Bored, seriously miss football & have plenty of time on my hands right now...
So, a thread of my first @FootballManager save for a few years (my bad!)
Taking over at @SouthamptonFC of course 😇
Feel free to get involved. Any hints & tips are very welcome 😅
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A positive Pre-season with 6 wins from 7 games. Only defeat coming against Wuhan... 😳
1st transfer window disabled, so squads updated as of real life January 2020 window.
Crystal Palace up first at St Mary's...
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Southampton 2-1 Crystal Palace

A win on the opening day of the Premier League season for only the 3rd time for the club.

First half Goals from @NathanRedmond22 & Stuart Armstrong see the Saints claim all 3 points.
Zaha with a 2nd half consolation for Palace.
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West Ham United 1-1 Southampton

A goal of the season candidate from @hojbjerg23 cancelled out by Issa Diop as the 2 sides settle for a point.
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Southampton 3-0 Newcastle United

Goals from @MoussaDjenepo2, Stuart Armstrong & a @IngsDanny penalty give @SouthamptonFC a convincing win over the Geordies.

Newport County away in the League Cup next...

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Newport County 1-4 Southampton

We progress in the League Cup as a brace from @CheAdams_ & goals from @MoussaDjenepo2 & @sosoboufal19 see us avoid a potential banana skin against League 2 opposition.

West Brom away next round...

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Watford 0-2 Southampton

We finish August unbeaten & 4th in the @premierleague, as goals from @IngsDanny & @NathanRedmond22 make it 3 wins from the opening 4 league games.

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Southampton 3-0 Aston Villa

In the week where @1jamesbeattie joins the coaching staff, goals from Danny Ings, Moussa Djenepo & a first of the season for @ShaneLong7 keeps our unbeaten start going...

3 consecutive clean sheets too.

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Leicester City 1-0 Southampton

A first defeat of the season for the Saints as Kelechi Iheanacho's first half goal gave the hosts a deserved victory.

A trip to The Hawthorns in the League Cup up next...

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West Bromich Albion 2-1 Southampton
The Saints go crashing out of the League Cup after Championship side West Brom get a deserved victory.
Goals from O'Shea & Leko saw the hosts through.
Moussa Djenepo with a consolation for the visitors.
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Brighton 2-2 Southampton

Late goals from Pascal Groß & Steven Alzate earned the hosts a point after being 2-0 down.
Goals from Danny Ings & Moussa Djenepo gave the visitors a 2 goal lead before the hosts late comeback.

*the game is now becoming more realistic...* 🙄
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Southampton 1-2 Everton

First half goals from Mason Holgate & Dominic Calvert-Lewin were enough to hand the visitors all 3 points at St Mary's.
Danny Ings with the hosts goal, while Moussa Djenepo had a late equaliser ruled out for offside by VAR...
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Norwich City 0-1 Southampton

A first win in 4 for the Saints as @hojbjerg23 first half stoppage time strike was enough to claim all 3 points

"Travelling fans were excellent..." 🤪
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Southampton 1-0 Arsenal

Danny Ings' 6th goal of the campaign ended Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season & give the Saints their annual 3 points vs the Gunners at St Mary's.

The win moves Southampton upto 4th in the Premier League...

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Southampton 1-5 Wolves

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Burnley 0-0 Southampton

An inspired performance from @Alex_Macca23 against the Premier League's basement side earned Southampton a point away at Turf Moor.

The Saints slip out of the top 6 for the first time this season...

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Southampton 0-3 Sheffield United

8 goals conceded in the last 2 home games as The Blades run riot at St Mary's.

Honeymoon period seems to be over on the South Coast...

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Bournemouth 3-1 Southampton

3 defensive mistakes allowed Josh King to score a brace & Callum Wilson to round it off for the high-flying hosts. Sofiane Boufal with a consolation goal for Saints.

Very tough December fixtures will end the year for the Saints...

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December fixtures...

A. Tottenham
H. Chelsea
A. Liverpool
H. Man City
H. Man United
A. Arsenal

Wish. Me. Luck.
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Tottenham 2-0 Southampton

No win in 5, as Southampton go down at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium to first half goals from Son & Kane

Worrying times for the south coast club, despite being in 11th, 13 points clear of the bottom 3.

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Southampton 4-3 Chelsea

Rumours circulating in the media that Southampton manager Gazz Smith woke his girlfriend up celebrating @IngsDanny 87th minute winner... 😏

A brace from Ings & goals from Redmond & Djenepo ended a 5 match winless streak for the Saints

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Liverpool 5-1 Southampton

Goals from Salah, Mane, Firmino & Van Dijk gave the league leaders a 4-0 lead at the break.
Sofiane Boufal scored a consolation goal before Minamino scored his first for Liverpool to wrap things up.

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Southampton 0-2 Manchester City

Bernardo Silva's 3rd minute strike followed by a John Stones header were enough to beat the Saints

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Southampton 0-3 Manchester United

A 5th defeat in 6 games for The Saints as 3 first half goals gave the Red Devils a comfortable victory on the south coast.

Stuart Armstrong saw red 5 minutes from time.

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Arsenal 0-0 Southampton

The Saints finish the year with a well earned point at the Emirates. An inspired defensive display gave Southampton their first clean sheet of the month.

January transfer window & Arsenal away in the FA Cup 3rd round around the corner...

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Everton 2-2 Southampton

A late Moussa Djenepo strike grabbed a deserved point for the visitors.

Alex Iwobi & Seamus Coleman gave the Toffees the lead after Nathan Redmond put Saints ahead early on.

A positive start to the new year...

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Arsenal 1-1 Southampton

A first senior goal for Dan N'Lundulu ensured The Saints' place in the hat for the 4th round of the FA Cup.

Gabriel Martinelli had given the hosts a first half lead.

A replay at St Mary's awaits...

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Southampton 0-2 Brighton

The poor run of results continue as the visitors claim all 3 points despite the hosts sheer dominance of possession & chances.

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Southampton sign Mæhle... 📝

Southanpton are delighted to announce the signing of Danish international Joakim Mæhle. The fee is believed to be in the region of £11.5 million.

Mæhle is available to make his debut in the FA Cup replay vs Arsenal at St Mary's...

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Southampton 0-0 Arsenal
(Saints win 4-2 on penalties)

@Alex_Macca23 was the hero as he saved penalties from Calum Chambers & Mesut Ozil to send Southampton through to the 4th Round of the FA Cup, where a tie with Reading at St Marys awaits...

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Southampton 0-0 Norwich City

Southampton's winless run stretches to 7 games as they fail to convert any one of their 25 shots on goal.

The point leaves The Saints in 14th place with 27 points, 13 clear of both the bottom 3 & top 6...

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Manchester United 0-1 Southampton

Nathan Redmond scored a magnificent 74th minute winner as The Saints capped off the perfect away day performance to take all 3 points at Old Trafford...

