Manchester United have journeyed here for an absorbing fight against the home side Southampton. Read up on the fixture with this thorough Premier League preview!
- Manchester United have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
Southampton have less rest than Manchester United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Carabao Cup game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Cambridge United, so at least Southampton are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Southampton form and stats
A Premier League draw at home so far for Southampton. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from 19 matches.
Southampton are returning here after guesting Cambridge United in a Carabao Cup match and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Sweet to taste a league victory after four games without. The attacker Adams was announced as "man of the match" for Southampton with a rating of 8.41/10. Adams scored two goals and hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Leicester City and winning 2-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Southampton as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Chelsea are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Southampton's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 6 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 19 fixtures.
Impressive finishing from Rashford and Sancho secured the home win 2-1 against Liverpool in their previous game. Midfielder Sancho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Sancho scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Brentford's place.Manchester United have the goal stats of 0-4 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Manchester United have not lost in the last 13 fixtures (6-7-0) against Southampton.Top Goalscorers
  C. Adams 2 goals |  K. Walker-Peters 1 goals |  J. Ward-Prowse 1 goals |
Southampton missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Southampton | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 4.7 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15 | 14.7 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 11.7 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 5.3 |
- Manchester United have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
| Southampton | Last season | Manchester United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Scored | S | 25 | 57 | ||
| 67 | 24 | Conceded | C | 35 | 57 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 58% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 50% | ||
| 39% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 42% | ||
| 13% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 26% | ||
| 61% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 58% | ||
| 21% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 21% | ||
| 24% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 6.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 13.2 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.4 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 73 | 93 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 68 | 92 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 43 | 74 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 71 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | -2 | 51 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -18 | 49 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 41 | -23 | 39 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -37 | 38 |
| 18 | Burnley | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 41 | -61 | 22 |
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