Southampton v Stoke, 15:00
Southampton have won five of their last six games and come into this match on the back of ruining Sunderland last weekend, so Stoke will feel like they’ve got a real task on their hands to get anything out of the match at all. Wins over QPR, Swansea and West Ham have all contributed to the great position Southampton are in, and if they’d managed to beat Spurs and Liverpool too they could easily be in the top two without anyone really batting an eyelid, given how they’ve played. Stoke have won one of their last six and need a win, but getting that today will be no easy task.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is likely to pick the same team that thrashed Sunderland, with James Ward-Prowse and striker Jay Rodriguez long-term absentees. Stoke defender Phil Bardsley faces a fitness test, but Glenn Whelan has not yet recovered from a fractured leg.
Southampton have won five of their last six games and come into this match on the back of ruining Sunderland last weekend, so Stoke will feel like they’ve got a real task on their hands to get anything out of the match at all. Wins over QPR, Swansea and West Ham have all contributed to the great position Southampton are in, and if they’d managed to beat Spurs and Liverpool too they could easily be in the top two without anyone really batting an eyelid, given how they’ve played. Stoke have won one of their last six and need a win, but getting that today will be no easy task.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is likely to pick the same team that thrashed Sunderland, with James Ward-Prowse and striker Jay Rodriguez long-term absentees. Stoke defender Phil Bardsley faces a fitness test, but Glenn Whelan has not yet recovered from a fractured leg.
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