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Southampton 2-0 Reading

The Saints advance into the 5th round of the FA Cup as Shane Long came back to haunt his old club.

The Irishman scored a brace, ending a spell that has not seen him score since September.

4 consecutive clean sheets for Alex McCarthy also 🙌

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Transfer Deadline Day...

Southampton have completed the signing of 20 year old striker Fiete Arp.

The young German signs on loan from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich until the end of the season.

The Saints will be looking to the ex-Hamburger SV forward to add fire power

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Stenzel signs! 📝

Southampton have been shopping in the German market again, this time to complete the signing of Pascal Stenzel from SC Freiburg.

The 23 year old will join in the summer after his current loan spell at VfB Stuttgart ends.

Fee believed to be £5million

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Southampton 2-1 West Ham United

Danny Ings ended a run of 10 games without a goal as The Saints came from behind to beat The Hammers.

Felipe Anderson had given the visitors the lead before Ings leveled things up. Stuart Armstrong with the winner after Fornals saw red.

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Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton

The Eagles end a run of 5 straight defeats with a win over The Saints. Luka Milivojevic's freekick was the difference.

Saints once again failed to convert any one of their 17 shots on goal.

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Størmsgodset 0-4 Southampton

A mid season friendly (for some reason!) saw The Saints head off to Norway 🛩

A perfect hatrick for Michael Obafemi & a Shane Long goal wrapped up a comfortable victory for the visitors.

The hosts were also reduced to 10 men on 49 minutes.

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Manchester City 5-1 Southampton

Smith's ultra defensive, man marking, closing down plan went out the window when Raheem Sterling scored with City's 8th shot after just 3 minutes.
Goals from B Silva, Gundogan, Otamendi & Aguero gave City the win.
Arp scored on first start.

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Southampton 0-2 Liverpool

Its 7th home defeat of the season for Saints as the Champions elect ease to victory.

Juan Bernat scored his first goal for The Reds before Roberto Firmino made sure of the result 10 minutes from time.

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Southampton 1-4 Leicester (aet)

More comedy defending from The Saints allowed the Foxes to score 3 goals in extra time.

The hosts crash out of the FA Cup, despite Stuart Armstrong giving them a first half lead.

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Chelsea 3-0 Southampton

When your lucks down, it's really down. Everton scored his first goal for Chelsea, smashing one in top bins from 30 yards.
Kante & Willian then both added long range efforts as the hosts cruise to victory.

Tottenham next up...

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Southampton 1-2 Tottenham

The visitors take the 3 points and punish the Saints for a number of wasted opportunities after a dominant performance.

Danny Ings' 10th of the season not enough as Lucas & Son goals take the points back to London

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Sheffield United 2-0 Southampton

The Blades end a 9 match winless streak with a comfortable victory over The Saints.

Stephens & Armstromg miss sitters from 5 yards out before United scored from 30 yards...

Out of ideas.

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Southampton 0-2 Bournemouth

8 straight defeats.

Laptop being turned off before being thrown out the window.

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Wolves 3-1 Southampton

A Raul Jimenez brace & a 35 yard freekick from Joao Moutinho cast The Saints aside.

Danny Ings with Saints' goal of the season from the penalty spot.

"Sacked in the morning..." rings round from the home fans as Saints lose 9 in a row.

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Southampton 3-1 Burnley

A WIN!!!

A massive 3 points for The Saints as a brace from Moussa Djenepo & Danny Ings' 12th goal of the season saw off 18th place Burnley.

Southampton are now in 13th place on 36 points, 9 clear of the bottom 3 with 4 games to play...

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Southampton 0-0 Watford

The Saints took another step towards Premier Legaue survival with a goalless draw at home to Watford.

Danny Ings saw a goal ruled out by VAR for offside after 38 minutes.

Adam Masina was dismissed for the Hornets 7 minutes from time

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Newcastle 2-3 Southampton

Late drama at St James' Park, as stoppage time goals from Sofiane Boufal (91') & Moussa Djenepo (94') confirmed Ralph Hasenhuttl's Newcastle side to relegation.

Almiron & Lazaro had given the hosts the lead either side of Jack Stephens leveler.

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Southampton 1-0 Leicester City

Moussa Djenepo's first half strike was the difference between the 2 sides.

Saints end the season at St Mary's on a high with 3 points, a clean sheet & the traditional lap of appreciation for the fans 👏👏

Villa away to end the season...

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Aston Villa 1-3 Southampton

Jack Stephens, Nathan Redmond & Joakim Mæhle goals secured the win on the final day of the season for The Saints.

Villa survive relegation on goal difference 😳

Saints end the season unbeaten in 5 (4 wins) & finish in 13th with 46 points 👊

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Player of the Season Awards 🏆

🏆 Fans POTY - Moussa Djenepo
🏆 POTY - Moussa Djenepo
🥅 Goal of the season - Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (vs West Ham)
⚽️ Top Scorer - Danny Ings (12)
🅰️ Top Assist - James Ward-Prowse (8)

🏟 ave attendance - 31,964

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Premier League
🏆 Liverpool
⬇️ Burnley
⬇️ Norwich
⬇️ Newcastle

Championship
🏆 Fulham
⬆️ West Brom
⬆️ Huddersfield (beat Leeds in Play Off Final)

FA Cup - Chelsea
EFL Cup - Liverpool
Champions League - Liverpool
Europa League - Man Utd

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Summer Transfer window now open...

Southampton manager Gazz Smith is actively looking to improve the squad this summer, but will owner Gao Jisheng back his manager with a healthy transfer kitty or will the club have the same 'sell to buy' policy...

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WELCOME WILLI...

Southampton have completed the signing of Hungarian International Willi Orban.

The 27 year old central defender joins on a 3 year deal from RB Leipzig for a fee reported to be £2.8million...

#Bargain
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SAINT POPE... 📝

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Transfer News...

Ryan Bertrand & Oriol Romeu have left the club today as they both wanted to pursue new challenges.

Berty joins Leicester City for £6.5million, while Oriol has joined newly promoted Fulham for a fee in the region of £9million

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Saints sign Walker-Peters📝

Southampton have announced the signing of Kyle Walker-Peters from Tottenham Hotspur. The full back secured a permanent deal after impressing on loan last season.

Pascal Stenzel also joins from Freiburg after signing his pre-contract in January

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Southampton have completed the signing of 24 year old midfielder Kalvin Phillips.

The former Leeds United star becomes The Saints New record transfer at £22million

Kalvin signs in time to join his new teammates on the clubs tour of America..

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Atlanta Utd 0-4
Columbus 1-0
NY Red Bulls 0-2
Philadelphia 2-3

Fitness was the key to the US tour for The Saints, although they would have liked better results...

