Saint_Tony

just abysmal. Leicester haven't even got going and still scored twice.

3 bets on us to lose this season, against Burnley, Watford and Villa. Hope to continue my losing streak if it helps us stay is.

really bad feeling about this one, Leicester had a good result yesterday, albeit against Watford who largely been a shambles. Difficult to tell who Ralph will pick for this. Saints 0-3 Leicester (Vardy 12, Lookman 32, Maddison 78).

not sure what else was expected. We have won a few games against teams around us recently, and should have enough to avoid the drop. We can't compete with the big boys, weve constantly had a lower net spend than any other team in recent years, that's our level.

wow 3 strikers starting away at Anfield, don't know what to make of that, could be inspired by Ralph or an absolute disaster

I'd hope Ralph might feel now he has a real opportunity with us this season. A few points on the board already and a bigger squad with some reasonable bench options. Last season fell apart but he had so little to work with.

We are playing some good stuff, one day we might win by more than a goal, stress levels through the roof again. All credit to Ralph and the team. He's rebuilt some stability and confidence in the defence, but if we stay solid we can pick up enough points. I would say we could do with a striker like Ings but he's injured, wishing him well in a relegation battle.

creating plenty here and still only one up. Going to be a long, stressful season as we just don't take our chances

that's the sort of goal a better striker would get higher praise for. Really is unthinkable for us to not get the three points now

decent line up, KWP probably in at left back to try and keep Sarr quiet. Really should be winning this, no excuses. Watford 1-3 Saints (Redmond 31, Sarr 44, A. Armstrong 53, 70)

Chelsea may well rest a few, I'd say we have half a chance here. Lukaku and Werner both injured so Tuchel might not see the point in risking Havertz. Villa took them to penalties last time out so no reason we can't do a job on them. Chelsea 0-1 Saints (A. Armstrong)

The positive I am taking is that we only got 2 points in the corresponding games we played last season against this seasons opponents so far. I don't think theres any question as to whether we are in a relegation battle this season. We really need to be above a point per game after these next 5, but 3 wins seems difficult to envisage. There have been some positives, but where are the goals coming from???

Townsend in great form, 5 goals in 9. Yet 16 goals in 185 games for Palace. I'm sure Palace fans wouldn't have been disappointed to see him leave. Less prolific than Nathan Redmond. Definitely should have signed him.

have seen enough this season already. Will be surprised if we make it to 30 points. Norwich will be bottom for sure, then ourselves, Burnley and Newcastle for the other 2 spots

strange line ups from both sides. We can definitely get at them, but I'd still expect Lukaku to be the difference. 2-1 Chelsea (Lukaku 38, 65, Redmond 15)

fuming, we will not score enough to stay up. These draws against other better sides are useless when we get nothing from games like this. Another defeat guaranteed next week and it's not looking good at all. Ralph looked broken at the end, like he has no more to offer. Season over already

this will be an absolute disgrace if we don't win. Think the players are a bit shocked by how easy it has been so far

Big chance for Moi today to prove he is good enough.Newcastle's attack looks far too strong for our defence, can't see any other result other than a comfortable Newcastle win, 3-0 (Wilson, 7, 41, Almiron 58)

seems a top lad and has really made his mark in the League. As mentioned, took a while after leaving us to fulfil his potential. West Ham doing great, not a fan at all, but after about 20 years of useless signings, theyve really nailed the recruitment over the past 2 seasons.

Time must be running out for him. It's a miracle he survived last season. He doesn't help himself with the bizarre selections from yesterday. I want him to do well but this year has been dire, and it's difficult to see him turning things around, which is partly due to the resources available. A lot of it hinges on who we sign at CB,

McCarthy has to be dropped for today's performance. Seriously worrying. You'd expect under any circumstances to lose to Utd next week, but we really need a new CB in to steady the ship. Ralph putting real pressure on himself already, especially with that team selection. Continue like this and he won't make it til October. Respect him a lot but our form for 2021 has been abysmal. Feeling deflated already, one game in. May be an overreaction, but this sort of result has become all too regular this year.

bizarre line up, would love to know the thinking behind it. A point would be an incredible result.

2 strikers in within a week of Ings leaving, can't really knock that. Glad we've got these done before the season starts. Feeling a bit more optimistic for the season now

Abraham would be a massive downgrade on Ings (admittedly, any of the targets on our budget would). At the price being touted, would much rather take a gamble on a cheaper option

pretty sensible assessment by Ralph after the game. We simply have to reinvest wisely. Can't see an official announcement from the club regarding him leaving?