Russell Martin wants to see his Southampton side replicate their performances against the Premier League’s biggest clubs when they face opponents closer to them in the table.
Following their return from the international break, the Saints face Everton and Wolves, but start by welcoming Leicester City to St. Mary s this Saturday.
Having watched his team go toe-to-toe with Arsenal in their last encounter, Martin is targeting the same approach in the upcoming games that he’s labelled “absolutely vital”.
“We’ve had Newcastle away; Manchester United at home, where for half an hour we’ve been outstanding; and here,” Martin said.
“Now we have to transfer that into the games that are going to really define our season, and we have three or four …
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has made continued progress his priority for 2015, beginning with Thursday s clash against Leicester City.
After pushing Manchester City all the way in last season s title race, Liverpool have struggled to live up to those standards in the first half of the current campaign.
Nevertheless, Rodgers remains delighted with his team s progress over the past 12 months and has called for more of the same next year.
As a year, it s been another one of progress, he said. The beginning of this season wasn t quite what we wanted it to be, but over the course of 2014 we ve definitely made significant strides forward.
We ve been consistent in that we want to be a team based on high performance and, in the year, only two teams pick…
Russian newspapers voiced their delight Thursday with their national team winning a Euro 2008 quarter-final berth for the first time in over 20 years.
Thank you, (coach Guus) Hiddink! Even his compatriots did not expect in vain that he would bring Russia into quarter-finals, the official Rossiyskaya Gazeta exulted in a frontpage report headlined We broke through the Swedish wall.
Russia beat Sweden 2-0 at Innsbruck, Austria on Wednesday to earn a spot in the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first since the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991.
They will play Holland in the quarter-final in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday a repeat to a certain extent of the 1988 final when present Dutch coach Marco van Basten scored in the 2-0 victory over the Sov…
Lamine Yamal and Rodri were handed individual awards after they helped Spain beat England to win Euro 2024.
Spain won 2-1 in Berlin on Sunday thanks to a late goal from substitute Mikel Oyarzabal as La Roja became the first team to win the Euros on four separate occasions.
That winner came after Cole Palmer had cancelled out Nico Williams opener.
Williams was teed up by Yamal, who claimed his fourth assist of the tournament in the process. The 17-year-old – who became the youngest player to score at the Euros – was, as expected, named Young Player of the Tournament by UEFA.
The world is at his feet
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024)
Yamal made history at kick-off on Sunday, as he surpassed the great Pele as the youngest player to start …
Dele Alli is adamant England s humiliation at the hands of Iceland in Euro 2016 has helped the team become stronger.
Having scraped through their group in unconvincing fashion following draws against Russia and Slovakia either side of a 2-1 win over Wales, England met unfancied Iceland in the first knockout phase.
Although Iceland had impressed neutrals by overcoming the odds to progress thanks to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat of Austria in their final group game, England were still expected to triumph comfortably if they played to their capabilities.
But at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, Iceland beat England 2-1 despite falling behind to Wayne Rooney s early penalty, dumping England out in embarrassing fashion.
Alli reckons that defeat has actually helped England…
Luis Suarez feels no need to apologise for his handball against Ghana 12 years ago, as he hopes to propel Uruguay into the World Cup last 16.
Having taken a point from their opening two matches in Qatar, Uruguay must beat Ghana on Friday to progress from Group H.
However, the game at Al Janoub Stadium is something of a grudge match at least from the point of view of Ghana supporters.
While the Black Stars coach Otto Addo insisted Ghana will not be out for revenge, Suarez has been a hugely unpopular figure in the African nation since he handled on the line to deny Dominic Adiyiah a goal in extra-time of a World Cup quarter-final tie in 2010.
Suarez was sent off, but Asamoah Gyan hit the crossbar from the resulting spot-kick, with Uruguay going on to progre…
The touchdown market has become one of the most popular and potentially profitable props in the NFL betting world. Each week, we’re going to throw down three to five units as we try to uncover some of the best weekly NFL TD props and dig into the matchups that surround them.
Week 11 has us looking at two possible running backs with expanding roles and a double-dip on the New Orleans tight end depth chart.
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A Monday so nice, they’re doing it twice with the Minnesota Vikings visiting the Philadelphia Eagles in the second of two Monday Night Football matchups in Week 2. I’m here to break down the point spread and total and give my best NFL betting picks and predictions for Vikings at Eagles on September 19.
These teams were offseason darlings among sharp NFL bettors, drawing money and forcing notable adjustments on their NFL futures odds. Minny and Philly made good on those projections in Week 1, both starting the season with victories.
Philadelphia hung on for an uncomfortable win at Detroit, giving up 21 points in the second half, while Minnesota staked its claim in the NFC North with an impressive win over Green Bay. That has kept this spread tig…
Two teams that appear to have rock-solid defenses will face off in Denver with the Commanders in town to take on the Broncos on Sunday afternoon. Despite losing as a home favorite vs. the Raiders in Week 1, Denver comes in as a 3.5-point favorite, while the game has the lowest total of the week in the NFL odds at 38.5 points.
Each offense is expected to take a step forward this season with Sean Payton in to fix Russell Wilson, while Washington’s Eric Bieniemy is out to prove he’s more than just Andy Reid’s right-hand man. Each failed to get off to a strong start in Week 1, with the teams combining for just 36 points despite facing poorly-regarded defenses.
Let’s see how the teams match up for their Week 2 faceoff. Here are my free…
The Dallas Cowboys have become as much of a Thanksgiving regular as turkey and stuffing, and they’re double-digit favorites to take down the Washington Commanders in Thursday’s latest NFL odds.
It’s generally a big betting day whenever America’s Team is in action, and the Cowboys are set to be one of the most popular NFL picks on the TNF odds slate after winning four of their last five games to move to 7-3.
With Dallas riding a 12-game win streak at home, it could be one-way traffic against the faltering Commanders, but the NFL player props market is there to add to the rooting interest. Here are my best free NFL picks for the second game of the Thanksgiving tripleheader.
If you’re looking for a full game breakdown, be sure to ch…