Southampton vs Manchester United: What time does it start, where can I watch it and what are the odds?
A look ahead to the Premier League clash at St Mary's Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United travel to Southampton on Saturday with their sights set on all three points as they bid to build upon last weekend’s 4-0 rout of Everton.
Marcos Rojo and Paul Pogba remain sidelined with injury though Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial will have given manager Jose Mourinho food for thought after their midweek performances against Burton.
Virgil van Dijk is in contention to start for Southampton having returned to action as a substitute last weekend at Palace.
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What time does it start?
The game kicks off at 3.00pm on Saturday 23 September at St Mary’s.
Where can I watch it?
The game isn’t being broadcast on live TV.
It’s a big game for?
Virgil van Dijk. After a summer of speculation linking the Dutchman with a move away from Southampton, it’s now back to reality for Virgil van Dijk. He made his return to competitive league football last weekend as a substitute but looks set to make his first start on Saturday since January. Having been absent with injury for such a long period, it’ll be interesting to see if Van Dijk is still the same defender who first caught the eye of Liverpool and Co this summer. He’ll be out to prove that this is very much the case.
Player to watch?
Marcus Rashford. The youngster was a delight to watch against Burton Albion in United’s midweek win over the Championship side. Intelligent, confident and purposeful, Rashford was the side’s standout player alongside Anthony Martial. Whether he starts or comes off the bench against Southampton, the forward will be the man to watch if his recent form is anything to go by.
Head-to-head:
Southampton 0 Manchester United 0, Premier League, May 2017
Manchester United 3 Southampton 2, League Cup, February 2017
Manchester United 2 Southampton 0, Premier League, August 2016
Form:
Southampton: WLDLW
Manchester United: WWWDW
Odds:
Southampton to win: 21/5
Draw: 11/4
Manchester United to win: 8/11
48 mins: Maro Arnautovic clips the ball in and Spurs clear but are unable to counter effectively. West Ham applying pressure as they look to find an early goal to get themselves back in this tie.
52 mins: West Ham continue to launch crosses into the box but are yet to test Hugo Lloris. Marco Arnautovic looks up for it but you feel the home side have to make this pressure turn into something soon.
55 mins: Moussa Sissoko finds Dele Alli in the box who opts to come back on his right foot instead of shoot first time and tumbles to the ground under the pressure of Winston Reid. No penalty or appeals with any great deal of conviction.
57 mins: Tottenham put together a nice move but it ends with Harry Kane flagged for offside for the 100th time today.
58 mins: Dele Alli skips past Jose Fonte on the edge of the box, the ball gets past the defender but the player doesn't and Spurs have a free kick. Harry Kane takes the free kick and hits the post.
Goal!
West Ham 0-3 Tottenham
Serge Aurier's deflected cross falls to Christian Eriksen who cooly slots a shot into the bottom corner and becomes the highest scoring Dane in the Premier League. Sorry Nicklas Bendtner.
62 mins: This could get embarrassing. Harry Kane has the ball at his feet and unleashes an early shot which hits the post.
Serge Aurier is the first player into Micheal Oliver's book. The Tottenham defender gets a yellow card as a matter of a 'totting up process.'
Goal!
West Ham 1-3 Tottenham
Is this the most Javier Hernandez goal ever? Jose Fonte flicks on a header at the near post and Hernandez is there to head the ball in.
66 mins: West Ham react to their goal by bringing on Jordan Ayew for Marco Arnautovic who had a good game on his return to a starting place.
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