Some poor defending will certainly be a worry heading into the new season for the club

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Transfer news... 📝

Its one in, one out at St Mary's as Mohamed Elyounoussi has completed a £14million transfer to AC Milan, while Joe Willock joins the Saints on loan from Arsenal for the duration of the season

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Southampton 4-0 Sevilla

The Saints fly through to the 'St Marys Friendly Cup' final with a win against a strong Sevilla side.

Goals from Danny Ings, Jan Bednarek, Michael Obafemi & a Sofiane Boufal pen saw the hosts through

Bundesliga 2 side SV Darmstadt in the final...

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Southampton 4-0 SV Darmstadt

The hosts clinch the 'St Marys Friendly Cup' with a comfortable win over their German opponents.

Goals from Ings, Carrillo, Ward-Prowse & Hoedt made it 8 goals from 2 games for The Saints

Hope there's room in the trophy cabinet... 😏🏆

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Dungannon Swifts 0-4 Southampton

Saints run out comfortable winners in their only game in Northern Ireland.
A hattrick for Danny Ings will hopefully give him confidence going into his 3rd season at St Mary's.

Mario Lemina also scored for the visitors ⚽️

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Squad Numbers are in ahead of the new season... 🔴4️⃣⚽️

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Swansea 1-2 Southampton

The Saints run out 2-1 winners in Nathan Dyer's Testimonial match

Dyer came through the Saints academy & won the League Cup with Swansea. He was also part of the Leicester side that won The Premier League in 2016.

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"Witamy, Arkadiusz..." 📝👀

Southampton have today completed the signing of Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik.

The 26 year old joins on a season long loan from Italian Giants, Napoli, with a deal already in place to make it permanent in the summer of 2021

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Transfer news...

Harrison Reed & Shane Long have both departed the club today on season long loan moves.

Reed moves to Trabzonspor to experience football abroad, while Shane Long heads to Serbia as he looks to embark on a new challenge with Red Star Belgrade.

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Southampton 2-2 Crystal Palace

Points were shared on the opening day of the season as Yangel Herrera's 93rd min strike from 30 yds earned Palace a point.

Milivojevic had put them ahead with a 13th min penalty before goals from Bednarek & Djenepo put the hosts in front.

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Southampton have been drawn at home to League 1 side Bristol Rovers in the 2nd round of The Carabao Cup today.

Sam McQueen has also left the club for MK Dons today, where he will continue his comeback from injury on loan at Stadium MK.

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Sheffield United 3-1 Southampton

Shambolic defending by the visitors gifted the hosts a victory in a game that was dominated by The Saints.

2 Jarrod Bowen goals & a Lys Mousset strike were enough for The Blades.

Moussa Djenepo scored for Southampton.

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'Luke who's back...' 😉📝

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Arsenal 3-1 Southampton

8 goals from 3 games conceded by Saints as a 30 yrd hit from Maitland-Niles, followed by a 40 yrd effort from Jack Grealish put the Gunners 2 up.
Milik pulled 1 back for The Saints before Rob Holding finished the game off 5 minutes from time.

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Southampton 4-1 Bristol Rovers

A man of the match performance from Che Adams saw him score & make 3 assists as The Saints beat Bristol Rovers.

Arkadiusz Milik scored twice & Moussa Djenepo with his 3rd of the season wrapped thing up.

Burnley at St Mary's next round...

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Southampton 2-1 Brighton

A dramatic last 10 minutes saw the hosts come from behind to beat Brighton.

Super sub, @CheAdams_ equalised with 10 mins to go after Bernardo had put the Seagulls in front

Adams then scored a 91st minute winner to give Saints all 3 points

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Watford 1-1 Southampton

Fantastic performances from both keepers meant the points were shared at Vicarage Road.

Nathan Redmond had given Saints the lead before Craig Cathcart scored 20 mins from time.

Ismaila Sarr also saw his penalty saved by Nick Pope.

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Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa

The hosts take the 3 points thanks to a thunderbolt from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

The game was level until Hojbjerg struck, after Wesley had cancelled out Moussa Djenepo''s 3rd minute opener.

Saints move to 8 points from opening 6 games

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Southampton 0-0 Burnley (4-3 pens)

Alex McCarthy was the hero as Southampton advanced to the 4th round of the League Cup.

The shot stopper saved twice in the shootout after a game of very few chances ended 0-0

Sheffield United away next round...

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Southampton 0-1 Manchester United

A devastating 85th minute winner from Ángel Correa was enough to steal the points from a game in which the hosts dominated.

A defeat, but plenty of positives to take for The Saints...

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Liverpool 3-0 Southampton

Just 4 days after putting 8 (EIGHT) past Real Madrid in the Champions League, Liverpool had to wait until the hour mark today to break the deadlock.

Goals from Wijnaldum, Mane & Van Dijk as the Champions proved to strong for the Saints

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Southampton 4-3 Manchester City

A blistering first half saw The Saints fly into a 4-1 lead at the break. Goals from Nathan Redmond (2), Moussa Djenepo & a 30 yd James Ward-Prowse free kick was enough to beat Carlo Anchelotti's City side...

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West Ham United 0-1 Southampton

Moussa Djenepo's spectacular solo goal was the highlight of the game as The Saints took all 3 points away from the London Stadium.

Wesley Hoedt produced a MOTM performance as The Saints kept their first clean sheet of the season...

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Sheffield United 0-3 Southampton

Danny Ings scored his first goal of the season as Gazz Smith finally beat Chris Wilder after 3 straight defeats to The Blades.

Ings, Boufal & Redmond goals sent the Saints marching through to the Quarter Finals of the League Cup

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Southampton 1-1 Chelsea

Danny Ings & Tammy Abraham both scored brilliant individual goals as the points were shared at St Mary's.

Ings opened the scoring after 35 minutes before Tammy Abraham equalised after a brilliant solo run with half hour left on the clock

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Tottenham 2-0 Southampton

Harry Kane continued his fine scoring form against Southampton as Pep Guardiola's Spurs were far to good for the South Coast side.

Tanguy N'Dombele with the opener on 8 minutes, before Kane put the hosts 2 up on 24 mins

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Southampton 0-0 Bournemouth

A friday night bore draw

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Wolves 2-0 Southampton

An evenly matched contest was won by the hosts who took their chances when it mattered.

Raul Jimenez 55th minute penalty, followed by Diogo Jota's volley 10 minutes from time clinched the points for the home side

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Southampton 3-0 Everton

Performance of the season so far from The Saints as goals from Danny Ings & Arkadiusz Milik gave the hosts a 2-0 lead at half time.

Moussa Djenepo then completed the rout with a fierce shot which went in off the post on 65 minutes

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Huddersfield 0-1 Southampton

Danny Ings scored the only goal of the game on the stroke of half tkme as Huddersfield lost for the 15th time in the opening 16 league matches this season

17 year old Samet Teker also made his senior debut for The Saints

#FM20 #FM2020
Southampton 2-1 Fulham

Nick Pope saved a penalty from Aleksander Mitrović in the 96th minute as The Saints made it 3 wins on the bounce!

