Southampton vs Manchester United Preview

Southampton vs Manchester United

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium – The Friends Provident St Mary’s Stadium

Date: 1st December 2018

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

Southampton are struggling to stay up yet again after miraculously surviving relegation last season.

The Saints were beaten by Leicester City in the Carabao Cup in midweek to pile more misery on Mark Hughes’ side.

They come into this game having won just one Premier League game all season.

Southampton have lost 7 of 13 league games and slid into the relegation zone last weekend as other relegation battlers started picking up needed points.

The Saints have lost 3 of their last 6 games however the other 3 have ended in draws and they will need more than that to stay up at the end of the season.

Manchester United may not be battling relegation at the moment, but they are also not fighting for the Premier League title either.

The Red Devils put in another subpar performance in their midweek game against Young Boys and needed a late goal from Marouane Fellaini to secure the points.

United were held to a goalless draw in their last league game by Crystal Palace, but their fans should feel that they have a good chance in this game as they have reserved their best performances for their away games.

Jose Mourinho’s men have conceded 21 goals already this season and that is the worst record of any team in the top 13.

Their attackers are also not exactly firing so they may still struggle to break down Southampton here.

Bookmakers make Manchester United slight odds-on favourites to come out on top while goal markets are currently undecided if we will see goals or not.

Romelu Lukaku is currently favourites with bookmakers to get the first goal despite his poor run of form.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Southampton

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Southampton 1-1 Watford 10 Nov, 2018 English Premier League
L Manchester City 6-1 Southampton 4 Nov, 2018 English Premier League
D Southampton 0-0 Newcastle United 27 Oct, 2018 English Premier League
D AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Southampton 20 Oct, 2018 English Premier League
L Southampton 0-3 Chelsea 7 Oct, 2018 English Premier League

Manchester United

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United 11 Nov, 2018 English Premier League
W Juventus 1-2 Manchester United 7 Nov, 2018 UEFA Champions League
W AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester United 3 Nov, 2018 English Premier League
W Manchester United 2-1 Everton 28 Oct, 2018 English Premier League
L Manchester United 0-1 Juventus 23 Oct, 2018 UEFA Champions League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Manchester United 0-0 Southampton 30 Dec, 2017 English Premier League
Southampton 0-1 Manchester United 23 Sep, 2017 English Premier League
Southampton 0-0 Manchester United 17 May, 2017 English Premier League
Manchester United 3-2 Southampton 26 Feb, 2017 English Carabao Cup
Manchester United 2-0 Southampton 19 Aug, 2016 English Premier League


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AFC Bournemouth 15:00 Brentford
Everton 15:00 Sheffield United
Newcastle United 15:00 Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur 15:00 Burnley
West Ham United 15:00 Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 15:00 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 17:30 Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United 16:30 Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa 20:00 Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 20:00 Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 19:45 Chelsea
Manchester United 20:00 Newcastle United

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Arsenal 36 26 5 5 88 28 +60 83
2 Manchester City 35 25 7 3 87 33 +54 82
3 Liverpool 36 23 9 4 81 38 +43 78
4 Aston Villa 36 20 7 9 73 53 +20 67
5 Tottenham Hotspur 35 18 6 11 69 58 +11 60
6 Newcastle United 35 17 5 13 78 56 +22 56
7 Chelsea 35 15 9 11 70 59 +11 54
8 Manchester United 34 16 6 12 52 51 +1 54
9 West Ham United 36 13 10 13 56 70 -14 49
10 AFC Bournemouth 36 13 9 14 52 63 -11 48
11 Brighton & Hov… 35 12 11 12 53 57 -4 47
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 13 7 16 49 60 -11 46
13 Fulham 36 12 8 16 51 55 -4 44
14 Crystal Palace 35 10 10 15 45 57 -12 40
15 Everton 36 12 9 15 38 49 -11 37
16 Brentford 36 9 9 18 52 60 -8 36
17 Nottingham Forest 36 8 9 19 45 63 -18 29
18 Luton Town 36 6 8 22 49 78 -29 26
19 Burnley 36 5 9 22 39 74 -35 24
20 Sheffield United 36 3 7 26 35 100 -65 16

Latest Premier League Results

May 5, 2024
Liverpool 4 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 5 - 0 West Ham United
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 0 Aston Villa
May 4, 2024
Manchester City 5 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United 1 - 3 Nottingham Forest
Burnley 1 - 4 Newcastle United
Brentford 0 - 0 Fulham
Arsenal 3 - 0 AFC Bournemouth
May 3, 2024
Luton Town 1 - 1 Everton
May 2, 2024
Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
April 28, 2024
Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 3 Arsenal
AFC Bournemouth 3 - 0 Brighton & Hov…
April 27, 2024
Aston Villa 2 - 2 Chelsea
Everton 1 - 0 Brentford
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Luton Town
Newcastle United 5 - 1 Sheffield United
Manchester United 1 - 1 Burnley
Fulham 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
West Ham United 2 - 2 Liverpool

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