Week 4 brings us a match on Aug 27th, where Southampton will play host to Manchester United in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed Southampton is fresh off their 2-1 win against Leicester City. James Maddison struck first for Leicester City in the 54th minute, then Che Adams got the equalizer for Southampton in the 68th minute on a feed from Armel Bella-Kotchap But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Che Adams. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Manchester United, recorded a 2-1 win against Liverpool. Jadon Sancho struck first for Manchester United in the 16th minute on a feed from Anthony Elanga, then Marcus Rashford added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Anthony Martial. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Alexis Mac Allister and Marcus Rashford are the top scorers for Manchester United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For Southampton, their top scorers are James Ward-Prowse and Joe Aribo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Southampton will be without Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento, while Victor Lindelöf and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo are unavailable to play for Erik ten Hag’s team.