There are several games to look forward to in the English Premier League on Sunday 14th of February including the meeting between Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at St. Mary's Stadium. The hosts begin the weekend in 12th place on 29 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 27 points.
Southampton come into the match having recorded a 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home in the FA Cup on Thursday night. Southampton selected a strong starting XI and it paid dividends as they open the scoring early in the second half and secured the victory but getting a second goal in the 90th minute.
FT | #WOL 0-2 #SOUOur #FACup campaign comes to an end at Molineux. #WOLSOU⏱🐺 pic.twitter.com/NzBpdHnH9k— Wolves (@Wolves) February 11, 2021
FT | #WOL 0-2 #SOUOur #FACup campaign comes to an end at Molineux. #WOLSOU⏱🐺 pic.twitter.com/NzBpdHnH9k
It was an important victory for Southampton who had lost each of their previous 4 matches, all of which came in the Premier League. There were defeats at home against Arsenal and Aston Villa plus away losses at the hands of Manchester United and Newcastle United.
Southampton have lost each of their last 5 Premier League games, conceding 2 or more goals in 4 of those matches. In fact, trends show Southampton have won just 1 of their last 10 matches in Premier League and they have been sliding down the table.
Home form show Southampton have picked up just one victory from their 5 most recent home Premier League fixtures. The Saints have managed to score just 2 goals across those 5 games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers come into the match having lost against Southampton at home in the FA Cup on Thursday night. Nuno Espírito Santo opted to rest some of his first team regulars and it proved to be the wrong choice as they lost the game 2-0. It was an interesting selection from the manager considering Wolves are not involved in any other cup competition this season.
That result means Wolves have won only one of their last 5 matches in all competitions. They have been struggling to pick up victories in the Premier League and trends show Wolves have picked up just a single victory from their 10 most recent Premier League games.
Away form has been poor and Wolves have failed to win any of their last 6 away Premier League fixtures. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in their 3 most recent away all games in all competitions and they have failed to find the back of the net in 3 of their last 4 away Premier League matches.
Team news and Southampton are without Alexandre Jankewitz who is suspended. William Smallbone and Michael Obafemi are injured while there are doubts over the fitness of Theo Walcott and Ibrahima Diallo.
Wolverhampton Wanderers continue without first choice striker Raul Jimenez. He is joined on the treatment table by Willy Boly, Daniel Podence, and Fernando Marcal.
For those hoping to see goals this weekend, you may wish to avoid this match as we expect to see under 2.5 goals scored. In fact, a 0-0 draw is not out of the question.