Newcastle vs Southampton: Premier League match prediction

Current form

A year later , Southampton returned to the Premier League. The Saints finished fourth in the Championship, and West Bromwich and Leeds made it through to the promotion playoffs. It should be noted that in their last season in the Premier League, the team only finished 20th.

Undoubtedly, Russell Martin is faced with the task, first of all, of securing a place in the country's top football division. Southampton played seven friendly matches, winning four, drawing twice and losing only to Oxford United (0:2). In terms of sparring, we note a fairly confident attacking performance - only two out of seven games failed to score. Hopes in attack are pinned on Adam Armstrong, who scored 37 goals last season.

Of the serious losses in the squad, we note the departure of Scots Chi Adams and Stuart Armstrong. The club was strengthened by midfielder Adam Lallana, striker Ben Brereton and defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, as well as several other not-so-famous players.

Disqualifications and injuries

Due to injuries, Larios, Bazunu and Sulemana will not play today. The absence of the latter is a rather serious loss in the attack.

Interesting trends for betting

• Southampton have received more yellow cards than their opponents in nine of their last 11 Premier League games at Newcastle.
• Southampton have drawn with their opponents at half-time in their last three matches.

Probable line-up : Joe Lumley vs. Jack Stephens, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek vs. Kyle Walker-Peters, Flynn Downes, William Smallbone, Yukinari Sugawara vs. Ben Brereton, Adam Armstrong, Joe Aribo.