Published on: Apr 4, 2021 1:01 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 4, 2021 1:01 pm IST
SOU vs BUR Dream11: Southampton have made no secret their desire of going all the way in the FA Cup this season and after the Saints booked their place in the semi-finals with victory over Bournemouth a fortnight ago, the Premier League is currently listed second in their priorities. Burnley could be set to take advantage of this, especially when considering that Southampton have lost four of their last five league matches. The Clarets are unbeaten in their last three games at St Mary’s Stadium, winning twice and when taking into account that a win here would not only take them to within the cusp of safety, but also overtake Southampton in the process.
Date: 4 April, Sunday Time: 4:30 AM (IST) Venue: St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton Watch Premier League Live Streaming: Star Sports network (Star Sports and Star Sports Select) has the rights for Premier League matches in India.
Recent form:
Southampton – L-L-W-L-L Burnley – W-D-D-L-D
Head-to-head (last five meetings)
SOU Wins- 01 Draws– 02 BUR Wins– 02
Southampton News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl will be unable to call upon the services of Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu, young midfielder Will Smallbone and Republic of Ireland international Michael Obafemi.
Expected changes and Strategy: Southampton are hopeful James Ward-Prowse will be available after he returned early from England duty with a calf problem.
Southampton Starting XI (Likely)
Fraser Forster Kyle Walker-Peters Jan Bednarek Jannik Vestergaard Ryan Bertrand Stuart Armstrong James Ward-Prowse Ibrahima Diallo Takumi Minamino Che Adams Nathan Redmond
Burnley News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Burnley will be without striker Ashley Barnes, while there are doubts over the availability of midfielder Jack Cork, Republic of Ireland international Robbie Brady, left-back Charlie Taylor and defender Kevin Long.
Expected changes and Strategy: Sean Dyche has confirmed both Jack Cork and Charlie Taylor are available but admitted neither are really fit enough to complete a full 90 minutes.
Burnley Starting XI (Likely)
Nick Pope Matthew Lowton James Tarkowski Ben Mee Erik Pieters Johann Berg Gudmundsson Ashley Westwood Josh Brownhill Dwight McNeil Matej Vydra Chris Wood
SOU vs BUR Dream11 Fantasy Football Tips
Captain Options
James Ward-Prowse: Ward-Prowse has 7 goals and a total of 22 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 29.87%. He had a total of 17 big chances. He has a total of 2 assists, 11 key passes and he created a total of 19 chances.
Che Adams: Adams has 7 goals and a total of 16 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 42.69%. He had a total of 14 big chances. He has a total of 2 assists, 9 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and he created a total of 17 chances.
X-factors, differential picks
Chris Wood: Wood has 6 goals and a total of 19 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 29.43%. He had a total of 11 big chances. He has a total of 1 assists, 9 key passes and he created a total of 12 chances.
Goalkeeper: Forster Defenders: Lowton, Tarkowski, Pieters, Bednarek Midfielders: Gudmundsson, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong Attackers: Adams, Redmond, Wood
Likely Winner:
Southampton have only won one of their last 12 Premier League matches but did go through to the FA Cup semi-finals before the break. Burnley have only lost one of their last eight in the Premier League but have drawn five times in that spell. They are also unbeaten on their last three visits to St. Mary’s. In our SOU vs BUR Today Match Prediction odds, we back for a 1-1 draw in this match.