Person: Jose Fonte

Mesut Ozil back to life with a bang

Arsenal 3 West Ham 0: Mesut Ozil finally turned up in an Arsenal shirt when his team needed him most.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2017

Arsenal win keeps Hammers in relegation trouble

Arsenal returned to winning ways with a solid victory over West Ham as a fifth straight defeat plunged Slaven Bilic's visitors deeper into the fight for Premier League survival.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2017

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa send Chelsea 10 points clear with win at West Ham

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa were on target as clinical Chelsea swatted aside West Ham 2-1 to take a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Jurgen Klopp vows to make Steven Gerrard a top manager

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is determined to help Steven Gerrard become the best manager he can be.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2017

Middlesbrough v Liverpool - Premier League - Riverside Stadium

The week in Fantasy Premier League: Transfer window strategy, the Nathan Ake problem, and going 3-5-2

Fashions come and go in Fantasy Premier League just as in life, and in case you haven’t heard - 3-5-2 is so hot right now.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Philippe Coutinho set to return against Southampton in EFL Cup

Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is set to return to action after almost seven weeks out to boost manager Jurgen Klopp’s attacking options.

Tue, 10 Jan, 2017

Norwich City v Southampton - Emirates FA Cup - Third Round - Carrow Road

Late goal means FA Cup replay for Southampton

It adds to Southampton's two EFL Cup semi-final games against Liverpool this month.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Saints star Jose Fonte hands in transfer request

Southampton captain Jose Fonte has handed in a transfer request.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Dele Alli stars as slick Spurs sink Southampton

Southampton 1 Tottenham 4: Dele Alli scored twice — either side of a fine goal from Harry Kane and a terrible penalty miss by the England striker — as Tottenham ended up tormenting their 10-man hosts at St Mary’s last night.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2016

Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic is too good to drop from Man United side

Jose Mourinho says Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “phenomenal” impact has made the veteran Manchester United striker undroppable.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

Jose Fonte contract no distraction for Southampton

Southampton manager Claude Puel dismissed claims that contract talks with defender Jose Fonte may distract his side ahead of tonight’s pivotal Europa League clash against Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

West Bromwich Albion v Watford - Premier League - The Hawthorns

Saints and Swansea suffer drubbings as West Brom move above United in league

Crystal Palace eased their growing worries as a 3-0 victory at home to Southampton ended a six-match losing streak.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016

Shane Long: Leaving newborn son to travel with Southampton was 'tough'

Shane Long hopes to inspire Southampton's bid to reach the Europa League knockout stages after leaving his newborn son for Thursday's visit to Sparta Prague.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2016

Southampton v Liverpool - Premier League - St Mary's Stadium

Liverpool frustrated by dogged Southampton

Southampton 0 Liverpool 0: So much has been said about Liverpool’s wealth of attacking options, and rightly so, but Jurgen Klopp’s side were sufficiently stifled by a dogged Southampton in a game in which they could not find a way past Fraser Forster.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Southampton v Chelsea - Premier League - St Mary's Stadium

Resurgent Eden Hazard inspiring Chelsea

Southampton 0 Chelsea 2: It is after matches like this that you wonder just quite what happened to Eden Hazard last season.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

Southampton take point from stubborn Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Southampton secured a valuable point in their bid to progress to the Europa League's knockout stages with a 0-0 draw as Hapoel Be'er Sheva continued their extraordinary undefeated record at the Turner Stadium.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016

Arsenal v Southampton - Premier League - Emirates Stadium

Players say penalty award was 100% correct, Arsene Wenger says

Arsene Wenger was happy to take his players' word that the award of Arsenal's late penalty against Southampton was correct.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Gunners scrape a win, but what happened to West Ham?

Spurs impressed with a win at the bet365 Stadium.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Friday night lights for brilliant Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Manchester United 2 Southampton 0: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Jose Mourinho kicked off life at Old Trafford with a comfortable Friday night victory over Southampton.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

Arsene Wenger: No age limit in hunt for new defender

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has paved the way for a move for an experienced defender after insisting he has set no age limit on any new signing.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2016

France v Portugal: How sides compare

Simon Collings compares the two sides before they clash in Euro 2016 final.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Why Portugal values Pepe The Unpopular

Portuguese defender Pepe doesn’t exactly make himself easy to like — one brutal temper tantrum, the kind that would make even Joey Barton blush, earned him a 10-match ban at Real Madrid after he raked his studs down the back of an opponent in 2009.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Christiano Ronaldo a bit part player but can functional Portugal win it?

