Saints' home form among the best (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton's home form among the best ahead of Brentford match
7:10am Saturday 11th December 2010 in Saints News
By Adam Leitch, Chief Sports Writer
Nigel Adkins
Saints this weekend have the chance to extend their awesome home form and confirm their place amongst the most in-form sides in the country on their own turf.
Nigel Adkins has seen his team go seven league matches unbeaten at St Mary’s – nine in all competitions - with five of those wins and two, including the last match against Brighton, ending in draws.
That record is the envy of many in the League One and has been a massive help to Saints’ position in the table due to a quirk of fate that has seen them play only one away game in the last month and a half.
If Saints’ run is just taken over the traditional six game form table period then no club in the English professional leagues can boast a better record.
Going into this weekend Saints have taken 16 points from their last six home matches, the draw with Brighton breaking a run of five straight victories.
Only Premier League leaders Manchester United and League Two table toppers Port Vale can match that 16 point record.
The most in form home side in the Championship is Derby who have 15 points from their last six.
To put it into context Saints have taken three more points from their last six home games than Chelsea and have a five point advantage over Manchester City.
Astonishingly, Saints have netted seven more points than Premier League leaders Arsenal have managed at the Emirates Stadium in the form table period.
Victory over Brentford at St Mary’s this afternoon would keep that form table constant for Saints.
With Saints having played so many games at home recently – today’s game will be their sixth in seven – they also ride high in the general form table, despite that away match yielding a defeat at Carlisle.
In the reckoning of the 92 league clubs, Charlton sit top, going into this weekend with 16 points from their last six league matches.
Manchester United are second with 14 with Saints level with Manchester City and Bristol City in third place having collected 13 points.
Brentford though will pose a tough test because of their away record.
Their four back-to-back victories on the road means in the away form table only Bury, Swansea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Cardiff and Wycombe can boast better records in the last six.
Comments(16)
Ragworm.
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8:43am Sat 11 Dec 10
franiow
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8:52am Sat 11 Dec 10
St Retford
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9:28am Sat 11 Dec 10
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Anyway, I'm setting off now so will see you there. I have five Christmas albums lined up for the journey which is a cruel and unusual form of torture, but that's December for you. I would very much like Father Christmas to bring me a Ricky Lambert hat-trick.
Southampton Heart
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9:46am Sat 11 Dec 10
Last week it was the Echo's voice of gloom and doom with a false story (when no reporter leaves their name) and now it a nicey nicey fluffy story?.
Proof that the Echo have Jeckell & Hyde mood swings. I was right. Was it because they've been found out.
Yes the Echo were wrong.why don't they admit it.
WHAT A JOKE!.
Come on Echo make your mind up regarding Saints....are you with us or against us? If I was you I'd drop you're attitude of sulking when you don't get you own way and get back to the Echo I know....please make a fresh start with this story.
franiow
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10:02am Sat 11 Dec 10
Baddesley Bill
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10:27am Sat 11 Dec 10
franiow wrote:I'm with you Fran....3 - 1 Saints. In fact I'm gonna bet all I have on it (which in reality is about a tenner after this weeks Xmas shop!) :O)
Let's rattle on about the Bees away record and tempt their fate! Love stats when they favour Saints, but it only matters on the pitch. I'm going for my favourite 3.1 for Saints...I have to be right sometime. Keeping everything crossed for Ricky, he does enough to deserve a break (oops, not a leg).
jhp767903
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11:00am Sat 11 Dec 10
I am not sure where The Echo stands regarding Saints, and don't believe that they can claim "press impartiality"!
Last week for example they appeared to be absolutely jubilant to announce that Saints were "for sale", with big headlines etc. NC's (excellent) BBC interview was then reported in side panel of the back page, and they made headlines re A Pardew and the potential sale of Adam Lallana!
This story is as stated above "fluffy" but smacks of "I told you so", in the event of Saints not winning?
Looking forward to the game, a good performance and hopefully another win. COYS
franiow
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12:11pm Sat 11 Dec 10
franiow
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12:14pm Sat 11 Dec 10
insane saint
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12:24pm Sat 11 Dec 10
franiow wrote:i heard it too seems a bit of negativity from matty ..
Ooooh! Matty just had dig at Cortese on Sky. Said that Pardew wouldn't be worried about Mike Ashley at Newcastle, because he couldn't be worse than his last chairman. Don't dis the Don.
franiow
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12:32pm Sat 11 Dec 10
RedArmy1
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12:36pm Sat 11 Dec 10
Need the best side out playing today including Barney starting and Rickie.
Looking forward to the Away Games with Walsall and Charlton.
Brentford won't have that many fans there today - but enough to keep it interesting.
Red Army. COYR
franiow
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12:43pm Sat 11 Dec 10
4th horseman
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5:07pm Sat 11 Dec 10
RedArmy1 wrote:Numpty
Don't reckon Brentford will score today and Saints will WIN by 2 or 3 goals. Need the best side out playing today including Barney starting and Rickie. Looking forward to the Away Games with Walsall and Charlton. Brentford won't have that many fans there today - but enough to keep it interesting. Red Army. COYR
RedArmy1
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5:59pm Sat 11 Dec 10
4th horseman wrote:Who are you calling a Numpty - you fuc*ing idiot.
RedArmy1 wrote:Numpty
Don't reckon Brentford will score today and Saints will WIN by 2 or 3 goals. Need the best side out playing today including Barney starting and Rickie. Looking forward to the Away Games with Walsall and Charlton. Brentford won't have that many fans there today - but enough to keep it interesting. Red Army. COYR
What do you know apart from your stupid comment.
Jog on 4th Horseman - hiding behind your computer. What sort of stupid name is that.?
COYR
lilly the pink says...
8:16am Sat 11 Dec 10
Brentford are a fairly strong side, and with the enforced changes in the saints team saints have to be focused. However, they should be rested enough by now!