In the latest relegation six-pointer of the season, Southampton will play host to Crystal Palace in the Premier League this weekend.
Southampton Form GuideSouthampton are currently seen as the favourites to drop down into the Championship next month and it isn’t too hard to see why. Their 11-year stay in the top flight has always been punctuated by hot prospects and real team cohesion, but that no longer seems to be present. Sure, they’re going to put up a fight, but we wonder if it’s going to be enough this time.
A morale-boosting 1-0 win over Leicester at the start of March was, to date, the Saints’ latest victory. They have managed to pick up a point against Manchester United and Tottenham, but they’ve also lost to Brentford, West Ham and Manchester City.
Crystal Palace Form Guide‘Don Roy’, better known as Roy Hodgson, has proven a lot of fans wrong since coming back for another stint as boss. With that being said, the honeymoon period will eventually come to an end - and this is the kind of game in which they’ll face some real pressure. We aren’t saying he can’t handle it, but he’s definitely going to be in for a tough run-in full of real battles.
Four straight losses to Aston Villa, Manchester City, Brighton and Arsenal forced a change at Selhurst Park with the aforementioned veteran replacing Patrick Vieira. In that time, they’ve picked up two impressive wins over Leicester and Leeds.
Latest Team NewsLivramento and Larios continue to be the injured pair for Southampton with Lavia, Adams and Salisu all listed as fitness concerns.
Zaha, Guaita and Ferguson are all out through injury here with Edouard and Richards both doubtful to feature.
Match PredictionIt makes sense for Palace fans to think positive thoughts given their recent form but in equal measure, complacency is something that we’ve seen plenty of clubs suffer from in a relegation battle. With there being so much on the line, we’re backing Southampton to pull off a much-needed win.