Goals from Sofiane Boufal & Danny Ings put the host 2 up, before Knockaert's free kick pulled one back for the visitors

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Manchester United 1-1 Southampton (5-3 pens)

Saints go crashing out of the League Cup Quarter Finals at Old Trafford

Danny Ings had a 92nd minute goal questionably ruled out for a foul, then missed the penalty to send Utd through

Goals from Smalling & Redmond

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Leicester City 2-2 Southampton

Southampton made it 4 unbeaten in the league with an entertaining draw away to The Foxes.

Harvey Barnes scored a brace for the hosts, while Arkadiusz Milik & Moussa Djenepo were on the scoresheet for the Saints

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West Bromich Albion 0-3 Southampton

Saints moved into the top half of the table with a convincing win at The Hawthorns.

Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond & Che Adams goals made it a Happy Boxing Day for the travelling fans.

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Southampton 1-0 West Ham United

Southampton leapfrog The Hammers into 8th place, as an 85th minute winner from Joakim Mæhle was enough to earn the hosts their 5th win in 6 league games.

Arkadiusz Milik & MOTM Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg both had goals disallowed by VAR

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Southampton 1-1 West Bromich Albion

A replay at The Hawthorns is needed after Hal Robson-Kanu's goal cancelled out Michael Obafemi's 9th minute opener

Before the game, Gazz Smith collected his Manager of The Month award for December (5 wins / 1 draw from 6 games)

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Southampton 0-2 Liverpool

Southampton's excellent run came to an end as League leaders Liverpool proved too good.

Goals from Gabriel Barbosa & Rhian Brewster saw the Champions take all 3 points

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West Bromich Albion 3-1 Southampton

The Saints go crashing out of the FA Cup 3rd round as goals from Jonathan Leko, Chris Wood & Romaine Sawyers sent Albion through after Danny Ings had opened the scoring for the visitors.

Bad day at the office...

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Manchester City 4-0 Southampton

The hosts scored 4 first half goals to blow The Saints away.

A match which saw Southampton keeper Nick Pope make 15 saves in the first 45 minutes...

That was painful

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Southampton 5-1 West Bromich Albion

Arkadiusz Milik scored a hattrick as Saints got their revenge on West Brom for their FA Cup elimination a week ago.

Nathan Redmond & Jack Stephens also scored either side of Albion's Rakeem Harper as the hosts ran riot.

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Southampton 2-1 Sheffield United

Jack Stephens scored a 93rd minute winner to give The Saints all 3 points.

Arkadiusz Milik had earlier scored his 4th goal in 2 games, before Lys Mousset equalised.

Stephens then won it at the death with his 2nd goal in 2 games

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Crystal Palace 2-5 Southampton

Saints move into 7th with a magnificent win at Selhurst Park.

Yangel Herrera gave Palace the lead before Djenepo (2), Hojbjerg, Milik & Kalvin Phillips goals put Saints 5-1 up.

Townsend then scored a late consolation for the hosts

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Southampton 2-1 Leicester City

Southampton made it 4 wins from 4 & took a huge step towards European football with a win over 8th placed Leicester City.

Silvan Widmer gave the Foxes a first half lead before Mario Lemina & Nathan Redmond struck late for the hosts.

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Fulham 0-3 Southampton

Its 5 from 5 as Southampton March On & take another step towards European football next season.

Danny Ings scored a brace in the last 10 minutes to secure the points after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had given them an 18th minute lead.

#Fm20 #FM2020
Southampton 4-0 Huddersfield

Saints move up into 6th place, as goals from Pierre Hojbjerg, Jack Stephens, Danny Ings & Wesley Hoedt saw of the leagues basement side.

Hojbjerg celebrated his February POTM award by starting the rout.

6 wins from 6 for The Saints

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Everton 3-0 Southampton

Everton ended a 5 match winless streak by comfortably beating in-form Southampton.

Goals from Steven Bergwijn, Gerson Fernandes & Tom Davies were enough for the Toffees to end the Saints' 6 game winning run

A bad day at the office...

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Bournemouth 1-3 Southampton

Southampton made it 7 wins from 8 games with a comfortable victory at The Vitality Stadium.

Nathan Redmond, Arkadiusz Milik & Joakim Mæhle scored as The Saints took another big step towards Europa League qualification

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Southampton 1-2 Wolves

Diogo Jota scored in the 82nd & 91st minute to snatch all 3 points from a game in which the hosts dominated.

Luke Shaw gave the Saints the lead with his first goal for the club before Wolves turned the game around in the last 10 minutes

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Chelsea 4-1 Southampton

A tough night for The Saints as Tammy Abraham's hattrick sent Chelsea into 2nd place.

Everton scored the hosts 4th, while Arkadiusz Milik had leveled things up for The Saints in the first half.

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Southampton 2-2 Tottenham

Super sub Guido Carrillo scored his first Saints goal 30 seconds after coming on, to rescue the hosts a point.

Danny Ings had given Saints the lead, only for Son to equalise 40 seconds later.

Kane then made it 2-1 before Carrillo's goal

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Manchester United 3-1 Southampton

The Red Devils ran out victorious in the battle between 6th & 7th.

Second half goals from Greenwood, Martial & Bruno Fernandes gave the hosts a comfortable 3 points. Michael Obafemi scored for the visitors

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Brighton 0-1 Southampton

Danny Ings scored a breathtaking breakaway goal on the stroke of half time to give Southampton a massive 3 points at Brighton

Everton dropped points vs West Ham earlier in the day which means Saints move 5 clear in 7th with 3 to play

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Southampton 1-2 Arsenal

Its 4 defeats in 6 games for the Saints as they come unstuck against a much changed Arsenal side

Nathan Redmond gave the hosts the lead before Jack Grealish & Reiss Nelson scored for the Champions League semi-finalists to take all 3 points

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Aston Villa 3-2 Southampton

10 man Aston Villa took a massive step towards Premier League survival with a win vs The Saints.

A brace from Wesley & a goal from Flynn Downes were enough for the hosts. Redmond & Djenepo for Saints

Raul Jimenez saw red for the hosts

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Southampton 3-1 Watford

"SOUTHAMPTON IN EUROPA..."

Saints finish 7th & will enter the Qualifying stages of The Europa League after winning on the final day of the season

A Danny Ings goal & 2 long range strikes from James Ward-Prowse saw the hosts take 3 points.

