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Southampton will be without striker Graziano Pelle (knee) as they welcome Crystal Palace to St Mary’s in the FA Cup. Cedric Soares and Juanmi are both fit again, but Victor Wanyama misses out as he starts a two-match ban. Bakary Sako returns to the Palace squad having been out of …

Manchester City came away from Vicarage Road with all 3 points, it looked like another miserable trip on the road for City but two goals in the last 10 minutes managed to turn the game around. Those turnarounds can make all the difference come the end of the season. That …

Norwich defender Andre Wisdom could be back after a hamstring injury but midfielder Matt Jarvis remains out with a knee injury. Manager Alex Neil has no other injury worries but is likely to rotate his squad after a busy festive period. Southampton midfielder Oriel Romeu is banned after picking up …

West Ham pair Aaron Cresswell and James Tomkins were both substituted because of injuries against Aston Villa and now face fitness tests. Andy Carroll could return, but Manuel Lanzini, Victor Moses, Dimitri Payet, Winston Reid and Diafra Sakho are likely to miss out again. Southampton will again be without Graziano …

The Good Southampton. That’s how you end a streak of not winning in 5 matches by thumping Arsenal 4-0 at home, in fairness to The Saints it could have been 7 had Shane Long not had a goal ruled out and hit the post and not forgetting Virgil Van Dijk …

Pick the bones out of that

Southampton keeper Maarten Stekelenburg hopes to be fit after a toe injury. Manager Ronald Koeman is yet to decide whether to restore the Dutchman to the starting line-up or stick with his deputy, Paulo Gazzaniga. Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez could be out until mid-January after a setback in his recovery from …

With Christmas on the horizon, I wonder what the 20 Premier League clubs will be asking for this festive period. Here is what I think there Christmas list will be (In League table order) Leicester – Keeping other clubs away from men of the moment Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez. …

Southampton striker Graziano Pelle could return to the starting line-up after having an injection to treat an ongoing knee problem. Maarten Stekelenburg’s toe injury means Paulo Gazzaniga will continue in goal. Tottenham could make a late decision on the fitness of Mousa Dembele, who has returned to training after illness. …

Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak has an ankle injury and misses out, along with Dwight Gayle, who suffered a setback after returning on Monday. Bakary Sako is out with a hamstring problem, but striker Marouane Chamakh could feature against Southampton. Southampton’s Victor Wanyama has overcome an ankle complaint suffered against …