Played
October 7, 2012 8:30 AM EDT
St. Mary's Stadium — Southampton, Hampshire
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 28004
October 7, 2012 8:30 AM EDT
St. Mary's Stadium — Southampton, Hampshire
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 28004
Premier League Preview: Southampton - Fulham
Martin Jol will be trying to arrest his side's poor away form against a shaky home defense, but he faces a big challenge without the injured Dimitar Berbatov pulling the strings.
By Tom J Doyle
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Southampton
 Gazzaniga Clyne, Yoshida, Fonte, Fox Schneiderlin Puncheon, Ramirez, Ward-Prowse, Lallana Lambert |
Fulham
 Schwarzer Riether, Hughes, Hangelaand, Riise Ruiz, Baird, Sidwell, Duff Petric, Rodallega |
Home side Southampton has a clean bill of health save from youngster Jack Cork, who will be out for a minimum of five weeks after suffering a knee injury during last week's League Cup tie.
The Saints have no suspended players either, so Nigel Adkins will be able to work with a near-full squad of players, which will be heartening given the club's poor start to the 2012-13 campaign. Morgan Schneiderlin should be back for the hosts to screen Fulham's attacks in front of the defense, while Ricky Lambert and Jose Fonte returned during last week's 3-1 defeat at Everton.
The visitors have more to worry about in terms of injuries, with striker Dimitar Berbatov (thigh) out until at least Oct. 20. Kerim Frei (groin) has returned to training and is in contention for his first Fulham appearance of the season, and Phillippe Senderos (foot) could be back to bolster the back line.
Simon Davies (neck) could also make his return but has no set return date as of yet, while Mahamadou Diarra (knee) is out until at least November.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Southampton has lost five of its last six matches in the Premier League.
- The Saints have dropped nine points from winning positions this season.
- 83 percent of Southampton's matches have had more than two goals scored in total.
- Southampton has conceded at least two goals in five of its last six matches in the Premier League.
- There have been more than two goals scored in Fulham's last six games in the Premier League
- Fulham is undefeated in its last five matches against Southampton in all competitions.
- 78 percent of Fulham's conceded goals were conceded away.
- Southampton has played Fulham six times at home, with each side winning three games.
- Fulham's Giorgos Karagounis (pictured) is one goal away from 50 career strikes in league play in a decorated career that has seen him play in the Greek Super League, Serie A and Portuguese Liga.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Southampton 1-2 Fulham
- 15.43 %
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Southampton 1-1 Fulham
- 9.65 %
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Southampton 2-1 Fulham
- 7.72 %
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 26, 2012 | Fulham 1 - Southampton 1 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 7, 2012 | Southampton 2 - Fulham 2 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Southampton 1 - Stoke 1 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Sunderland 1 - Southampton 1 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Southampton 0 - West Bromwich 3 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Swansea City 0 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
Fulham
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| May 19, 2013 | Swansea City 0 - Fulham 3 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Fulham 1 - Liverpool 3 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Fulham 2 - Reading 4 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Everton 1 - Fulham 0 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Fulham 0 - Arsenal 1 | EPL |
| 12 | Paulo Gazzaniga | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida | Defender |
| 6 | Jose Rocha Fonte | Defender |
| 13 | Daniel Fox | Defender |
| 22 | Frazer Richardson | Defender |
| 4 | Morgan Schneiderlin | Midfielder |
| 8 | Steven Davis | Midfielder |
| 20 | Adam Lallana | Midfielder |
| 42 | Jason Puncheon | Midfielder |
| 9 | Jay Rodriguez | Striker |
| 7 | Rickie Lambert | Striker |
| 1 | Kelvin Davis | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Jos Hooiveld | Defender |
| 38 | Ben Reeves | Defender |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse | Midfielder |
| 21 | Guilherme Do Prado | Midfielder |
| 27 | Richard Chaplow | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emmanuel Mayuka | Striker |
| 1 | Mark Schwarzer | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | John Arne Riise | Defender |
| 5 | Brede Hangeland | Defender |
| 6 | Chris Baird | Defender |
| 18 | Aaron Hughes | Defender |
| 20 | Sascha Riether | Midfielder |
| 4 | Steve Sidwell | Midfielder |
| 16 | Damien Duff | Midfielder |
| 31 | Alexander Kacaniklic | Midfielder |
| 11 | Bryan Ruiz | Striker |
| 20 | Hugo Rodallega | Striker |
| - | David Stockdale | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Stephen Kelly | Defender |
| 14 | Philippe Senderos | Defender |
| 28 | Matthew Briggs | Defender |
| 10 | Pajtim Kasami | Midfielder |
| 26 | Giorgos Karagounis | Midfielder |
| 11 | Kieran Richardson | Midfielder |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
