Saturday,January31,2015 55p SSIIXX NNAATTIIOONNSS 22001155 Supporting LOCA L sport MILLER THE HERO AS BOATMEN WIN 8-page international rugby pullout special inside today! SSholing v COinderford mRatch reportT– page 13 IT OUT SAINTS DDEEFFEENNDD Sixteen games to define season Seepages8-11 BBEETTTTEERR SAINTS OORR WWEE WWOONN’’TT WWIINN AAGGAAIINN,, Koeman has the Midas touch Seepages14-17 KKOOEEMMAANN NON-LEAGUE RONALDKoemanhastoldhisSaintssidetheyhave to perform better in defence – or they might not TTEELLLLSS SSAAIINNTTSS winanothermatchthisseason. TheSaintsbosslaiditonthelinetohisplayersafter theycrashedoutoftheFACuplastweekend,conceding threegoalsathometoCrystalPalace. Andhewantsthemtobanishmemoriesofthatresult withanimproveddisplayagainstSwanseaatStMary’s tomorrow. FULL STORY AND MATCH PREVIEW – SEE PAGES 2 & 3 Brian Howard interview part 2 Seepages34-37 2 THEDAILYECHO SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 SSAAIINNTTSS HHAASS TTOO ONTHESPOT:AFCBournemouth’sYannKermorgantscoresthefirstgoalfromapenalty. Hornets boss slams BBEETTTTEERR red card at Cherries Watford boss Slavisa Jokanoviclabelledthedecision to send off defender Gabriele Angellajustsecondsintotheir 2-0 loss at Bournemouth as ‘a joke’. Thecentre-back’sfirstaction ofthematchwastofoulCallum Wilsonwithjust26secondson the clock but Lee Probert’s RONALD Koeman has told his of Sadio Mane and Maya Yoshida decisiontoshowhimastraight side they won’t win another frominternationalduty. redcardinfuriatedtheWatford The news is not so good for management,playersandfans. gamethisseasoniftheydefend Swansea, for whom new £3m sign- Theybelievedfellowdefender as they did in the first half of ing from Saints, Jack Cork, is not Craig Cathcart was goalside, their FA Cup defeat to Crystal able to face his former club while meaning Angella was not the Palace. key men such as Gylfi Sigurdsson, lastman.AndJokanovic,who Wayne Routledge and Ki Sung- admitted they are likely to Saints welcome Swansea to St Yeungareunavailable. appealthesendingoff,triedto Mary’sonSundayafternoonaiming Theyarealsostillcomingtoterms holdhistongueforfearofbeing to banish memories of their 3-2 with the departure of star striker disciplinedbytheauthorities. fourth round loss the previous WilfriedBony. “In England for it to happen week,writesADAMLEITCH “It’sdifficultbecauseSwanseahad after25secondslikethis,itisa Itwasaveryuncharacteristicper- some changes, some important joke,’’hefumed. formance from Saints, which changes in the team like Bony, “I better not make any opin- included some poor defensive Sigurdsson who can’t play on this ion. I prefer not to make any errors. Sunday,”saidKoeman. commentary about this situa- GiventhatSaintshaveletinjust “More important is ourselves to tion. It is simple – it is wrong 16goalsin22leaguegames,itwas preparethisgame. andstrange. certainly unexpected that they “We know the system of them, I “We had practised with 10 FOUL:AFCBournemouth’sCallumWilsonisbroughtdownby would concede three at home to like the Swansea team how they players but never for 94 min- Watford’sCraigCathcartforapenalty Palace in the space of one half of playoutofa4-3-3systemwithfast utes, this is something differ- football. playersonthewingpositionandwe ent. believeditwasthebestwayto enoughformyliking.Ifwecan Koeman was very unhappy with woninSwanseawithalittlebitof “Our supporters always sup- trytogetaresult. produce the performance we what he saw and his warned his luckandweknowitwillbeatough portusandIamdisappointed “I must be proud, we played did in the second half then I teamoftheconsequencesofrepeat- gameathome.” becauseallwecouldofferthem against a top Championship thinkwewillbeingoodshape. ingthatdisplay. isfighting.Itisnotenoughand teamwhoplayverygoodfoot- “We are in a fortunate posi- He said: “We like to go on in the l Swansea are without suspended we are going to be better and ball.Wefightandtrytogether. tion and enjoying where we league. pair Gylfi Sigurdsson and Kyle makethenextgamebetterfor Afterthepenaltywedecidedto are.’’ “We have a fantastic run in the BartleyforSunday’smatchfollowing them.’’ stay with two strikersand try The Cherries have seen a leagueandthatconfidenceweneed theirFACupredcardsatBlackburn Jokanovic’smenwerealways tofindsomegoals. number of bids for for the game against Swansea on lastweekend. up against it after Angella’s “Westartedtogetmoretired Birmingham’s Demarai Gray Sunday. But skipper Ashley Williams has controversialredandtheyheld andfoundamorecomplicated rejected in recent weeks and “Wehavetodefendbetterthanwe recoveredfromashoulderproblem outuntilCathcart’sblatantfoul situationforus.’’ while Howe refused to com- did in the first 45 minutes against andNeilTaylorwillreturnafterbeing on Wilson allowed Yann ForBournemouthbossEddie ment on the Blues winger in Crystal Palace because that was rested,whileJeffersonMonteroisin Kermorgant to open the scor- Howe, the comfortable victory particular he hopes Monday’s poordefending,reallypoordefend- contentiontostartaftermarkinghis inginthe35thminutefromthe gives his side a three-point transferdeadlinedaywillbea ing.Wespokeaboutthat,Iwasdis- comeback from hamstring trouble penaltyspot. cushion at the top ahead of successfulone. appointed about that, I was sur- with a substitute’s appearance at TheHornetsstruggledtocre- Saturdayafternoon’sfixtures. “I hope it will be busy,’’ he prisedaboutthatbecausenormally Blackburn. ate many clear cut chances Andheadmitteditwasawel- added.