On the 27th of August, Southampton hosts Manchester United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed Southampton is fresh off their 2-1 win against Leicester City. James Maddison scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 54th minute, then Che Adams tied it up for Southampton in the 68th minute on a feed from Armel Bella-Kotchap But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Che Adams. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Jadon Sancho struck first for Manchester United in the 16th minute, then Marcus Rashford added another in the 53rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Manchester United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alexis Mac Allister and Marcus Rashford each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both James Ward-Prowse and Joe Aribo have been the hottest scorers for Southampton in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento, while Erik ten Hag’s squad will be without Victor Lindelöf and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo.