Our prediction for this Championship match:
Southampton
Match Time & Date:
30/09/2023
13:30
Prediction: 1-3
Leeds United
All eyes will be on St Marry’s Stadium when Southampton and Leeds United lock horns in Saturday’s matinee. The Saints are eager to put an end to their four-game losing run and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the promotion hopefuls. Ryan Manning is pushing for a start, with fellow defender Mason Holgate likely to drop to the bench, while all Jack Stephens, Juan Larios, and Ross Stewart are out of contention through injuries.
The Whites, on the other hand, produced a splendid display in a 3-0 win over Watford, with the team climbing to the playoffs berth, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to return to the Premier League. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Southampton footballer are low on confidence ahead of Matchday 9. As for the away team, both Jack Harrison and Tyler Adams are major doubts, while all Patrick Bamford, Stuart Dallas, Junior Firpo, and Djed Spence remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Liam Cooper):
Liam Cooper is a Scotland international, who was born in Kingston Upon Hull, England. Cooper was eligible to play for both England and Scotland, but he decided to represent the Scotts on the international stage.
The Leeds United defender, who is capable of playing at left and centre back, received his first ever call-up for Scotland on 10 March 2016 for a friendly match against Denmark, but he did not make his debut for the senior team back then. Liam Cooper began his career at Hull City and, after spending several seasons on loan at Carlisle United and Huddersfield Town he joined Chesterfield in 2013.
On 13 August, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. Speaking of individual honours, Liam Cooper was named Young Player of the Year for the 2007/2008 season (Hull City). It has to be noted that he won Football League Two with Chesterfield in the 2013/2014 season.
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.
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