Saint Albert

I would have preferred Gabbiadini. Who knows. Perhaps today is Long’s day to score.

Now Bertrand gets a yellow.

Long on for Austin.

We pull one back. Ings!!!!!

Now Cedric gets a yellow.

We”ve had good chances. Austin and Ings have both missed free headers, and Ings failed to score from a sitter. Ugh. JWP weak in midfield.

Now it’s Romeu’s turn to get a yellow.

Ings close again.

Too easy for Everton.

Pickford saved the Ings effort.

Ings just missed a certain goal.

Ings should have played that square to Austin instead of shooting. Now Baines and Schneiderlin are down. Hamstring for Morgan?

Now Lemina has a yellow.

Hoedt gets a yellow.

Walcott scores...undone by a set piece routine.

He is.

Vestergaard must be injured to not even make the bench, but the only injury doubt mentioned by Hughes in the lead-up was Moi, who also did not make the bench.

Perhaps the original source (Tuttomercato) will at some point revise their original article by replacing Southampton with Wolverhampton...

Without any proof one way or the other, this seems like a pretty good shout.

I hope Hughes has learned that a back four is the way to go. There were cavernous gaps in the midfield for Burnley to exploit in the first half. The team looked so much more comfortable and creative after the formation change. Pleased with all the new players so far.

Here’s a Telegraph bit on Gunn. McLeish has been trying to sign him up for the Scotland team... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/11/angus-gunn-joined-southampton-following-dad-bryans-footsteps/amp/

Ings scored his goals at Burnley But for Klopp he broke both of his knees Now he’s called up by Les Reed To find his way home He wants to come home He’s one of our own Saint Danny Ings, he found his way home (Sloop John B)

A few comments from Hughes on Ings. He sounds comparatively unconcerned about the Ings’ previous injuries... https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/10/mark-hughes-southampton-danny-ings

Nice one Luke Shaw!

The stipulations that I read about yesterday were along the lines of £18M guaranteed, plus £2M in appearance-related add ons.