Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 3-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield United, Wolverhampton will look to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they host Southampton to their Molineux Stadium. The Wolves did well to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in their last league match, meaning that they are high on spirits ahead of the visit of Southampton. All Hwang, Neto, Jonny, Boly, and Mosquera are sidelined with injuries, while Saiss is on international duty with Morocco.
The Saints, on the other hand, are not regarded as good travelers, with the team already suffering five defeats on the road. Since Wolverhampton have been in a fine form of late, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. As for the visiting team, Moussa Djenepo is on international duty, while both Livramento and Smallbone are rated doubtful for the game.
Highlighted Player (Adama Traore):
After starting his youth career at Hospitalet, Adama Traore moved to Barcelona football academy La Masia in 2004. The pacey winger made a great progress during his spell with the Catalan giants and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 63 appearances for Barca B.
Adama Traore made his debut for the first team against Granada (4-0) on November 23, 2013, replacing Brazilian superstar Neymar in the 83rd minute of the match. In the summer of 2015, he signed for Aston Villa for a fee of £7 million, but he made no more than 11 appearances in the Premier League for the Vilans. At the end of the 2015/2016 season he moved to fellow English club Middlesbrough and he made his debut for the Boro in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on September 10, 2016.
Due to his dual citizenship, Adama Traore is eligible to represent Spain and Mali at senior level, but it has to be noted that he played for youth categories of La Roja.
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.