Southampton vs. Newcastle United: 25/01/25 @ 15:00 (No UK TV)

[jack j]

1 minute ago, Turnbull2000 said:

 

Ouch. We'll struggle for a point from those three.

Strongly fancy us to beat forest at home. Also fancy Bournemouth to turn them over this weekend

If we can scrape 1 point out of the other 2 games I'd take that

 

 

Edited 22 hours ago by jack j

[PauloGeordio]

2 minutes ago, Turnbull2000 said:

 

Ouch. We'll struggle for a point from those three.

We’ve drawn with Liverpool and City. We beat Forest. On song I’d expect more than a point! 

[jonny1403]

Yeah I'd do Willock for Joelinton for this game (just as Miley isn't proven on the left).

 

It's a risk, but Willock is going to need to show he can contribute at some point this season if we are to make top four anyway.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Not sure what makes Willock better for this game than Joelinton. 

[Monters]

2 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Not sure what makes Willock better for this game than Joelinton. 

Not certain but isn't Joelinton close to a yellow card ban? 

If it can lesson the danger of him missing a higher profile game \ grab a rest then might be worth it... hate to take games for granted especially away from home but Southampton aren't the best

 

[Doctor Zaius]

These have looked more spirited in recent weeks. Potential banana skin but we should have enough about us. 

 

Reckon Miley could be an option. Certainly better in possession than Joelinton. Tonali, Bruno and Miley could absolutely control the midfield but I'd be worried about a lack of mobility. Think Howe will stick with the same team. 

[SteV]

24 minutes ago, Monters said:

Not certain but isn't Joelinton close to a yellow card ban? 

 

Needs another two but the cut-off is miles away so he’ll get it a some point.

[Monters]

14 minutes ago, SteV said:

Needs another two but the cut-off is miles away so he’ll get it a some point.

Fair enough, would prefer him to miss Southampton than Arsenal which is two games away

[SteV]

Just now, Monters said:

Fair enough, would prefer him to miss Southampton than Arsenal which is two games away

Only counts for PL games.

[Monters]

Yes of course, sorry misread the fixture list and thought it was the return league game not the semi final second leg.

[jonny1403]

3 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Not sure what makes Willock better for this game than Joelinton. 

 

He isn't but Joelinton needs a rest and we need the rest of the squad to contribute. We can't play the same XI every game.

 

 

Edited 19 hours ago by jonny1403

[Lush Vlad]

It’s the yellow card ban that is the worry, for me. 

No Big Joe for any of the games in that horrendous looking 3 game stretch would be brutal. 
 

I do also think he seems to just play every game he’s available. Often looking like or having it confirmed that he is playing through injuries and niggles. 

[Elliottman]

4 hours ago, Turnbull2000 said:

 

Ouch. We'll struggle for a point from those three.

Imagine you said the same before we played Man United, Spurs and Arsenal ? 

[Earp]

Mate spoke to Wilson on Saturday - said he’d be back for Arsenal 

[Alberto2005]

Hard to tell whether Wilson is any better than Osula at this point.

[Lush Vlad]

11 minutes ago, Earp said:

Mate spoke to Wilson on Saturday - said he’d be back for Arsenal 

The cup game in Feb or the league game in May?  

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, Lush Vlad said:

It’s the yellow card ban that is the worry, for me. 

No Big Joe for any of the games in that horrendous looking 3 game stretch would be brutal. 
 

I do also think he seems to just play every game he’s available. Often looking like or having it confirmed that he is playing through injuries and niggles. 

Slightly off topic but am I right in thinking Liverpool away is the game if anybody gets a red card they’d miss the Cup Final if either team got there?

[Lush Vlad]

13 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Slightly off topic but am I right in thinking Liverpool away is the game if anybody gets a red card they’d miss the Cup Final if either team got there?

Depends what it’s for, I guess. 3 game ban, then yes. Not sure when the next round of the FA Cup is, should we manage to get past Birmingham (and Arsenal in the League Cup) and whether that would be before the final. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Lush Vlad

[Earp]

18 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

The cup game in Feb or the league game in May?  

Good point 

[Andy84]

5 hours ago, Turnbull2000 said:

 

Ouch. We'll struggle for a point from those three.

After Brentford you’ll have predicted we wouldn’t win any yeah?

[duo]

59 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said:

Hard to tell whether Wilson is any better than Osula at this point.

This - be so rusty

[TheBrownBottle]

6 hours ago, Turnbull2000 said:

 

Ouch. We'll struggle for a point from those three.

Yes, I imagine that the team which recently beat Villa (h) Man Utd (a) Spurs (a) and Arsenal (a) in successive games, has beaten Forest twice away this season, and played out a 3-3 classic with Liverpool will absolutely struggle to get anything from those games. 

[andycap]

2 hours ago, Earp said:

Mate spoke to Wilson on Saturday - said he’d be back for Arsenal 

If he's back for arsenal maybe we've sorted a swap deal with saka. 😂 

[alexf]

Think we lose to Forest at home. It's the exact sort of fixture we struggle in like the Bournemouth one. They won't press as high or aggressively as they did but they will have a rock solid low block which we struggle against often, with plenty of counter attack pace aswell. 

 

Still have nightmares of that Wood hat-trick and him turning Burn inside out and dinking over Dubravka. All the ingredients are still there for history to repeat. 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by alexf

[aussiemag]

3 hours ago, alexf said:

Think we lose to Forest at home. It's the exact sort of fixture we struggle in like the Bournemouth one. They won't press as high or aggressively as they did but they will have a rock solid low block which we struggle against often, with plenty of counter attack pace aswell. 

 

Still have nightmares of that Wood hat-trick and him turning Burn inside out and dinking over Dubravka. All the ingredients are still there for history to repeat. 

 

 

 

 

If we have a weeks preparation and have our key players fit (Isak, Gordon, Tonali, Bruno, Joelinton, Hall), we will beat them like we did earlier in the seasdon.