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Player of the Season Awards 🏆

🏆 Fans POTY - James Ward-Prowse
🏆 POTY - Moussa Djenepo
🥅 Goal of the Season - Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (vs Palace)
⚽️ Top Scorer - Moussa Djenepo (12)
🅰️ Top Assist - James Ward-Prowse (14)

🏟 ave attendance - 31,685

#FM20 #FM2020
Premier League
🏆 Man City
⬇️ Fulham
⬇️ West Brom
⬇️ Huddersfield

Championship
🏆 Burnley
⬆️ Newcastle
⬆️ Stoke (beat Norwich in Play Off final)

FA Cup - Liverpool
EFL Cup - Man United
Champions League - Man City
Europe League - Mainz 05

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Entering the 2021 / 22 season, Manager Gazz Smith will be looking to once again improve his Southampton side this summer.

How much backing will he get from the board in the build up to the clubs Europa League campaign...

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SMITH SIGNS! 📝

The first signing of the summer is a big one for The Saints, as manager Gazz Smith puts pen to paper on a new 3 year deal, keeping him as Southampton First Team Manager until summer 2024.

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ZAGADOU SIGNS! 📝

Southampton have today completed the signing of Dan-Axel Zagadou from Borussia Dortmund.

The 22 year old French central defender joins the club on a 4 year deal, for an undisclosed fee.

The first new Saint of the summer... 😇

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HOJBJERG JOINS UNITED

The board of Southampton have today accepted a bid from Manchester United for midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, after the Red Devils activated his release clause of £30 million...

The deal has now been completed.

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Transfer news... 📩

More departures, as Mario Lemina & Alex McCarthy have both left Saints today.

Lemina joins Premier League rivals West Ham United for an undisclosed fee, while McCarthy heads off to France, as he joins Nîmes Olympique for £1 million.

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GUENDOUZI JOINS ON LOAN... 📝

Southampton can today confirm the loan signing of Matteo Guendouzi from Arsenal.

The 22 year old joins for the duration of the 2021 / 22 season

Matteo will boost the midfield after Hojbjerg & Lemina departures this summer...

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🛫 MADRID (MAD) ➡️
🛬 SOUTHAMPTON (SOU)

Rocking into Southampton Airport like... 👔

Transfer incoming... 😏📝

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SAINT MARCO! 📝

Southampton have completed the signing of Spanish international Marco Asensio from Real Madrid!

The 25 year old joins on loan this season, before completing an £18Million move next summer.

Fans are said to be delighted with this one!

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Grasshoppers 0-4 Southampton
St Gallen 1-1 Southampton

Southampton's pre season training camp in Switzerland comes to an end with a win & a draw from the 2 games. Plenty of positives from the whole squad in the build up to the new season.

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VESTERGAARD JOINS ALBION 📩

We start the day off by announcing that Jannik Vestergaard has joined Championship side West Bromich Albion for an undisclosed fee.

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Nuneaton Boro 0-4 Southampton

Marco Asensio scored his first Southampton goal, as The Saints ran out 4-0 winners in the Midlands. Sofiane Boufal, Che Adams & Danny Ings with the other goals.

A good pre-season workout for the whole squad ⚽️

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Kasimpaşa 1-2 Southampton
Sivasspor 3-8 Southampton

A short but sweet training camp in Turkey comes to an end with 2 wins & 10 goals from the 2 games.

Friendlies all done & so now preparations start for the season opener at Stamford Bridge...

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The Gazz Smith Express rolls on... 😉🚂

Stopping at Liverpool for a pick up & quick get away... but who will be joining... 👀

Transfer incoming... 📝

(P.S. @SouthamptonFC I am SO sorry for doing this btw. 😂)

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Welcome back, Alex 📝

Southampton have confirmed the signing of England International midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

The Saints academy graduate rejoins the club on loan from Liverpool for the duration of the season...

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Chelsea 0-1 Southampton

The perfect away day performance to open the season for the Saints!

Arkadiusz Milik's 62nd minute penalty may have been the winning goal, but it will be Nick Pope & the Saints defence that take the headlines!

Tomori saw red for the hosts

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Southampton will face Dinamo Brest in the Europa League playoff qualifying round with the winner advancing into the Group stages of the tournament.

Saints will travel to Belarus for the first leg in hope of bringing back a positive result

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Southampton 1-1 Leicester City

Hamza Choudhury scored a 30 yd volley 10 minutes from time to salvage a point for the Foxes.

Arkadiusz Milik had given Saints the lead with a close range effort before Choudhury's strike.

Both sides have 4 points from first 2 games

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Dinamo Brest 0-1 Southampton

James Ward-Prowse's 25 yard free kick was enough to give The Saints the advantage going into the second leg next week.

Saints face Everton at Goodison Park in 3 days, before welcoming their Belarus opponents to St Mary's

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Everton 4-1 Southampton

A bad day at the office as The Saints get comfortably beat at Goodison Park.

The hosts raced into a 3-0 lead inside half hour before Danny Ings scored on the stroke of half time.

Bergwijn then scored a 4th 10 minutes from time

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Southampton 2-0 Dinamo Brest (3-0 agg)

James Ward-Prowse scored 2 brilliant long range efforts to book Southampton's place in the Group stages of Europa League 2

A 30 yard free kick into the top corner was the pick of his goals

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EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE DRAW... 🏆

Southampton will face trips to Switzerland, Belgium & Luxembourg as we have been drawn alongside FC Basel, Standard Liege & F91 Dudelange in Group 'A' of the Inaugural Europa Conference League...

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Southampton 3-1 Newcastle United

Danny Ings scored a brace to help see off Ralph Hasenhuttl's Newcastle side.

Stuart Armstrong gave Saints the lead before Jordan Ayew leveled things up.

Ings then scored twice to win the game, before Dummett saw red for Newcastle

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Transfer Deadline Day Deals... 📝📩

Southampton have been busy on transfer deadline day, bringing in youngsters Rodel Richards, Mômô Fanyé Touré, Ilaix Moriba (loan) & Igor Paixão.

Willi Orban has left the club today to join French side LOSC Lille for an undisclosed fee

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Bournemouth 1-1 Southampton

Alex Chamberlain scored a goal of the season contender as Saints were disappointed to only take a point away from The Madejski Stadium (Yes, that's right!)

Arthur Cabral scored with 7 minutes to play to rescue a point for the hosts

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Southampton 1-0 FC Basel

A special night at St Mary's, as Moussa Djenepo's first half header is enough to see off Basel & give Saints a winning start to their Europa Conference League campaign.

Saints travel to Luxemburg in 2 weeks time to play f91 Dudelange 🛩

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Southampton 5-1 Stoke City

Marco Asensio opened his Saints account with a close range header vs Mark Hughes' side.

Goals from Arkadiusz Milik (2), Michael Obafemi & James Ward-Prowse's 30 yard free kick move The Saints up to 6th in the league.

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Norwich City 1-2 Southampton

Southampton advance to the 4th round of the League Cup with a win at Carrow Road.

Matteo Guendouzi scored his first goal since his loan move, before Stuart Armstrong made it 2.

