final, so any success would be a massive boost for Russell Martin’s side as they face Stoke in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.
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There have been signs of improvement, even though they lost 3-2 to Leicester in their last home game after taking a two-goal lead, and a 1-0 defeat at Manchester City after conceding early on was encouraging.
But they have a lack of firepower and that points to few goals in their game against the Potters on Tuesday.
