Saints Open With Trip to the Baggies

Southampton will travel to The Hawthorns to face West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the 2013/2014 season. The Saints will be looking to avenge the 2-0 defeat by the Baggies on Bonfire Night where a Peter Odemwingie double secured the win for Steve Clarke’s side.

Safety Still To Be Assured

It’s a fantastic time to be a Saints fan currently; sitting twelfth in the Premier League on 34 points after consecutive home wins against Liverpool and Chelsea respectively and playing fast-flowing attacking football. However, the Saints still need to get over the last few hurdles in the fight for survival with seven games remaining.

Pressure Increases On Adkins After West Ham Defeat

Southampton manager, Nigel Adkins, is under huge pressure after watching his side crash to a 4-1 defeat at West Ham on Saturday. After a goalless first half (where the visitors were in the ascendancy), the Saints conceded two goals in three minutes; firstly from Mark Noble's free-kick and the second from a tap-in by Kevin Nolan. Adam Lallana scored for the Saints. However, Noble scored from the spot ten minutes later before Modibo Maiga finished the scoring late on.