Cardiff vs Southampton LIVE - What time does it start, TV channel, team news, odds and prediction
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Your support makes all the difference.Two points separate Cardiff and Southampton ahead of their clash on Saturday afternoon.
Neil Warnock’s team have grinded out crucial wins in the last few weeks against Wolves and Brighton, but lost 3-1 in midweek at West Ham; they come into this match in 16th place on 11 points.
This will be Southampton’s first match with new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl in charge, and he has some work to do with a team currently languishing in the relegation zone on nine points and without a win in 11 league matches. Follow the live action below.
What time does it start?
Cardiff City vs Southampton kicks off at 3:00pm (GMT) on Saturday 8th December.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One.
Player to watch
Junior Hoilett: The Canadian scored a scintillating winner in Cardiff’s win against Wolves last week, his first goal of the season. The ex-QPR and Blackburn winger has revitalised his career in south Wales under Neil Warnock, and the 28-year-old is likely to be up against Cedric Soares on the left-hand side in a match both teams need to win.
Form guide
Cardiff City: LLWLWL
Southampton: LDLDDL
Odds
Cardiff City to win: 37/20
Southampton to win: 33/20
Draw: 11/5
Prediction
Cardiff 1-1 Southampton: Cardiff have been in good form at home but the Saints will be motivated by their new manager
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's 3pm Premier League games, with a busy day of action featuring five afternoon matches as part of an eight-game programme.
Once Bournemouth vs Liverpool has wrapped up in the day's early match - which you can follow live here - the action moves north as Arsenal host Huddersfield at the Emirates looking to record a 21st consecutive unbeaten result. Manchester United are also in action at 3pm as they welcome Claudio Ranieri's Fulham to Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho's side in desperate need of a win after four league games without victory.
Burnley will look to try and climb out of the relegation zone as they face Brighton at Turf Moor, while Cardiff will take on a Southampton side being guided by new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl for the first time. Finally, West Ham and Crystal Palace collide in a derby at the London Stadium, before the day's late games take centre stage.
At 5:30pm, we head to Stamford Bridge for the big game of the day as Chelsea face Premier League leaders Manchester City, while the night-time kick-off between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur gets underway at 7:45pm.
Afternoon all.
Liverpool have just secured a 4-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium and go top of the table, and we now turn to this afternoon's 3pm fixtures.
There's about half-an-hour until kick off, and five intriguing affairs to keep us company, so let's get to all the team news...
Got all of that?
Good, good.
Let's pick out a few bits of key news.
Laurent Koscielny is back in the Arsenal squad as they seek a 21st consecutive game unbeaten...
Ralph Hasenhuttl has picked his first team since taking charge of Southampton on Thursday, with Oriol Romeu and Jan Bednarek earning opportunities from the start. The two were rather cast aside lately under predecessor Mark Hughes, but Hasenhuttl has trusted them to do the job in what could be a huge game at the bottom against Cardiff.
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