“Ihavemadenosecret it’soneofthestrengthsintheteam JackCorkwillnotbeinvolvedafter before Matt Ritchie’s fine comethreepointsafterback-to- of the fact that we want to withalotofcleansheets. completinghis£3millionmovefrom angled drive put the game backleaguedefeatsandanFA recruitaplayer. “IfwedefendlikeagainstCrystal Southampton after the 12pm dead- beyond doubt but Jokanovic Cup exit at Villa Park on “So I hope it will be busy, (Palace) then we don’t win any line for registration in time for the explained how he resisted Sunday. whetheritisornotremainsto games more and that we have to match. temptation to surrender a for- “The important thing for us beseen. realisethat.” Provisional Swansea squad: wardafterthered. was to get back to winning “That is the beauty of this Though Saints have some injury Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, “Wedecidedtostaywithtwo waysandgetthefeel-goodfac- transfer market and transfer problems with Toby Alderweireld, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Shelvey, strikers from the beginning of tor back for the players and deadline day, it is an exciting Morgan Schneiderlin, Victor Montero. Dyer, Oliveira, Gomis, the game after this situation fans,’’heexplained. day for everybody. We would WanyamaandShaneLongallruled Tremmel, Rangel, Amat, Carroll, becausewehavetouseourbest “We haven’t beaten the big lovetobeabletobringaplayer out,theyareboostedbythereturn Barrow,Grimes,Fulton,King. players,’’ he explained. “I teams around us regularly in.’’ NON-LEAGUE LIVE MATCH REPORT – SEE PAGE 13 SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 THEDAILYECHO 3 DDEEFFEENNCCEE Premier League round-up ROBIN van Persie and Radamel Falcao were on target as Manchester United despatched DDOO MMUUCCHH Leicester 3-1 in their Barclays Premier League clash at Old Trafford. Van Persie opened the scoring justbeforethehalf-hourmarkwitha superb strike and the Dutchman, whosefutureattheclubhasbeen placedindoubtfollowingadropin form, was involved in the build-up tothesecondthatwasfinishedby Falcao. Wes Morgan contributed an own KKooeemmaann sseennddss oouutt goalbeforeMarcinWasilewskinod- dedinaconsolationefforttocom- plete a defeat that left the Foxes rootedtothefootofthetable. wwaarrnniinngg ttoo hhiiss HarryKanestarredasTottenham posteda3-0victoryatWestBrom that kept Mauricio Pochettino's side in the hunt for a Champions League place and moved them tteeaamm...... aboveArsenalinthetable. ChristianEriksenandKanescored goalsinsidetheopening15minutes and, when the outstanding Kane addedhissecondfromthepenalty spot, the result had been placed beyonddoubt. Liverpool are snapping at Tottenham's heels in seventh after Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge fired them to a 2-0 tri- umphoverWestHamatAnfield. Sterling combined with Philippe Coutinhoinafantasticbuild-upthat the England forward finished with aplomb,beforeSturridgeaddedthe second on his comeback game afterfivemonthsoutthroughinjury. The recent progress made by CrystalPalacegroundtoahaltas Romelu Lukaku's goal earned Evertontoa1-0victoryatSelhurst Parkfortheirfirstwininninegames Monk bemused by red card misery inallcompetitions. Niko Kranjcar pulled a goal back for QPR but it was not enough to preventthemfromslippingtoa3-1 defeatatStoke. GARRYMonkadmitsSwansea’sredcard and, ahead of Sunday’s visit to we’vehadtellsataleaboutus. TwogoalsfromJonathanWalters misery has left him bemused and he Southampton,managerMonk–himselfa “IfIthoughtaboutittoomuchandour gavethePottersahandsomecush- would“probablygomad”ifheconsidered former Saints player –insists his players seasonI’dprobablygomad.” ion,butHarryRedknapp'ssidebat- wherehisteamwouldbewithoutallthe areanythingbutabunchofsinners. Monk expressed his displeasure with tled back with Kranjcar scoring dismissals. “We’re far from a dirty team refereeingstandardsbackinOctoberand before Joey Barton hit the under- Swansea ended last weekend’s and I don’t think it tallies met referees’ chief Mike Riley to discuss side of the crossbar with a free- FA Cup defeat at Blackburn up,”Monk(pictured)said. the bad decisions he felt Swansea had kick. with nine men as early “Eightredcardsiswhat beengetting. Thefinalhalf-hourwasallQPRas bathsforKyleBartleyand it is but it’s surprising HismeetingwithRileycameinthewake they pushed forward in search of Gylfi Sigurdsson took really when you see of a controversial 2-1 defeat at Stoke the equaliser, only for Walters to their number of red thosestatistics. when he called referee Michael Oliver’s complete his hat-trick in stoppage cards in all competi- “I think five of the decisiontoawardagame-changingpenal- time. tionstoeight-themost redswereextremely tyas“disgusting”. Sunderland gave their survival of any Barclays harsh and we had Oliver will now take charge of a hopesashotinthearmwitha2-0 Premier League club - two rescinded, but Swanseagameforthefirsttimesincethe winagainstBurnleyattheStadium although two of those we’ve had reds Stoke row when Monk’s men go to of Light courtesy of goals from reds were subsequent- when the first yel- Southampton. Connor Wickham and Jermain lyrescinded. low has come from “WeallknowaboutStokebuteventhen Defoe. Statistics before this kicking the ball it had been a build up of a number of In the game's early kick-off, weekend’s action away. things,”Monksaid. SammyAmeobiandYoanGouffran revealedSwansea’sfoul “They are the most “You think it will be okay and even struck in the second half to help count is among the low- annoying because itselfoutbutitclearlydoesn’t. ensureJohnCarver'sreignasper- est in the top flight with they cost you and it’s “I’vesaiditallalongweshouldbepro- manent Newcastle head coach just six sides recording silly.That’swhathasto tected more than we have been but I’m beganwitha3-0successatHull. fewer and only Arsenal and becutoutandI’vespoken notgoingtoharponaboutit. Carver, without a win in four Everton had suffered more to the players a lot about “EveryoneseemstothinkIwanttotalk games in caretaker charge, foulsagainsttheminthePremier that. about referees but it’s only what people watchedFrenchmanRemyCabella Leaguethisseason. “It is being wise enough to not askme. open his Magpies account before Yetninth-placedSwanseahavenotonce giveanyoneanopportunitytogiveyoua “It’s been like that all season and it’s Ameobi and Gouffran wrapped up foundthemselvesplayingagainst10men red card, but I don’t think the number nowatthepointIcan’tworryaboutit.” thewin. ADAM LEITCH ON THE JACK CORK TRANSFER – SEE PAGE 7 4 THEDAILYECHO SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 Saints blew chance at Super Bowl loss still haunts Tom lasting FA Cup glory... THENewEnglandPatriotswillaimto erasethepainofthelastSuperBowl hosted in Arizona on