Week 15 brings us a match on Nov 6th, where Southampton plays host to Newcastle United in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Southampton sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 38th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Crystal Palace ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while newcastle United is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Callum Wilson added another in the 56th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aston Villa couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle United took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Newcastle United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Miguel Almirón has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Newcastle United. Romain Perraud and Che Adams are the top scorers for Southampton in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Kyle Walker-Peters and Valentino Livramento are unavailable to play for Southampton, while Newcastle United will be without Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie, Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth, Paul Dummett and Karl Darlow.