Ben Godfrey scored for the hosts in stoppage time

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Liverpool 1-0 Southampton

Heartbreak for the Saints as their resistance is broken 5 minutes from time as Naby Keita waltzed through the midfield & found Sadio Mane at the back post for a simple finish

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f91 Dudelange 1-2 Southampton

Gazz Smith's 100th game in charge of Saints ended in victory thanks to goals from Arkadiusz Milik & Kyle Walker-Peters

A good day out for the 1,544 travelling fans 🍺🍺

Saints are 2 from 2 in the group so far

Att 3,935 (1,544 away fans)

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Southampton 1-1 Brighton

A tired Southampton side had to settle for a point at home to high flying Brighton, despite having the better chances.

Alexis Mac Allister scored a 20 yard thunderbolt before Nathan Redmond levelled things up 5 minutes from time

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West Ham United 2-3 Southampton

James Ward-Prowse scored a dramatic 94th minute winner as Saints came from 2 down to beat The Hammers

Felipe Anderson & Eberechi Eze gave the hosts a deserved 2-0 lead before Redmond, Djenepo & JWP completed the comeback

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Standard Liège 0-2 Southampton

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain & Che Adams goals sent Southampton top of Group A, after a truly dominant performance away in Liège.

A trip to Belgium which the Saints fans won't forget for a very long time... 😉🍺

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Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa

Saints move back into the top 6 with a win over 19th placed Aston Villa.

Arkadiusz Milik put the hosts 1 up, before Michael Obafemi doubled the lead on the stroke of half time.

Björn Engels pulled one back for Villa 18 mins from time

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Southampton 2-0 West Bromich Albion

Southampton eased through to the Quarter Finals of the League Cup with a solid display vs Brendon Rogers' Albion side.

Goals from Moussa Djenepo & Kalvin Phillips ensured the hosts advanced to the Quarter Finals

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Southampton 3-2 Arsenal

An entertaining game saw Saints end Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season.

A thunderbolt from Yan Valery & a goal from Arkadiusz Milik put Saints 2 up before Nelson & Aubameyang levelled the game.

Moussa Djenepo with a 85th minute winner

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Southampton 1-1 Standard Liège

Saints took another step towards qualifying for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League with a draw at home to Liège.

Iliac Moriba scored his first goal since joining on loan, before Mirko Maric scored for the visitors

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Manchester United 1-0 Southampton

Bruno Fernandes scored a magnificent volley from 25 yards to give the Red Devils all 3 points.

Before the game, Southampton manager Gazz Smith had been presented with Octobers Manager of the month award.

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Southampton 0-1 Watford

The Saints suffer their first defeat at St Mary's this season thanks to Gerard Deulofeu's first half strike.

Danny Ings had a 94th minute goal ruled out for offside

A trip to Basel for European duties up next... 🇨🇭

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FC Basel 1-1 Southampton

Southampton qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League with a draw away in Basel.

Valentin Stocker gave the hosts the lead before Danny Ings scored to ensure the Saints' qualification for the next round.

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Manchester City 1-0 Southampton

A third 1-0 League defeat on the bounce for The Saints, as Erling Haaland's 10th minute strike was enough to see the hosts take all 3 points.

Moussa Djenepo pick up a groin strain, meaning he will miss the next couple of months

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Wolves 1-2 Southampton

Saints ended a run of 3 league defeats with a win at Molineux.

First half goals from Alex Chamberlain & Danny Ings saw Saints take the points. Diogo Jota scored a stoppage time consolation for Wolves.

Saints back into the top 6

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Southampton 3-1 Tottenham

Saints leap-frog Spurs into 5th place as Gazz Smith got the better of Pep Guardiola for the first time as a manager.

Arkadiusz Milik put Saints 2 up at the break before Alex Chamberlain added a third

Alli on the scoresheet for Spurs

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Southampton 5-1 f91 Dudelange

Saints finish top & unbeaten in Group A after a comfortable win vs Dudelange
Danny Ings & Michael Obafemi put the Saints 2 up, before Joakim Mæhle scored a hatrick to finish off the rout.
Ryan Klapp with a consolation for the visitors

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Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Matt Lowton scored a 95th minute equaliser to steal a point for 10 man Burnley.
Ashley Barnes was shown a straight red, before James Ward-Prowse hit a 30 yard free kick into the top corner to give Saints the lead.

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Southampton 3-0 Stoke City

Jake Vokins scored an unbelievable volley from 30 yards out, as The Saints cruised through to the League Cup Semi Finals

Nathan Redmond doubled the hosts lead on the hour, before Mæhle's close range effort made it 3.

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Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace

Jack Stephens scored the only goal of the game as The Saints move back into 5th, albeit with Chelsea & Spurs having a game in hand

A little 'backs to the wall' in the last 10 minutes but Saints held firm for the 3 points

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Southampton 1-1 Sheffield United

Honours even at St Mary's as Saints fail to capitalise on a number of chances

Lys Mousset pounced on a defensive slip to put the Blades ahead, before Nathan Redmond levelled things up

Danny Ings missed a first half penalty

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Aston Villa 2-0 Southampton

Villa recorded only their second league win in 16 games as they ran out comfortable winners against Saints.

Mikey Johnston opened the scoring before Wesley made it 2.

A poor end to the year as Saints fail to register a shot on target

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Southampton 3-0 Bournemouth

Danny Ings, Jack Stephens & Marco Asensio scored as The Saints brushed aside the Cherries & progressed to the FA Cup 4th round at St Mary's.

A good start to 2022

Championship side Bristol City at home in the next round

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Tottenham 1-0 Southampton

Dele Alli's first half strike ensured Spurs will go into the second leg of the League Cup Semi Final with a 1 goal aggregate lead.

A tight contest which leave the tie open for either team to progress to the final

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Brighton 2-1 Southampton

2 league defeats in a row for the Saints as the poor league performances continue.

Ayoze Perez put the hosts 1 up after taking on 4 Saints players & slotting past Pope. Milik leveled the game before Adam Websters 48th minute winner

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Transfer News... 📩

Sofiane Boufal has joined SH Shenhua for an undisclosed fee.

The Moroccan International signed for the Saints in 2016 & went on to make 86 league appearances, scoring 7 times

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Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

Honours even at St Mary's as an entertaining game in front of the Sky cameras finished 1-1

Marco Asensio put Saints ahead with the first shot of the game after just 90 seconds. Gabriel Barbosa levelled up from the penalty spot in the second half

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Transfer news... 📩

More transfer news, as Stuart Armstrong has completed a move to Norwich City. The Scotsman joins the Canaries on loan until the end of the season & will sign permanently when his Saints contract expires in the summer

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SAINT ISAK... 📝👀

Southampton have completed the signing of Swedish international Alexander Isak

Isak joins The Saints for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be a new transfer record for the club

He goes straight into the squad to face West Ham United...