Sunday and derail the Seattle Seahawks’ quest for back-to-back titles in the process. Boston-based franchise New England’s hopes of recording just the second perfect season in NFL You say many things about football, but historywerespoiledbytheunderdog youcanneversayit’sboring. NewYorkGiantssevenyearsago. David Tyree’s miraculous catch An FA Cup weekend saw pretty much every thatnighthasbeenreplayedplenty accumulator wrecked by some of the most ran- oftimesintheGrandCanyonState domresultsyou’lleverseeinfootball. thisweekandthelossisamemory It makes Saints’ timid performance at home mustlookatthemandfancytheirchances. which is still etched againstCrystalPalaceallthemoregalling. Liverpool?Don’tmakemelaugh,they’vebeen in Tom Brady’s Evenatthisearlystageitwouldbefairtosay woeful at times and are nowhere near the club headtoday. thatitcouldbethemostopenFACupinyears. theywerewithoutSuarez. “I wish that WiththatopennessitdoesmakeMatchofthe Hell,evenWestHamfansthinktheirname’son game would Day’s comments about Saturday’s result all the thecupthisyear. have ended more interesting as they boldly announced the Asisalwaysthewaywithacupdefeat,thenext differently, but toptwoclubsinthecountryhadcrashedoutof daysawSaintsfansacrossthecountrytrotout we didn’t thecup… the“concentrateontheleague”line. make enough playsthatday,’’ Oh,andSouthamptontoo. Defeatmeanswecannowconcentrateonbeing said the Patriots Whythetoptwo?Whynotthetopthreeas,let’s thirdintheleague… quarterback. behonest,it’sthetopthreeclubsthatwentoutof Soundsprettylamewhenyouhearitlikethat “It’s good to be back thetournament. doesn’tit? hereandhavetheopportunitytoplay Whymentiononlythetoptwo? WhybotherwithatriptoWembleyortheeter- inthisgame.We’replayingagainsta Ok,soitwasChelseaandManchesterCitybut nalgloryofacupwinwhenyoucanfinishthird greatteam.LikeIsaid,it’snotwhere surelystatisticallyyou’dmentionthefactthatthe intheleague? youplay;it’showyouplay.Ithinkif topthreeclubsinthecountry,basedonleague Whilstweallknowthatfinishingthirdwouldbe wewanttowinthisgamewe’vegot positionandespeciallycurrentform,wentoutof amassive,massiveachievement,willthehistory togoplayreallywell.’’ thecuponthesameday? books remember the financial bias that the top The Patriots quarterback suffered Itgoestoshowthatevenatthisstageofthesea- clubshaverightnow? hatisthfiersUtndievfeerastitoynofthPehgoreannixdeSsttadstiuamge, son, the tabloid media doesn’t believe that Or will they simply show a number 3 next to with the Giants inflicting another Southampton deserve to be mentioned in the Southampton’snameandaposition2downfrom Super Bowl loss on his side four same breath as the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, ChelseaandManchesterCity? yearslater. CityandUnited. ForclubslikeSaints,ouronlyreasonforexist- It means a fourth championship That deep down inside, whilst the fans would ingistowinacup. ring, which would bring him level loveaclublikeSouthamptontobreakthebigclub Footballhaschangedtoomuchandtowinthis with Hall of Fame signal caller and monopoly,themedialoveafavourite,aclubthat leagueisjustsimplywaybeyondourmeans. hischildhoodidolJoeMontana,has pullsinthepuntersandbringsratings/newspa- Ifyoutakeonestartingelevenagainstanother eludedhimforadecade. persales. startingeleventhenSaintsareamatchforany Brady (above) won three Super Southamptonmightbringafeweasyby-lines– clubinthisleague. Bowls in his first four years as a “Plucky old Southampton, the romance of foot- Sadlymoderndayfootballisn’tlikethat,it’sa LOSTGLORY:GrazianoPelleruesamissed s2t0“a0Ir1tteh,ri.n2k00ju3stafnrdom20m0y4e–xpIerwieansceso– basasllo,ctihateeuwnidtheradcolga”ssailclDthaevicdl/iGchoélisatthhastityuoautiocnan– sqSuaaidntgsamjuesatnddoang’tamheavoeffitnhaenckiainlmduosfclem.oney cPhaalancceeintheFACupmatchagainstCrystal youngthatIdidn’tunderstandwhat buttheharshfactisthatSaintsdon’tsellnewspa- requiredtomakethatfinalpushwithpurchase thiswasallaboutandhowchalleng- pers. madeintheJanuarytransferwindow. Jack,I’veyettoseehim. ingthisis,becauseeverythinghap- They don’t add a million to your viewing fig- Recent injuries have shown that Saints just Byanyone’sdefinitionoftheword,Corkisater- penedsofastatsuchanearlypartof ures. don’thavethedepththatthebigclubshave. rificmidfielder. mycareer,’’hesaid. Theyjustdon’tadduptofinancially. Wemayhaveprobablythebestdefenceinthe FromLeagueOnetothePremierLeague,Cork “Ithinkovertheyearswe’vegotten The defeat to Palace was desperately disap- country,ifnotEurope,andcertainlyoneofthe hasneveronceletthisfootballclubdown. some tough losses. Obviously we pointingbutthenagain,soisanydefeat. midfieldsinthecountry,butit’supfrontthatwe Onandoffthepitch,themanhasbeenexem- made it in ‘07 and ‘11, those were Whatmakesitsogutwrenchinglyhurtfulisthe lookvulnerable. plary. challenginggames.Theycamedown waysomanytopteamswentoutinoneday. Getaninjurytoastrikerandallofasuddenthe He just happens to have been unfortunate to tothewireandwelost. You’dhavetofancyanyclub’schancesnow. goalsstarttodryup. playinwhatmustbeoneofthebestmidfieldsin “Idon’tthinkthosethingsdiscour- With Chelsea and Manchester City out of the It’sinthatdepartmentthatthebigclubshave theleague,withcoveraplenty. asigzeeddmhoewathaarlld.Tahnedycjhuasltlerneg-einmgpihtais- cup,anyteamcouldwinit. theadvantage. PersonallyI’dratherCorkstayed. to get to this point and how chal- Arsenal? Great side but so, so vulnerable. At Striker transfer fees are always much, much He’ssuperbcoverandissurelyoneofthebest lengingitistowinthisgame. timesbrilliant,attimeswoefulandeasytotake higherthananyotherarea. squad players in this league, but unfortunately “Ihavesuchanappreciationforit apart. The FA Cup was our big chance for lasting you can’t expect a player of Cork’s quality to now.That’swhyI’mhopingwecan Manchester United? Nowhere near the force glory...andweblewit. makedowithbeingtheplayerthatfillsthegap accomplish and finally finish it off theyusedtobeandifCambridgeUnitedcanmake Meanwhile, this week saw Saints accept a bid whensomeone’sinjured. withagreatwinonSunday.Itwould themlookordinarythenanyChampionshipside fromSwanseaforJackCork. IcanonlywishJackCorkthebest. meananawfullot.’’ Ifthereeverwasamoreunluckyfootballerthan Hemostcertainlydeservesit. 5 SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 THEDAILYECHO Paine’s World TTTThhhheeee SSSSaaaaiiiinnnnttttssss lllleeeeggggeeeennnndddd’’ssss EEXCLUUSSIIVVEE cccoolluummnn oonn aallll tthhiinnggss ffoooottbbaallll TTHHEE RROOMMAANNCCEE OOFF TTHHEE CCUUPP...... GOALJOY: Middlesbrough’s PatrickBamford celebratesafter scoringhisside’s IHAVEseenallthetalkinthe firstgoalatthe last week about the greatest EtihadStadium. shocks in the history of the FA Cup, after Bradford stunned Chelsea 4-2 at StamfordBridge. YetIcannotbelievethatIhave not once heard anyone mention our 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City, at Maine Road, in 1960, whentheywereinthetop-flight and we were a Third Division team. Thatissurelyoneofthegreat- estsurprisesandmosteye-catch- ing results in the history of the competition, and I would have thought that, somewhere along theway,itmighthavegotamen- tion. I’ve seen about eight other shocks detailed in the last week asbeingamongthebestever,but Having thrashed First Division league rankings, earn- With many lower-league teams decided to defy opposition from not that one, which I find very Cityontheirownturfinthethird ing them a lucrative strugglingfinancially,cashinjec- supportersandnotenterthecom- strange. round, we then went out to return trip to Old tions like this can literally save petition,inordertotakeplacein Itwasanamazingoccasionfor Fourth Division Watford at the Trafford. some clubs from administration the inaugural Club World usand,with42,000peoplethere, nexthurdle! As beneficiaries of increased andpossibleliquidation. Championship. itwasoneofthebiggestcrowds There were certainly plenty of televisionmoneyand50percent Othersmayinvestthemoneyon The truth is that the FA was wehadeverplayedinfrontofat surprise results in the FA Cup ofticketsales,itisreportedthat theplayingside,inabidtocata- paralysedbyFIFA,whodemand- thatpoint. last weekend, meaning there the League Two team will earn pultthemupthepyramid. edtheRedDevils’participationin I can remember going for four wereanumberofnotableabsen- over £1.5m, a sum equivalent to Asaresult,theFACupbrings their new flagship club competi- daystoBlackpoolinthebuild-up tees in this year’s fifth-round theirannualincome. hopeandopportunitytoclubsall tion. tothematch,withtheideabeing, draw. Their chairman, Dave Doggett, across the land. It comes as no However,thephysicaldemands Ithink,thattheseaairwouldbe TenPremierLeaguesideshave has vowed to renovate the 8,000 surprisethatmostclubshaveat ofthemoderngame,aswellasthe astimulantforus. alreadybeeneliminated,making capacity Abbey Road stadium leastone“giant-killing”toreport financial incentive of playing in That’showitwasinthosedays it one of the most open tourna- withthemoney. intheirpast. theChampionsLeague,startedto –therewasnotriptoAbuDhabi mentsinrecentmemory. Whileit’sverydifficulttocate- see many top teams fielding togetsomesunonyourback.No, Sadly, Saints are among the gorically say what is the biggest weakersidesinthecompetition. itwasofftothecoldnorthtosuck teams knocked out, following shockintheFACup’slonghisto- Soon after, other Premier insomeseaair! theirlosstoCrystalPalace. ry, Chelsea’s home defeat at the League teams were prioritising On this occasion it obviously That was by no means the hands of League One’s Bradford league survival over a cup run, workedforus,though. biggestshock,however. Cityisverymuchintherunning, sometimestofans’fury. It was a daunting task, mind Chelsea and Manchester City considering each club’s perfor- Another factor was that teams you.City,whohadwonthecupin both went out to lower league mancesthisseason,aswellasthe winning the FA Cup were auto- 1956andbeentoWembleyin1955 opposition, as did contextofthematchitself. matically entered into the next as well, had the legendary Bert Swansea, while To come back from two goals year’s UEFA Cup, a tournament Trautmanningoal. Tottenham lost to a behind,awayfromhomeagainst so demanding in terms of travel To make matters worse, they strugglingLeicester. oneoftheworld’srichestteamsis andnumberofgamesthatmany alsowent1-0up. Thechancetorecorda borderingontheunthinkable. didnotwanttocompeteinit. But we fought back magnifi- historic result is, of Whileitmaynotbeasromantic Lastweekendwillgoalongway cently, with Derek Reeves pro- course,oneofthereasons asnon-leagueLutonTowntravel- toensuringtheFACup’spopular- ducing a striking masterclass, why the “minnows” so ling to beat top-flight Norwich itywithfootballfanseverywhere, scoringfourtimes,whileGeorge hopeforaglamourtiewhenthey City in 2013, or 92nd-placed though. O’Briengottheotherone. reach the third round and Wrexhambeatingreigningleague With teams such as Arsenal, It was a result that certainly beyond. champions Arsenal in 1992, ManchesterUnitedandLiverpool should have gone down in the Thereis,obviously,anotherrea- Bradford’s result goes a long all unlikely to win silverware annals of the FA Cup, as one of son as well why fans, and espe- away to rejuvenating a trophy from other competitions, more the most momentous shocks in cially chairmen, hope for presti- that, over the past decade, has importance has to be placed on the competition’s history, giousdraws–money. seen waning interest from the FACupsuccessforthemnow. although it’s obviously not as Last Friday night, Cambridge country’stopteams. With the next round being wellrememberedasitshouldbe. Unitedmanagedtodraw0-0with Manypeoplebelievethisdecline played on Valentine’s Day, let’s Forus,itwasayearthathigh- Manchester United, a team a STRIKINGMASTERCLASS: began in 1999 when defending hope the romance of the cup is lighted just what the cup is all whole76placesabovetheminthe DerekReeves champions Manchester United thereforalltosee. about... 