Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Fulham
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2024
15:00
Prediction: 3-1
Southampton
After holding league leaders Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield, Fulham will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Southampton in the Premier League round 17. The Cottagers have a chance to climb to the Conference League berth and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Saints. Midfielder Andreas Pereira serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while both Tom Cairney and Calvin Bassey are back from suspension.
The Saints, on the other hand, suffered an embarrassing 5-0 loss to Tottenham at the weekend, with manager Russell Martin losing his job. Considering that the rock-bottom visitors are low on confidence ahead of the trip to London, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Jack Stephens has yet to serve his ban, while all Juan Larios, Ross Stewart, William Smallbone, and Gavin Bazunu remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Bernd Leno):
Bernd Leno is a German goalkeeper who plays for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. The 190-cm-tall shoot-stopper started his career at the youth team of SV Germania Bietigheim and he played for VfB Stuttgart during his youth career as well.
After making 56 appearances for Stuttgart II from 2009 to 2011, Bernd Leno started playing for the first-team in the 2011/2012 season. Over the years Leno has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at BayArena outfit and he plays for Germany national team as well. The Bayer Leverkusen man made his debut for Germany on May, 29, 2012 in a 3-1 loss to Slovakia.
Bernd Leno represented die Mannschaft at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it is well known that the Germans won the tournament in Russia. Leno was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany on March 5, 1992 and it has to be noted that his contract with Bayer Leverkusen should expire on June 30, 2020.
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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