Southampton vs Wolves: Premier League preview, workforce information, TV channel, stats, prediction, kick-off time

Staff information, stats and prediction forward of Southampton vs Wolves within the Premier League on Tremendous Sunday; kick-off 2pm.

Staff information

Southampton might be with out defender Jack Stephens for Sunday’s Premier League sport at residence to Wolves.

Stephens is about to be sidelined for as much as three months after struggling a knee tendon damage in final weekend’s 0-0 draw at champions Manchester Metropolis.

Saints ahead Theo Walcott has returned to coaching following a calf downside however is unlikely to function, whereas midfielder Stuart Armstrong stays out with an analogous situation.

Wolves duo Rayan Ait Nouri and Yerson Mosquera are lacking after becoming a member of the membership’s damage checklist in the course of the midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham.

Ait Nouri is following concussion protocols after a second-half blow to the pinnacle, whereas Mosquera faces greater than a month out with a hamstring damage suffered simply minutes into his debut.

Jonny and Pedro Neto stay out with knee issues, whereas Daniel Podence, Willy Boly and Leander Dendoncker carried out properly sufficient towards Spurs to present supervisor Bruno Lage pause for thought earlier than returning them to bench responsibility.

Easy methods to observe

Sunday twenty sixth September 1:00pm


Kick off 2:00pm

Southampton vs Wolves is dwell on Sky Sports activities Premier League from 1pm; kick-off 2pm. Sky Sports activities prospects can watch in-game clips within the dwell match weblog on the Sky Sports activities web site and app. Highlights can even be revealed on the Sky Sports activities digital platforms and the Sky Sports activities Soccer YouTube channel shortly after the ultimate whistle.

Final trip…

Jones Knows Prediction

I am but to actually get a deal with on both of those two groups, which is proving problematic for prediction and betting functions. Having backed Southampton for relegation in the summertime, I have been stunned with their efficiency ranges that ought to have amounted to greater than the 4 attracts they’ve picked up.

Can they get that elusive first win right here? Effectively, the markets cannot break up these two. And I am pondering alongside the identical traces. I do suppose Wolves will end significantly larger than Saints come the tip of the marketing campaign however their present conversion fee in entrance of objective makes them unattainable to fancy.

Wolves have struggled for objectives with simply two within the Premier League this season – an personal objective by Watford’s Francisco Sierralta and a objective from a yard out by Hee-Chan Hwang within the 2-0 win at Watford. That is regardless of making an attempt the third highest quantity of pictures this season, behind solely Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool.

Wolves even have the best anticipated objectives determine this season (9.2) to again up their pictures information. The distinction of -7.2 between objectives scored and anticipated objectives is the most important detrimental distinction within the Premier League. If they begin taking these massive probabilities, then an opposition workforce is in hassle. I do not suppose it’s going to begin occurring right here although. A fifth consecutive draw for Southampton must be the play.

SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1

Opta stats

• Southampton have gained simply certainly one of their final 10 league conferences with Wolves (D4 L5), a 3-1 residence win in April 2019.
• Wolves have gained their final two Premier League away video games towards Southampton, as many victories as they’d managed of their earlier 14 league visits to St Mary’s/The Dell mixed (D3 L9).
• Southampton have opened the scoring in every of their final 5 Premier League conferences with Wolves. They gained first time round (3-1 in April 2019), however have did not win any of the next 4 (D2 L2).
• Every of Southampton’s final 4 Premier League video games has ended degree, with Saints final having an extended run of attracts again in February 1995 and a joint Premier League document seven in a row.
• Regardless of being winless in seven Premier League video games (D4 L3), Southampton have saved consecutive clear sheets within the competitors, greater than they’d managed of their earlier 24 league video games.
• Wolves have misplaced seven of their final eight Premier League video games (W1), however need to safe back-to-back away wins within the competitors for the primary time since a run of three in June 2020.