6 THEDAILYECHO SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 SAINTS’ FIRST TEAM FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2014/15 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 1100 1111 1122 1133 1144 AUGUST Sat17Liverpool............A L1-2 Forster Clyne1 Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Schneiderlin Wanyama Tadic* SDavis** W-Prowse Pelle Long* Isgrove** Sat23WestBrom ..........H D0-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Schneiderlin Wanyama Tadic SDavis* W-Prowse** Pelle Long* Cork** Tues26Millwall(LC2).......A W2-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Targett SDavis Wanyama** Isgrove* Long*** W-Prowse Pelle1 Tadic* Cork1** Ramirez*** Sat30WestHam...........A W3-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Schneiderlin2SDavis Tadic W-Prowse** Long* Pelle1 Ramirez* Cork** SEPTEMBER Sat13Newcastle...........H W4-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Cork1*** Schneiderlin1 SDavis Tadic** Long* Pelle2 Wanyama* W-Prowse** Gardos*** Sat20Swansea............A W1-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida* Bertrand Cork** Schneiderlin W-Prowse*** Tadic Long Pelle Gardos* SDavis** Wanyama1*** Tues23Arsenal(LC3) ........A W2-1 Forster Clyne1 Fonte Gardos Targett** Wanyama Schneiderin SDavis Tadic1 Mane* Pelle Long* Bertrand** Sat27QPR................H W2-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand1 Wanyama** Schneiderlin SDavis Tadic*** Mane* Pelle1 Long* Cork** Targett*** OCTOBER Sun5Tottenham............A L0-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama* Schneiderlin SDavis Tadic Mane Pelle Long* Sat18Sunderland ..........H W8-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Cork1 Schneiderlin SDavis* Tadic1 Long** Pelle2** Wanyama1* Mane** Mayuka*** Sat25Stoke ...............H W1-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Cork* Schneiderlin SDavis** Tadic Mane1 Pelle Wanyama* Gardos** Weds29Stoke(LC4).........A W3-2 Forster Clyne Fonte Gardos** Targett Wanyama Schneiderlin SDavis* Tadic Long1 Pelle2 Cork* Alderweireld** NOVEMBER Sat1Hull..................A W1-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama1 Schneiderlin SDavis Tadic** Long* Pelle Mane* Cork** Sat8Leicester...............H W2-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama Schneiderlin*** SDavis* Tadic Mane** Pelle Cork* Long**2 Reed*** Mon24AstonVilla........ ..A D1-1 Forster Clyne1 Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama Schneiderlin Long** Tadic Mane* Pelle Mayuka* Cork** Sun30ManCity...........H L0-3 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama Schneiderlin* SDavis*** Tadic Mane** Pelle Yoshida* Long** Mayuka*** DECEMBER Weds3Arsenal .............A L0-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama Cork* SDavis Tadic** Long*** Pelle Yoshida* Mane** Mayuka*** Mon8ManUnited...........H L1-2 Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Wanyama SDavis Long** Tadic* Mane Pelle1 Hesketh* Mayuka** Sat13Burnley..............A L0-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Bertrand Wanyama SDavis Hesketh* Tadic Mane** Pelle W-Prowse* Long** Tues16SheffUtd(LC5) ......A L0-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Gardos Targett* Wanyama*** Schneiderlin W-Prowse Bertrand Mane** Long Isgrove* Mayuka** Alderweireld*** Sat20Everton..............H W3-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld Yoshida1 Bertrand Reed W-Prowse* SDavis Long** Pelle1 Targett* Gape** Fri26CrystalPalace .........A W3-1 Forster Clyne*** Gardos Alderweireld1 Yoshida Bertrand1 Schneiderlin W-Prowse SDavis* Mane1 Pelle** Wanyama* Long** McCarthy*** Sat28Chelsea..............H D1-1 Forster Yoshida** Fonte Alderweireld Targett Wanyama Schneiderlin SDavis*** Tadic* Mane1 Pelle W-Prowse* Gardos** Long*** JANUARY Thurs1Arsenal.............H W2-0 Forster Alderweireld Fonte Gardos** Bertrand Wanyama SDavis W-Prowse Tadic***1 Mane*1 Pelle Reed* Yoshida** Long*** Sun4Ipswich(FAC3)........H D1-1 Forster W-Prowse Fonte Gardos Bertrand Wanyama Schneiderlin1 Long SDavis Tadic* Pelle Isgrove* Sun11ManUnited ..........A W1-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Alderweireld* Bertrand Wanyama Schneiderlin W-Prowse SDavis*** Elia** Pelle Gardos* Tadic**1 Reed*** Weds14Ipswich(FAC3)......A W1-0 Forster Clyne Fonte Garods Bertrand Targett Wanyama* Reed W-Prowse Tadic** Long1 SDavis* Pelle** Sat17Newcastle............A W2-1 Forster Clyne Fonte Gardos Bertrand Reed SDavis Tadic** W-Prowse* Elia***2 Pelle Cork* Long** Targett*** Sat24CrystalPalace(FAC4) .H L2-3 Forster Clyne Fonte Gardos* Bertrand Cork** SDavis Tadic W-Prowse Elia Pelle1 Targett* Long***** Seager*** FEBRUARY Sun1Swansea.............H Sat7QPR .................A Saints trailing in game is a rare sight this season Weds11WestHam.........H Sun22Liverpool ...........H Sat28WestBrom............A MARCH Tue3CrystalPalace ........H FORGETlosingmatches,Saintshave staggering95percent(40fromapos- thatsawthemnetthreepointswhenit LikeNewcastle,Arsenalalsostart Sun15Chelsea .............A rarelyevenbeenbehindinthisamaz- sible42). seemedthateachwouldhavetobe slowly;theGunnerswouldbetenthif Sat21Burnley ..............H ingseason. SpursandLiverpool,however,fare contentwithjustone. westoppedeverymatchclockat40 Newstatisticshavebeencompiled lessfavourably:theNorthLondonside Withthatinmind,howwouldthe minutes. APRIL showinghowlongeveryteaminthe havetakenjust78percent(35)of leaguetablelookifwerewoundthe Yetwithoverhalfoftheirgoals(20 Sat4Everton...............A topflighthastrailedduringgamesthis pointsfromwinningpositions,while clockandstoppedeveryPremier from39)comingafterthehourmark, Sat11Hull ................H season. Liverpoolhaveclungontojust73per Leaguematchearlier?Evenrewinding ArseneWenger’ssidetendtolook Sat18Stoke ...............A Chelsealeadtheway,havingbeen cent(33). justtwominutesbacktothe88th morelikeChampionsLeaguecon- Sat25Tottenham ...........H behindforjusttwohoursand46min- Attheoppositeendofthetable, minute,Tottenhamwoulddropdown tendersasmatchesprogress. utes. QPRmustbeneartolosingallhope. totenthratherthanbebreathingdown Thereare,however,teamswho MAY Saintsareoneofonlyfourother Rangershavegonebehindon22 Arsenal’sneckinfifth,suchisthe probablywishthatmatchesdidfinish Sat2Sunderland............A clubstonotchlessthanfivehours, separateoccasionsthisseason–once impactofthelategoalstheyhave earlier. Sat9Leicester..............A whichisquiteremarkablewhenyou foreveryPremierLeaguegamethey scored. GarryMonk’sSwanseawouldbe Sat16AstonVilla...........H considertheyhaveplayed35hoursof haveplayedin-withonlyBurnley(8) However,ifyoureallywanttosee majorbeneficiariesifmatchesfinished Sun24ManCity ............A PremierLeaguefootballalready. takingtheleadonfeweroccasions whatlategoalscando,looknofurther after40minutes,atwhichpointthey Thegulfbetweenthebestandrest thantheninetimesHarryRedknapp's thanNewcastle;overhalfofthe wouldfindthemselvesinsecond isevidencedfurtherwhenlookingat sidehavemanagedtocarveoutan Magpies'goalsthisseason(14outof place. thenumberofpointseachhaswon advantage. 