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Southampton 2-1 West Ham United

A dream debut for new record signing Alexander Isak as he scored the winner 2 minutes after coming off the bench

Milik gave Saints the lead, before Isak made it 2 in the second half.

Ebere Eze scored for the Hammers in stoppage time

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Sheffield United 2-5 Southampton

Goals from Luke Shaw, Alex Chamberlain, Danny Ings, Marco Asension & James Ward-Prowse gave the travelling fans an away day to remember at Bramall Lane.

George Baldock & Lys Mousset with the goals for the Blades

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Southampton 3-0 Bristol City

A second 3-0 home win in the FA Cup of the season for the Saints was enough to see off Championship high flyers, Bristol City.

A brace from Alexander Isak & a goal by Matteo Guendouzi saw the Saints through to Round 5

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Transfer news... 📩

Joakim Mæhle has today joined RB Leipzig for an undisclosed fee.

The Danish International was Gazz Smith's first signing as Southampton boss.

24 year old Mæhle went on to play 48 games, scoring 3 times for The Saints

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Southampton 1-0 Tottenham (1-1 agg, Saints win 3-2 on pens)

"SAVVVVED BY NICK POPE... HE SENDS SAINTS TO WEMBLEY!!"

Nick Pope was the hero as he saved 3 Spurs Penalties in the shootout to send Saints through to the League Cup Final to play Crystal Palace 🏆

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Leicester City 0-0 Southampton

Both sides had to settle for a point, as neither The Foxes or The Saints could put away any of the 45 shots during the 90 minutes.

Nick Pope with a MOTM performance.

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Transfer Deadline Day... 📝📩

Che Adams, Harrison Reed, Wesley Hoedt & Will Smallbone have all gone out on loan until the end of the season.

Sam McQueen has also left the club to join QPR for an undisclosed fee.

Its not all outgoings though...
New signing incoming....👀

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#SaintDaniel 📝👀

Southampton have completed the signing of Welsh international, Daniel James.

The 24 year old joins from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee.

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Southampton 2-1 Chelsea

Marco Asensio & James Ward-Prowse both scored brilliant individual goals as The Saints ran out winners against Chelsea at St Mary's.

The home side were 2 up at the break before Jadon Sancho pulled one back with his first goal for the Blues

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Crystal Palace 1-3 Southampton

The audition for this year's League Cup Final was won by Southampton at Selhurst Park

Alexander Isak gave The Saints the lead, before Yassin Fortune equalised. Michael Obafemi & Danny Ings then scored as Saints took the points

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Southampton 4-0 Burnley

Southampton put on a show just 8 days before the League Cup Final with a convincing win over Burnley.

Kalvin Phillips, Michael Obafemi, Arkadiusz Milik & Ilaix Moriba with the goals.

League Cup Final up next... 🏆

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Europa Conference League Draw 🎱

Southampton have been drawn against Athletic Bilbao in the last 16 of the Europa Conference League.

The first leg will be at San Mamés stadium, before Saints host their Spanish opponents at St Mary's 2 weeks later...

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Crystal Palace 1-4 Southampton

The Saints put on a show in front of a full house at Wembley as they won the League Cup for the first time in the clubs history

Alexander Isak bagged a hattrick & Marco Asensio scored a 4th as the Saints ran riot at Wembley

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Southampton 2-4 Manchester City

Erling Haaland was the difference between the 2 sides, as Saints crash out of the FA Cup in an entertaining game at St Mary's.

Haaland (2), Foden & Kai Havertz with goals for City, while Guendouzi & Stephens scored for The Saints

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Tottenham 5-0 Southampton

Pep Guardiola's Spurs side hammered The Saints to end the visitors good recent league form.

Harry Kane 2, Dele Alli, Victor Tsygankov & Moussa Sissiko with the goals to hand Gazz Smith his heaviest defeat at Saints Manager

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Athletic Bilbao 5-3 Southampton

Arkadiusz Milik scored a brace to keep The Saints' European hopes alive in a game that at one point looked out of sight. Ward-Prowse with the other goal

Saints have now conceded 14 goals in the past 3 games since Dan-Axel Zagadou's injury

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Southampton 2-1 Wolves

Kalvin Phillips scored a World class strike in the 88th minute to win the 3 points for the hosts

Nathan Redmond opened the scoring before Diogo Jota continued his scoring record vs Saints

Phillips then smashed home the winner from 30 yards

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Southampton 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (5-5 agg, Saints win on away goals)

A famous night at a packed out St Mary's as Southampton advance through to the last 8 of the Europa Conference League

Arkadiusz Milik & Matteo Guendouzi with the goals

Dynamo Kiev in the QF...

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Southampton 1-1 Manchester United

Saints prepared for their European QF with a well earned draw with Man United.

Alexander Isak gave Saints the lead with a free header, before Martinez waltzed through the Saints defence to equalise for the Red Devils

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Southampton U23 2-0 Grimsby

Saints u23s won the http://Leasing.com  Trophy at Wembley to bring home the 2nd piece of silverware for the club this season

Goals from Rodel Richards & Harlem Hale were enough to see off the League 2 outfit

"Get a bigger cabinet..." 😉

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Dynamo Kiev 1-1 Southampton

Southampton will take an away goal into the 2nd leg of their Europa Confernce League QF after a draw over in Kiev.

Marco Asensio gave Saints the lead before Roman Zozulya equalised 15 minutes from time

Tie evenly balanced...

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Arsenal 3-2 Southampton

Saints threw away a 2 goal lead at The Emirates as Arsenal take the 3 points

Both sides made 8 changes each with their Europa QFs coming up this week

Ilaix Moriba put Saints 2 up, before Xhaka & Saint-Maximin (2) won the game for the Gunners

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Southampton 4-0 Dynamo Kiev (5-1 agg)

Saints fly through to the Semi Finals of the Europa Conference League with a crushing win over Dynamo Kiev.

Alexander Isak, Moussa Djenepo & Danny Ings (2) sent Saints through to face Sporting Lisbon in the last 4

Big win 👊

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Southampton 1-3 Manchester City

Carlo Anchelotti admitted his side were lucky to get away from St Mary's with all 3 points.

Danny Ings gave Saints the lead before Arthur levelled up after Milik had a goal disallowed

André Gomes & Aguero then scored late for City

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Newcastle 2-3 Southampton

Danny Ings scored an 88th minute goal to compete his hatrick & pile more misery on Steven Gerrard's already relegated Magpies

Joelinton had twice given the hosts the lead, before being pegged back each time by Ings.

Saints back into 7th

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Watford 2-1 Southampton

Watford ended a run of 14 league matches without a win by beating Saints with a comfortable performance

Ismaïla Sarr & João Pedro put the hosts 2 up before Saints even got started

Milik scored a late consolation for the visitors

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Southampton 4-0 Sporting

Saints took a giant step towards the Europa Conference League Final with a breathtaking victory over Sporting.

