Our prediction for this Premier League match:
West Ham United will look to escape the relegation zone when they host Southampton to their London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Hammers are eyeing their sixth home win of the process, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. The good news for the hosts is that David Moyes will have a full squad to choose from.
Meanwhile, the Saints played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in their last league match. Since Southampton have been struggling at the back of late, we do not believe that West Ham will have a better chance than this to get back on course. As for the visiting side, both Juan Larios and Tino Livramento miss out with injuries, while Scotland attacker Che Adams should be fit for the match. In their last meeting in London the Saints defeated the Hammers, meaning that David Moyes’ men are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Tomas Soucek):
Tomas Soucek is a Czech Republic international who plays for both Slavia Prague and the Czech national team. Soucek is a product of Slavia Prague football academy and after spending several years at the likes of Viktoria Zizkov and Slovan Liberec, he returned to the Sinobo Stadium outfit in the 2017/2018 season.
Tomas Soucek has established himself as a first-team regular at Slavia Prague and he made his debut with Czech Republic on November 15, 2016 in a friendly against Denmark. The 192-cm tall midfielder has 13 caps for Czech Republic U21 team as well.
His main position on the field is defensive midfield, but he is used as central midfielder and centre-back as well. Tomas Soucek was born in Havlickuv Brod on February 27, 1995. His preferred foot is right and his contract with Slavia Prague should expire on June 30, 2024.
Highlighted Team (Southampton):
Southampton are an English football club that have been playing their home games at St Mary's Stadium since 2001. The Saints were based at The Dell in the past and the capacity of Southampton’s new stadium is 32,505. Southampton wear red and white striped shirts and the colour of the team’s away kit is navy and green.
The Saints have yet to win the Premier League trophy, but they did well to clinch the FA Cup title back in 1976, while participating in the final of the prestigious competition in 1900, 1902 and 2003. Southampton outplayed Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final and that is probably the club’s greatest victory ever.
The club are well known for their football academy and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale is one of the players who began their football carrier at the St. Mary’s Stadium outfit. Southampton’s fiercest rivals are Portsmouth and the two teams square off against each other in the South Coast Derby.