Southampton 8 Sunderland 0

Summer signing Nicolas Anelka was included in West Brom’s starting line-up for their Barclays Premier League opening-day clash with Southampton at the Hawthorns.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes to have Artur Boruc and Adam Lallana fit for tomorrow’s trip to Reading.

Demba Ba has been handed his Chelsea debut in today’s FA Cup third round tie with Southampton at St Mary’s.

Adam Lallana will again miss out when Southampton face Chelsea in the FA Cup tomorrow.

Southampton will again be without captain Adam Lallana when Arsenal visit St Mary’s tomorrow.

Adam Lallana is again likely to be missing when Southampton travel to Fulham on St Stephen's Day.

Southampton 0 Sunderland 1

Gaston Ramirez will be available for Southampton’s clash with Reading tomorrow despite spending the week in Uruguay.

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva will make his first appearance for three months after being selected to face Southampton at Anfield.

Frazer Richardson and Richard Chaplow will be missing for Southampton’s Premier League trip to fellow strugglers QPR tomorrow.

Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc is back in contention for tomorrow’s clash with Swansea after an alleged incident in their last home game with Tottenham.

Leeds 3 Southampton 0

West Ham 4 Southampton 1

Southampton will be missing record signing Gaston Ramirez for tomorrow’s trip to West Ham.

New singings Gaston Ramirez and Maya Yoshida could be involved for the first time when Southampton travel to Arsenal tomorrow.

Emmanuel Mayuka’s second-half strike fired Zambia through to the Nations final against Ivory Coast as they upset 10-man Ghana in Bata last night.

What this tournament has shown, more than anything else, is the value of cohesion, of having a well-drilled side that knows its plan.