There was a time when Portugal were considered the Brazil of Europe, for the flair with which they played football more than the commonality of language.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Brave Portugal hold nerve in penalty drama against Poland

Portugal survived a shoot-out drama to beat Poland 5-3 on penalties in last night’s Euro 2016 quarter-final. It was a night where Renato Sanches demonstrated why Manchester United tried — and ultimately failed — to beat Bayern Munich to his signature with a spectacular solo goal for Portugal.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

Miserly Leicester can dare to dream

Leicester City 1 Southampton 0: Ahead of this match with Southampton scarves with the slogan “Leicester City, Premier League champions 2016” were on sale outside the King Power Stadium.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

And then there were four in relegation battle, admits Sam Allardyce

Southampton 1 Sunderland 1: Sam Allardyce admits Sunderland are now effectively fighting for a 17th-place finish in their bid to beat the drop.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

West Ham pull off amazing comeback, but Newcastle fans are even more angry now

It was a bad day for Everton, Villa and Newcastle today.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Bournemouth on top in south coast derby as toothless Southampton fail to fire

Bournemouth 2 Southampton 0: Bournemouth beat south coast rivals Southampton 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium, where fourth official Kevin Friend was taken to hospital during half-time having hit his head on the dugout.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

Southampton striker Shane Long rated ‘50/50’ to face Bournemouth

Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long is fighting to be fit in time for Southampton’s trip to Bournemouth after damaging a hamstring in Saturday’s 2-1 home loss to Chelsea.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Saints hold on for win despite having Victor Wanyama sent off

Southampton held on to an early goal from Maya Yoshida to edge out West Ham 1-0 despite Victor Wanyama’s red card.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

Arsenal v Southampton - Barclays Premier League - The Emirates Stadium

Arsenal title hopes fading as Fraser Forster secures draw for Southampton

Arsenal 0 Southampton 0: A freezing February night may have heralded the end of Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes as they froze when only a win would do. And when they did turn up the heat, they found Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster invincible.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Tomas Rosicky devastated by new injury blow

Tomas Rosicky was left “devastated” by his latest injury setback which could see him ruled out for over a month, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2016

Southampton v Arsenal - Barclays Premier League - St Mary's

Arsenal must rally without Jack Wilshere after annihilation at Southampton

Southampton 0 Arsenal 4: Arsene Wenger admitted he is unsure when Jack Wilshere will be back in an Arsenal shirt, after a grim night for the title chasers on the south coast.

Mon, 28 Dec, 2015

Swansea City v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Liberty Stadium

Riyad Mahrez hat-trick sends Leicester top; frustrated United draw with Hammers

Jamie Vardy missed two good chances to extend his goalscoring streak to 12 straight games but a Riyad Mahrez hat-trick sent Leicester back to the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

Remi Garde: Aston Villa players better not be naughty at Christmas

Manager Remi Garde has cautioned Aston Villa’s players about letting their hair down at Christmas.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

Jurgen Klopp can't forget the one that got away

Liverpool have lost only one of the opening 10 matches of Jurgen Klopp’s reign, but that defeat means the German is not getting carried away by his start at Anfield.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Elusive win slips from Liverpool’s grasp

Liverpool 1 Southampton 1: Jurgen Klopp’s message to all of those following his early progress at Liverpool could be summed up in two words: ‘Calm down.’ Klopp has spent a significant chunk of his first fortnight in charge at Anfield appealing for calm; to his nervous players, to the club’s excitable fans, to a hungry media keen to follow his every move.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Anthony Martial magnificent, so why are you so prickly Louis?

Southampton 2 Manchester United 3: Manchester United’s transformation is gaining momentum thanks to two goals from Anthony Martial in a 3-2 victory at Southampton which takes them to second in the table; but it wasn’t quite enough to end a long-running debate over the quality of their defence.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2015

Southampton v Everton: The tweet, moment and man of the match