Southampton vs Leeds United live stream, Saturday 16 October, 3pm BST
Southampton will be looking to pick up their first victory of the season when they face Leeds on Saturday.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side were also winless before their last encounter, a 1-0 triumph over Watford. That was an important result for the Whites, who had played well in some of their previous games without getting the results. Leeds ended last season strongly to secure a ninth-place finish, and many tipped them as potential European challengers this time around.
That will be difficult, particularly after their indifferent start, but another win here would leave Leeds in a much healthier position than they were before that defeat of Watford.
Southampton were beaten 3-1 by Chelsea before the international break, extending their winless run to seven games. They remain outside the relegation zone having drawn four of those matches, but Ralph Hasenhuttl will be desperate to end his team’s barren stretch as soon as possible. A slow start was to be expected, though, with three key players in Danny Ings, Ryan Bertrand and Jannik Vestergaard having departed in the summer.
Leeds will hope to have Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips available again, but the England duo will need to be assessed. Both players are essential to the way the team functions under Bielsa, and Leeds were fortunate in that they avoided injury for most of last season. Bielsa prefers to work with a small squad and alternative options can therefore be limited when key players are absent.
Robin Koch, Luke Ayling, Adam Forshaw and Crysencio Summerville are definitely sidelined, but Stuart Dallas should be available after a knock. Raphinha could start on the bench after representing Brazil as recently as Thursday.
Southampton will have to make do without James Ward-Prowse, who was sent off against Chelsea. Che Adams has a muscular problem and Jack Stephens is nursing a knee injury. Will Smallbone is back in training after an ACL tear but is not yet ready to play competitively.
Kick-off is at 3pm on Saturday 16 October.
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