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Southampton 0-0 Swansea
A lot of keep-ball by Swansea in the opening few moments. Good start by the men in the..er... green and blue hoops.
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Southampton XI: Stekelenburg, Cedric, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Steven Davis, Wanyama, Mane, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Pelle,.
Swansea XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Cork, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Gomis.
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Southampton 0-0 Swansea
Swansea get the match under way.
'Home win not guaranteed'published at 14:58
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
John Roder
Match of the Day commentatorQuote MessageSouthampton showed more than enough against Manchester United last weekend to indicate that they will soon rise up the Premier League table from their current position just above the bottom three. Saints will join Swansea on nine points if they defeat the Welsh team but, given that the away side have won the last three meetings between these clubs, a home triumph is far from guaranteed.
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Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
The teams are out - we are about three minutes away from kick-off at a wonderfully sunny St Mary's. No cliches of "it's always sunny on the South Coast". Maybe.
Image source, Getty ImagesPelle v Gomispublished at 14:56
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
Of course, we've moved on from those heady days - the Saints have a new 'Beattie' in Graziano Pelle, who's already got four goals this season.
The Swans' key weapon is Bafetimbi Gomis.
Image source, BBC SportBeattie back at Southamptonpublished at 14:53
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
Ex-Southampton striker James Beattie has been out warming up with the players. The big man is now, as many of you know, first-team coach at Swansea.
Below is a reminder for Saints fans of Beattie's shooting action. Nice.
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Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
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Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
Head-to-head
- The away side has won 1-0 in the last three Premier League meetings between these sides.
- The last six league encounters between Southampton and Swansea have produced just seven goals.
Southampton
- Southampton have only won two of their last 12 Premier League matches (D4, L6).
- Saints have made a league-high 131 crosses from open play this season.
Swansea
- Swansea have conceded just three goals in their last five Premier League games.
- But they have failed to score in their last two league games. They last went three without scoring in May 2013 under Michael Laudrup.
Predict the resultpublished at 14:43
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
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Lawro's predictionpublished at 14:38
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST
Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defenderQuote MessageSouthampton are not the team they were last season but I still saw a few signs in their defeat by United that they are heading in the right direction. Swansea were a little bit fortunate to get a draw with Everton, who made the better chances. The Welsh side did not really test a young Toffees defence and I am backing Saints to get the points.
Lawro's prediction: 2-1, Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones' prediction: 0-1
Team newspublished at 14:33
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
Full-back Ryan Bertrand makes his first league start for the Saints. Right-back Cedric also comes into the starting XI along with Steven Davis.
Image source, OptaSwansea make one change to the side that drew 0-0 with Everton. Midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng returns to the starting line-up with Jefferson Montero moving to the bench.
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I have team news coming right up.
Saints seek successpublished at 14:30
Southampton v Swansea (15:00 BST)
With only one win in their first six league games, Southampton have made a surprisingly average start to their campaign.
But like their opponents at St Mary's today, Ronald Koeman's side have stuck to their principles of playing attractive footy. It's just a matter of time when they turn that corner...
It's a principle that has proved more fruitful for Garry Monk's men who have lost only once and picked up two wins along the way - against Manchester United (impressive) and Newcastle (standard).
This match promises to be a little gem.
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