Southampton seek reset with three home games after false start | OneFootball

Southampton enter a three-match home stint aiming to correct an opening-day defeat at Watford. They began on minus-four points after Spygate sanctions, already seven behind second.

According to Daily Echo, the first half was calamitous, two goals gifted in possession and no shot on target. Stoke City visit at 3pm on Saturday to open the home run.

Eckert is expected to stay steady with 135 points still available, yet tweak his plan. Finn Azaz is in line for a first start after a shin problem, minutes set to reach at least 60. That should return Leo Scienza to the left, with Kuryu Matsuki, Lewis Dobbin or Tom Fellows competing on the right after Matsuki struggled and Fellows was unused.

An update on Caspar Jander is due, though the 23-year-old is unlikely to come straight in after his Eastleigh injury. Flynn Downes and Cam Bragg could pair again while a Shea Charles replacement is sought, their screening poor before the break but improved after it.

Selection elsewhere may stay stable. Daniel Peretz and Cyle Larin are first choices, while Jack Stephens, challenged by Nathan Wood after a nightmare start, has 234 Saints appearances.

Saints still created enough after half-time, with Larin and Taylor Harwood-Bellis missing big chances. Three at home, Stoke then West Ham in the cup and Millwall, offer a reset, and Stoke have lost every away game since the start of February.

Source: Daily Echo

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