26)havebeenscoredinthelasthalf- ItisatthispointthattheSwans’ fromwinningpositions. ThisweekendSaintswillhavetobe hourofmatches. troublesstart,withthefivegoalsthey ChelseaandManCityhavetaken88 waryearlyonwithSwanseastrongin Infact,ifgamesfinishedathalf haveconcededinthefiveminutes percent(50and45respectively)of thefirsthalfofmatches. time,Newcastlewouldbepropping leadinguptohalf-timethehighestin thepointsavailablewhentheyhave InthelastroundofPremierLeague uptherestoftheleaguewithjust18 thedivision,andtheyhavesofarfailed goneinfront–butthatpalesincom- action,TottenhamandCrystalPalace points–ninefewerthantheircurrent toreassertthemselvesasthesecond parisontoSaints,whohavetakena werethebeneficiariesoflategoals haul. halfwearson. LA LG CA CG CSA CSG LA LG CA CG CSA CSG LA LG CA CG CSA CSG ARTURBORUC 0 0 0 0 50 0 NATHANIELCLYNE 20 2 6 1 84(5) 5 SAMGALLAGHER 0 0 0 0 3(17) 2 CODYCROPPER 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACKCORK 5(7) 2 1(3) 1128(25) 3 SHANELONG 9(11) 2 5(2) 1 14(13) 3 KELVINDAVIS 0 0 0 0 292(1) 0 HARRISONREED 2(3) 0 1 0 4(10) 0 EMMANUELMAYUKA 0(5) 0 0(1) 0 3(16) 1 FRASERFORSTER 22 0 7 0 29 0 MORGANSCHNEIDERLIN 16 3 4 1220(31) 14 GRAZIANOPELLE 22 8 5(1) 4 27(1) 12 PAULOGAZZANIGA 0 0 0 0 18(1) 0 VICTORWANYAMA 14(5) 3 6 0 40(9) 3 JAYRODRIGUEZ 0 0 0 0 59(17) 26 RYANBERTRAND 21 2 4(1) 0 26(1) 2 STEVENDAVIS 20(1) 0 5(1) 0 82(19) 6 JAKEHESKETH 1(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 MATTTARGETT 1(3) 0 5(1) 0 6(4) 0 LLOYDISGROVE 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 2(4) 0 DOMINICGAPE 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 JOSEFONTE 21 0 7 0 205(5) 13 SAMMCQUEEN 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 JASONMCCARTHY 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 FLORINGARDOS 3(5) 0 6 0 9(5) 0 GASTONRAMIREZ 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 27(23) 8 ELJEROELIA 2 2 1 0 3 2 TOBYALDERWEIRELD 16 1 0(2) 0 16(2) 1 DUSANTADIC 19(1) 3 5(1) 1 24(2) 4 MAYAYOSHIDA 8(3) 1 1 0 55(4) 3 SADIOMANE 11(3) 4 2 0 13(3) 4 JACKSTEPHENS 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 JAMESWARD-PROWSE 9(3) 0 5 0 44(33) 1 KEY:LA:leagueappearances.LG:leaguegoals.CA:cupappearances.CG:cupgoals.CSA:careerSaintsappearances.CSG:careerSaintsgoals. SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 THEDAILYECHO 7 Adam Rant TThhiiss wweeeekk’’ss bbigwtaliktihngApodinatsm Leitch FFAANN FFAAVVOOUURRIITTEE BBUUTT Marshawn is missing NNOOTT BBOOSSSS’’SS the point MARSHAWNLynchseemslikea charmingchap. TheSeattleSeahawksplayer seemstohavebeengoingoutofhis Cork deal must be seen in context waytobearoyalpaininthebottom inthebuild-uptothisweekend’s SuperBowl. Lynchhasshownuptohismedia engagementsandprettymuchflatly refusedtoproperlyanswerany questionswhatsoever.Wearenot JACK Cork’s departure for positiondoesn’treallychange. talkingaboutonesregardinghispri- vatelife,butonesregardingthe Swansea has been much Theblunttruthofthematteristhat gameheisabouttoparticipatein, lamentedbySaintsfans,but Koeman would dip into the transfer thebiggestdayintheAmerican market and splash some cash on it is only right we put it into sportingcalendar. replacingSchneiderlin,andwasnever context. likelytojustpromoteCork. Ifthiswasatactictotryanduphis worldwiderecognition,thenit Ultimately,Corkhasproventobea Forallofthatthough,heisacrack- wouldhavebeendeemedasuc- player that has been more popular ingback-upoptiontohave,andSaints cess,buthehashistory.Thisis withsupportersthanhehaswiththe could find they miss having him justthewayheis. managershehasworkedunder. around. Evenasamemberofthe For many, that has been a head- Theyhavereallylethimgobeforehe media,AdamRantdoes scratchingpuzzletosolve,butit’sthe hadfinishedservinghispurpose. havesomesympathywith truth. And,thoughCorkultimatelyturned sportsstarsintheirdealings Cork’sbrandofengineroombattling down what appears to have been a withthepress. and decent technical ability has verygoodcontractofferfromSaints, Themajorityofsports always made him a favourite with the club have played a part in his reportersareprofessional Saintsfans. departure. andhaveintegrity,buttheodd His partnership with Morgan Had they offered Cork a contract minoritydonot,andtheycan SchneiderlinwasimportantforSaints extension a year ago then he surely causeproblems. as they made it into the Premier would have signed, whether he was League,butafterpromotiontothetop guaranteedfirstteamfootballornot. WEEDING flighthiscontributionhasbeenpatch- It seemed a no-brainer, as Cork ier. would also be sought after by about It’snotaslightonhim.OneofCork’s half of the Premier League, and so Soweedingoutsomeofthoseis greatstrengthsishisconsistency. evenifyoudiddecidelateryoudidn’t fairenough,evenbeingguarded However, managers haven’t wanthimyoucouldstillsellhim whenyouarespeakingtopeople taken the same view as the forareasonablefee. youdon’tknowandtrustis fans. Butbywaitingandwaiting acceptableaswell. While supporters want- it suggested to the player ButwhatguyslikeLynchdon’t edhimtohavearunin as well as the outside everseemtoquiteunderstandis the team, Mauricio world that he wasn’t thatwhilsttheymightthinktheyare Pochettino needed just really valued, whether beingcleverandplayingatrickon afewmonthsincharge thatwasindeedthecase thesepeskyoldmediapeople,actu- to decide to splash out ornot. allythoseguysgetpaidregardless £12m on bringing in Allofasuddenyouget