Southampton vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Southampton face Crystal Palace in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Romain Perraud, Moussa Djenepo, Sekou Mara, Samuel Edozie, Stuart Armstrong, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Paul Onuachu, Duje Caleta-Car.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2): Gavin Bazunu; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella Kotchap, Kyle Walker-Peters; Theo Walcott, Romeo Lavia, James Ward-Prowse, Joe Aribo; Carlos Alcaraz, Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace swatted aside Leeds United last week in a stunning 5-1 away victory, as Roy Hodgson's return continues to bring spectacular results. Now pulling away from the basement battle, the Eagles occupy 12th place in the Premier League table and sit six points clear of the relegation zone. Today's visitors are unbeaten in their last three top-flight meetings with Southampton and are now aiming to record back-to-back wins at St Mary's for the very first time.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
One of several teams embroiled in the Premier League relegation dogfight - along with today's opponents - Southampton start this weekend bottom of the table. Beaten 4-1 by Manchester City last time out, Saints suffered a third defeat from four matches to sit four points adrift of safety. Having already lost nine times at St Mary's in the league this season, Southampton will now aim to repeat the result when they last met Crystal Palace - a 2-1 success in January's FA Cup tie.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
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