The Southampton Courier
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Both of them Evanilson's — 8.59
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.59, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Tom Fellows runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 30. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match21 Aug 2027
Southampton cannot stop winning
5 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Market23 Aug 2027
Southampton may not be able to give Evanilson what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Evanilson wants continental football; whether Southampton can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Peter Wood signs on for the long haul
Southampton moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Peter Wood, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Shea Charles signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Shea Charles and Southampton agree another 5 years.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Yunus Emre Konak is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Southampton
Aaron Ramsdale was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Southampton training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Evanilson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Boardroom 5 academy players handed senior numbers at Southampton
- Match Southampton see off Bolton Wanderers
- Market One of our own: Benjamin Grant joins the Southampton first team