Southampton need results to have a dream August, if they can come out of their first three tough fixtures unscathed, they will have set themselves up for a good season.
Kicking their season off against Sean Dyche’s Burnley at St Mary’s will be a tough ask. Dyche’s men, against all odds, secured a Europa League spot last season. One ray of light for the Saints will be that Burnley’s stoppers, Tom Heaton and Nick Pope are both out injured. Three points to kickstart the season is a must.
They then travel away to Everton, another club who had a poor first-half to last season, before welcoming Leicester City to the South Coast. Both of these fixtures will be difficult, but a combined four points from these games, and the Saints faithful will be more than satisfied.
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