26 Sep 2015 15:54:36
1-0 h/t. Swansea a bit more composed on the ball, but Saints with their noses in front courtesy of a simple van Dijk header from a corner (was it Cork that failed to mark him properly?).
Two things seem likely to happen in the second half. 1) Swansea will profit from all the room Shelvey has been consistently given to shoot from 20 yards. And 2) Wanyama will get himself sent off. So clumsy today.
Desperately need that second goal to shut this game down.
26 Sep 2015 16:58:40
3-1 f/t. Lost the plot in the last 10 minutes a bit there, but a solid and much-needed win against a decent team. It wasn't vintage football but they got the job done.
With a tough run of Chelsea (a), Leicester (h) and Liverpool (a) next, getting some points today and hopefully a bit of confidence was vital.
26 Sep 2015 23:05:52
Attack wise we're still being a bit wasteful with possession, the early crosses Tadic kept making today were an easy way to hand back the ball. It's when he brings the ball to edge of the box that he's most effective.
It's a tough run but it's probably come at the best time, Chelsea's defence is a shambles, ours looked much better at times today. Leicester's form may change after their loss to Arsenal today and Liverpool are also a mess in defence, all these games should be closely fought.