ofwhetherhesaysanythingornot. Victor Wanyama as to January and within Itdoesn’treallyaffectthemmuchat effectively a replace- touching distance of all.Indeed,hisrefusaltotalkisa mentforCork. Cork being able to walk storyfortheminitself. His preferred central out for nothing and you Theonlypeopleheisreallyletting midfield pairing was gener- invite other clubs to table downarethefanswhopayhis ally Schneiderlin and verylucrativedeals,andoffer wages.Itistheywhowanttohear Wanyama. greater first team opportunities. fromtheirheroes. RonaldKoemanhastakenoverand Headsarenaturallygoingtobeturned Iftheydidn’t,thenthemedia has opted for exactly the same, with inthatinstance. wouldn’tbethereaskingtheques- theclubalsoworriedaboutablocking Intheendhehasdecidednottosign tionsandreportingthereplies.They of the pathway to the first team for withSaints,andtheclubhavecashed arenotthereoutofsolidarity,itis HarrisonReed,picturedabove. in, taking £3m from Swansea who business. IthasleftCorklookingalittlemar- havegotthemselvesagoodplayerata PerhapsLynchisnotableto ginalised, frozen out perhaps, even goodprice. understandthatprettysimplecon- thoughwhenhehasgotgametimehe It’sabitofasadwayforCork’stime cept,perhapshejustdoesn’t hasalwaysperformedwellandoften attheclubtoend. careless. managedtoretainhisspotintheteam Hehasrightlybeenwelllikedbythe Eitherway,itpaintsapretty foraperiodoftime,generallyatthe fans,andwillnodoubtbewarmlywel- grimpictureofhim.Hemay expenseofWanyama. comedbackwhenheeventually notbebothered,asheisprob- ThatheisnolongeraSaintsplayer returns to play against the ablyrollingincashforhis isablow,butalsoneedstobeseenfor clubinthefuture. sportingendeavours,but,ulti- whatitis. But for all the moans and mately,heisshowingdisre- Cork is a great squad man to have groans about his departure, specttothesportandthefans. around,butthechancesofhimbreak- and whether it might have Howveryclever. ingpastSchneiderlinorWanyamaare beenhandledbetter,ithastobe slim. seenincontext,andthatisthatSaints p Even if you buy into the argument have ultimately lost somebody who TRANSFERdeadlineday thatSchneiderlinmaymoveonfrom wasnotgoingtobeafirstteamregu- isalmostuponus. Saints in the summer then Cork’s lar. FANS’FAVOURITE:JackCork. forhibernIafteiovenrtthhiserieswit.aYsoautime won’tmissmuch. 8 THEDAILYECHO SATURDAY,JANUARY24,2015 SAINTS’ SWEET 16 CHELSEAREMAINING GAMES January 31ManchesterCity ...........H February 7AstonVilla .................A 11Everton ..................H 21Burnley ..................H 28LeicesterCity .............A SWEETsixteen. March 3WestHamUnited ...........A That’stheamountofPremier 15SAINTS...................H LeaguematchesSaintshaveleftin thispotentiallyhistoriccampaign. 21HullCity ..................A Andtheywillbeverysweetsix- teenindeediftheyendwithRonald April Koemanhaving 4StokeCity .................H mastermindedone 11QueensParkRangers ......A ofthegreatest 18ManchesterUnited .........H footballing 25Arsenal ...................A fairytalesof alltime. Here,the May SportsPinklooks 2CrystalPalace ..............H atSaints’remaining 9Liverpool ..................H games. 16WestBromwichAlbion ......A SWANSEA(Home) 24Sunderland ...............H Sunday,February1 SAINTSREMAININGGAMES Couldbeagoodtimetoplaythe February Welshclubfollowingthesaleoftop scorerWilfriedBony. 1Swansea................H TheIvoryCoastinternational, 7QPR ...................A Swansea’stopleaguemarksman 11WestHam ..............H thisseasonwithninegoals,recent- 22Liverpool ...............H lymovedtoManchesterCityfor 28WestBrom .............A £25m. Thathasleftagapingholeinthe March club’sattack,andbossGarryMonk mighthavetodelveintothetrans- 3CrystalPalace ...........H fermarkettofillit. 15Chelsea................A GylfiSigurdssonremainsatthe 21Burnley ................H LibertyStadium,though,andheis certainlyakeyman. April Hehasfourgoalstohisnameand 4Everton .................A eightassists–onlyCescFabgregas hasmoreassistsinthetopflight 11Hull ...................H thisseason. 18Stoke ..................A Saintsfanscertainlyknowwhat 25Tottenham ..............H Sigurdssoniscapableof..hecame onasasubforTottenhamatWhite May HartLanelastMarchandcracked 2Sunderland ..............A inalastminutewinner. 9Leicester ................A Ex-SaintNathanDyerremainsa regularfortheSwans,andhasnow 16AstonVilla ..............H madewellover200leagueappear- 24ManchesterCity .........A ancesfortheclubhefirstjoinedon loansixyearsagothismonth. MANCHESTERCITY DyerhasthreePremierLeague REMAININGGAMES goalsthisterm,butallwerescored inthefirstthreegamesofthesea- January sonandheissufferinga16-game droughtsincethen. 31Chelsea ...............A KiSung-yuengalsohasthree leaguegoals,butheisunlikelyto February figureatStMary’sifSouthKorea Indeed,NathanDyer’sequaliser ManchesterUnitedlastweekend, Mary’swhenSwindondefeated 7Hull ....................H progresstothesemifinalsofthe inthe1-1drawatStMary’sin thatleftthewestLondonclubsec- holdersSaints3-0inaJPTtiein 11Stoke .................A AsianCup. Novemberofthatyearistheonly ondbottom. September2010. 21Newcastle .............H Anotherthree-goalman,winger goaltheSwanshavemanagedin Buttheyremainonlyfourpoints WayneRoutledge,isdefinitelyout fivegames. adriftofanEvertonsidewhoare Homerecord:Redknapp’smen March throughinjury. Saintshavewonthelastthree sevenplaceshigher. havewonfivetimesintheleague 14LLeiviecrepsoteorl ..............................HA Awayrecord:Swanseabegan ginam20e1s3/–124-0an(hdoamneo)thaenrd11--00w(aiwnay) AEusxt-iPnoioslethTeoHwonosptsr’ikmearinChhaorpleieof atTLhoefytuhsaRveoatdh.ebesthomerecord 2014/15withashock2-1winatOld awaylastSeptember. avoidinganinstantrelegation intermsofpointsofanyteamin 14Burnley ................A Trafford,ruiningLouisVanGaal’s backtothesecondtier. thebottomnine,andactuallyhave 21WestBrom ............H competitivedebutasaresult. QPR(away) Hehasbagged13oftheir21 morehomepointsthanLiverpool. Sincethen,theyhaveonlyrecord- Saturday,February8 leaguegoalssofar,includinga Rangershavenotbeatenanyof April edonemoreawaysuccessinthe hat-trickagainstWestBromwhen thetopsides,though,andare 4CPalace ...............A league–1-0atHullfivedaysbefore