Goals from Alexander Isak (2), Ilaix Moriba & Matteo Guendouzi give Saints a 4 goal lead heading into the 2nd leg in Portugal.

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Southampton 0-2 Everton

Saints drop down to 8th as Steven Bergwijn's double ensured the Toffees left with all 3 points

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Sporting 1-2 Southampton (1-6 agg)

Saints booked their place in the Europa Conference League Final with a 6-1 aggregate win over Sporting.

Danny Ings & Alexander Isak put Saints 2 up before Andraz Sporar scored a consolation for Lisbon

Saints will play Roma in the Final

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Stoke City 0-0 Southampton

A bore draw.

Stoke go away to Man City on the last day of the season needing a win to avoid relegation. Newcastle & Villa already down, 17th placed West Ham play Brighton at home knowing a win will guarantee their survival

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Southampton 2-0 Bournemouth

Saints end the season on a high with a win against The Cherries at St Mary's.

Goals from James Ward-Prowse & Moussa Djenepo saw the Saints home.

Southampton finish the season in 8th, with the Europa Conference League final up next...

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Roma 0-3 Southampton 🏆

A famous night at Stade Roi Baudouin as Saints won the Europa Conference League Final 3-0!

Goals from Matteo Guendouzi, Jan Bednarek & Arkadiusz Milik had the Saints fans partying all through the night in Brussels 🍻🍻

Double 🏆🏆😍

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Player of the Season Awards 🏆

🏆 Fans POTY - James Ward-Prowse
🏆 POTY - Ilaix Moriba
🥅 Goal of the Season - Yan Valery (vs Arsenal)
⚽️ Top Scorer - Arkadiusz Milik (17)
🅰️ Top Assist - James Ward-Prowse (12)

🏟 ave attendance - 32,011

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Premier League
🏆 Liverpool
⬇️ Stoke City
⬇️ Aston Villa
⬇️ Newcastle

Championship
🏆 West Brom
⬆️ Leeds United
⬆️ Cardiff (beat Norwich in Playoff final)

FA Cup - Manchester City
EFL Cup - Southampton
Champions League - Liverpool
Europa League - Tottenham

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Entering the 2022-23 season and manager Gazz Smith will be looking to add quality to the squad ahead of the clubs Europa League Campaign.

The Saints will surely be hungry for more success after winning last seasons Carabao Cup, Europa Conference League & FL Trophy 🏆🏆🏆

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"Benvenuti a Southampton, Davide" 📝🇮🇹

Southampton have today completed the signing of Central defender, Davide Bettella.

The 22 year old Italian joins the club from Serie A side, Atalanta for a fee thought to be in the region of £18 million...

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WELCOME OUMAR 📝🇫🇷

A second summer signing for The Saints, as the club have announced the signing of 22 year old Oumar Solet.

The French Centre half joins on a free transfer from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais

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Keppel Monaco 0-7 Southampton

Singapore's Changi Airport wasn't the only beautiful sight in the country as Saints kick started their pre season tour with a bang

7 2nd half goals, including a Guendouzi hatrick gave Saints the win
Ings 2, James & Milik with the other goals

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Transfer news... 📩

Wesley Hoedt has today left the club to join La Liga side Levante.

The fee is believed to be around £9 million.

The Dutchman signed in 2017 & went on to make 81 league appearances, also helping the club secure European football last season

#FM20 #FM2020
Ang Mo Kio United 0-6 Southampton

A brace a piece for Arkadiusz Milik & Nathan Redmond & goals from Alexander Isak & Samet Teker continued Southampton's good start to their tour of Singapore

Although slightly worrying that only 6 of the 52 shots were converted...

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Transfer News... 📩

Guido Carrillo has signed for Dynamo Kiev for a fee of £14 million.

The Argentine striker signed for The Saints in January 2018 & went on to play 25 league games, scoring once.

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Yishun Sentek 0-9 Southampton

Saints end their tour of Singapore with a comforatble win at the Yishun Stadium.

Lots of goals scored, but most importantly, a lot of hard work & fitness put into the tour ahead of the new season

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Transfer News... 📩

Harrison Reed has today left the club to join Premier League rivals, Bournemouth.

A £12.5 million offer was accepted by the clubs board, leaving manager Gazz Smith a little disappointed

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New Contract 📝

The club are delighted to announce James Ward-Prowse has signed a new 4 year deal, keeping him at the club until June 2026

The £60 million rated midfielder has made 292 league appearances for the club, helping them win 2 pieces of silverware last season

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NEW SIGNING... 📝👀

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Soithampton 3-2 Bologna

Football returned to St Mary's Stadium as The Saints continued their season preparation against a strong Bologna side.

Goals from Nathan Redmond, Kalvin Phillips & Danny Ings ensured Saints ran out winners

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PINAMONTI SIGNS... 📝

Southampton have today completed the signing of Italian International, Andrea Pinamonti 🇮🇹

The 23 year old striker joins from Serie A side, Genoa for an initial fee of £14 million, although add ons could see this rise to £24 million

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Southampton 2-1 AZ Alkmaar

Saints ended their pre season with 100% win rate as they beat AZ Alkmaar at St Mary's.

Davide Bettella & Gareth Bale put the home side 2-0 up, before Kenzo Goudmijn pulled one back for the Eredivisie side

On with the 2022-23 season...

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Southampton 2-1 Brighton

Saints got off to a winning start in the Premier League as Matteo Guendouzi smashed home the winner from 25 yards in the 93rd minute.

Daniel James had put Saints 1 up before Kévin Malcuit equalised

A decent start to the season...

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Bournemouth 2-5 Southampton

Saints made it 2 from 2 in the league as they blew The Cherries away at The Vitality.

Ward-Prowse, Guendouzi (2) & Daniel James (2) with the goals, Milik & Asensio also had goals ruled out for offside.

The South Coast Is Ours 🔴⚪

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Southampton 2-1 Arsenal

Marco Asensio & Alexander Isak scored goals to complete a comeback against a good Arsenal side & send Saints top of the Premier League (albeit for a few hours!)

Martinelli had put Arsenal ahead in the 48th minute.

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Liverpool 3-0 Southampton

The Reds ran out comfortable winners in the top of the table clash at Anfield.
Divock Origi gave the hosts the lead before half time.
Frankie De Jong & Origi then scored in stoppage time as Saints pushed forward in search of an equaliser

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Liverpool 2-0 Southampton

Southampton's defense of the Carabao Cup fell at the first hurdle as Divock Origi & Juan Pinzón scored the goals to send the holders out.

7 defeats in 8 games vs Liverpool for Gazz Smith's Southampton side...

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Europa League Draw 🎱

Southampton will travel to Belgium, France & Portugal to take on Standard Liege, AS Monaco & FC Famalicão in Group G of this years Europa League Group Stage

Saints beat Liege in last years Euro Conference League Group stage

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