They always do this, start the season superbly and by the end of the season look like relegation candidates.
If they can sort out their consistency issues and not balls up the second half of the season then they're a decent bet for a European place.
We did alright against the bigger teams under Pellegrino, he's an expert of setting up teams to not get beat. Unfortunately, he used that tactic against teams we really should've been beating.
Bloody hell they're going bananas.
Pretty tight at the top though, lots of teams up there. I reckon they'll make top 6 for sure but not sure they'll finish above the likes of Sunderland.
All of those desperate for Pellegrini looking a bit silly right now...
I did say a team who had spent loads of money would flop, and it couldn't happen to a better club or a better set of fans. Let's hope they go down.
I do often wonder where we'd be if he was still here. We certainly wouldn't have been anywhere near the relegation zone.
History will show that he is one of our greatest ever managers, relative to the strength of the team at his disposal.
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Southampton have struggled and scoring goals is their major problem. The Saints have just started to worry me a little bit.