HarryRedknappwasthisweek QPRcamefrom0-2downtowin. strugglingbecauseoftheirhor- 11ManUnited ............A Christmas. giventhedreadedvoteofconfi- AustinhashistoryagainstSaints rendousawayrecord–theyare 18WestHam .............H dencebyRangersownerTony –hescoredLeague1winnersfor stillwaitingfortheirfirstaway 25AstonVilla .............H RecordvSaints:Swanseahave Fernandes. Swindonagainstthemin2009/10 pointoftheseason. yettobeatSaintssincethelatter ThatfollowedRangers’third and2010/11. returnedtothetopflightin2012. homelossoftheseason,2-0to HewasalsoontargetatSt RecordvSaints:Harry May 2Spurs ..................A 9QPR ...................H 16Swansea ..............A SATURDAY’S RESULTS – SEE PAGE 48 24Saints .................H 9 SATURDAY,JANUARY24,2015 THEDAILYECHO TO MAKE HISTORY MANCHESTERUNITED REMAININGGAMES January 31Leicester ..............H February 8WestHam ..............A 11Burnley ...............H 21Swansea ..............A 28Sunderland ............H AWAYTHE LADS:Jason March Puncheon 4Newcastle ..............A celebrateshis 14Spurs .................H 21Liverpool ..............A goalasSaints winatQPRin April November2012. 4AstonVilla ..............H 11ManCity ..............H 18Chelsea ...............A 25Everton ................A May 2WestBrom .............H 9CPalace ...............A 16Arsenal................H 24Hull...................A ARSENAL REMAININGGAMES February 1AstonVilla ..............H 7Spurs ..................A 10Leicester ..............H 21CPalace ..............A March 1Everton ................H wonthreeawayleaguegames–at 4QPR ...................A Palace,BurnleyandWestBrom. 14WestHam .............H Theyhaveonlylosttwiceon 21Newcastle .............A theirtravelssincetheendof September,though–atEverton April andatChelsea. 4Liverpool ...............H RecordvSaints:TheHammers 11Burnley................A haveonlywononceintheirlast12 18Sunderland ............H leaguevisitstoSouthampton– 25Chelsea ...............H TrevorSinclairscoringthewinner ina3-2successinNovember2000. May Thelasttwotopflightgamesat 2Hull ....................A StMary’shaveendedhonours 9Swansea ...............H even–1-1inApril2013and0-0the followingSeptember. 16ManUnited ............A JosHoovieldscoredtheonlygoal 24WestBrom ............H whenSaintslastbeatWestHamat home–thethreepointsproving TOTTENHAM crucialtohelpNigelAdkins’men REMAININGGAMES piptheHammersforautomatic Championshippromotionin January 2011/12. 31WestBrom ............A Liverpool(home) SundayFebruary22 February Redknappwillbeaimingto Saints’onlytopflightwinat colleagueofSaints’SadioMane. pulloffanothershockwin RangerssinceOctober1989,when Sakho,signedforjust£3.5mlast 7ArsenalH Aneagerly-anticipatedfixture againsthisformeremploy- ChrisNicholl’smenwon4-1. summerfromMetz,madea 10Liverpool ..............A forobviousreasons. ers. RodWallacescoredtwiceonthe remarkablestarttolifein Forthefirsttimesincetheir 22WestHam .............H Redknappwasincharge dayJasonDoddwashandedhis Englandwhenhescoredoneach departures,RickieLambert,Adam ofQPRwhentheywon2-1 Saintsdebut. ofhisfirstsevenstartsforthe LallanaandDejanLovrencould March atStMary’sonhisbirth- club. dayinMarch2013. WestHam(home) Recently,SamAllardycehas allappearatStMary’s. 1QPRA Thatwinwasunableto Wednesday,February11 alsobeenabletoincludeafit- Lambertissuretogetagreat 4Swansea ...............H reception,butthesamecannotbe preventRangerssuffering againAndyCarroll. 14ManUnited ............A saidoftheothertwogiventhe relegation. AlongwithSaints,theHammers TheformerEnglandstriker mannerinwhichtheyleftSaints. 21Leicester ..............H NigelAdkins’menhad havebeenthesurprisesideofthe struckhisfifthgoalineight Lambertscoredonlyhissecond won3-1atLoftusRoad PremierLeagueseason. leagueappearancesagainstHull. PremierLeaguegoalfortheReds April theprevious Lastweekend’swinagainstHull ItcouldbethatAllardycepairs November,agame sawthemremainonlyfourpoints CarrollandSakhoupfrontatSt inlastweekend’s2-0winatAston 4Burnley .................A whichheraldedMark behindfourthplacedManchester Mary’s,whichwouldbeatestfor Villa. 11AstonVilla .............H Lallanahasjustrecoveredfrom Hughes’sackingand United. Saints’incredibledefence. 18Newcastle .............A injury,whileLovrenhasstruggled Redknapp’sarrival. ItwasachievedwithoutDiafro 25Saints .................A Thatremains Sakho,aSenagaleseinternational Awayrecord:WestHamhave CONTINUEDONPAGE10 May 2ManCity ...............H 9Stoke ..................A SIX NATIONS PREVIEW – BEGINS PAGE 21 16Hull ...................H 24Everton ...............A 10 THEDAILYECHO SATURDAY,JANUARY31,2015 SIXTEEN GAMES TO Sports Quiz 1StevenFinnhasplayedfor frompage9 whichNewZealandprovincial forgametimeinrecentweeks side? afterapoorstarttohislifeat 2.RussellWilsonisthequar- Anfield. terbackforwhichNFLside? MamadouSakhoandEmreCan havebothbeenpickedaheadofthe 3.HowmanyEnglandcaps Croatianinternationalinanew- didFrankLampardwin? look3-4-3formation. 4.Whatis Andy Awayrecord:Liverpoolhave Murray’s wontheirlastthreeawayleague middle gameswithoutconcedingagoal– name? atBurnley,SunderlandandVilla. 5.How Lovrenhasnotstartedanyof manymajor thosegames,andhewasalso titleshas absentforrecentcupwinsat TigerWoods BournemouthandAFC won? Wimbledon. 6.Maria RecordvSaints:LuisSuarez Sharapova starredasBrendanRodgers’men (right)has won3-0atStMary’slastMarch– wonhow thesecondinanine-gamewinning manygrandslamtennissin- leaguestreakthattooktheRedsto glestitles? thetopofthetable. 7.BafetimbiGomisspentfive RaheemSterlingandSteven yearswithwhichFrenchclub Gerrard(penalty)addedsecond immediatelybeforejoining halfgoalsthathelpedavengethe Swansealastsummer? previousseason’s3-1lossatSt Mary’s. 8.Whatnationalityisgolfer Liverpoolhaveclaimedsix LucasBjerregaard? PremierLeaguewinsatSaints, 9.Whoisthemostrecent whilethehostshavewonthesame Scottishcoachofthe amountoftimes. Scotlandmen'srugbyunion Thelastdrawonthesouthcoast team? wasinAugust2000,whenSaintshit 10.TheUniversityofPhoenix backfrom0-3downtograbastar- Stadium,venueforthisyear's tlingpoint. SuperBowl,ishometowhich WestBromwichAlbion NFLteam? 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