Southampton vs Ipswich Town LIVE: Premier League Match Preview, Lineups, & Where to Watch
Welcome back to The Independent's live text commentary of this Premier League clash between Southampton and Ipswich Town at St. Mary’s Stadium! We are just minutes away from kick-off, so stay tuned for coverage of the game between Southampton and Ipswich Town, in action on matchday five of the Premier League.
Both clubs competed for promotion in the EFL Championship, and both achieved it. Speaking of the clashes, Town defeated Saints twice, the first time by a narrow margin away from home and in the second round by a score of three to two.
The day's activity will close with the match between Crystal Palace vs Manchester United, and tomorrow Sunday there will be two more matches, Brighton vs Nottingham Forest and Manchester City vs Arsenal.
As usual, on Saturday, we're leaving you with the simultaneous matches:
- Aston Villa vs Wolves
- Fulham vs Newcastle
- Leicester vs Everton
- Liverpool vs Bournemouth
- Southampton vs Ipswich Town
- Tottenham vs Brentford
Team News
Southampton player Jack Stephens was sent off in the 79th minute against United and will be out for this match. The Saints have not had a good start to their return to the top flight in England, four defeats conceding eight goals and only scoring one, after starting losing two games by the minimum, they added two more defeats showing defensive problems by allowing three goals in each, against Manchester United and Brentford. The only good news came in the middle of the week when they advanced in the EFL Carabao Cup by eliminating Everton on penalties, this qualification could serve as motivation for what remains of the first round, with the mission of getting out of the bottom of the table.
The boys from the tractor have had an irregular start in the Premier League, after easily reaching the first division in the EFL Championship, the change of level has cost the Town team. Kieran McKenna's team got back on track and showed improvement in the last two games, drawing against Fulham and Brighton, the only two defeats were against two big fish in Liverpool and Manchester City.
Starting Lineups
Southampton (4-2-3-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Yukinari Sugawara, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Charlie Taylor; Flynn Downes, Mateus Fernandes; Adam Lallana, Tyler Dibling, Ryan Fraser; Cameron Archer.
Subs: Alex McCarthy, Kyle Walker-Peters, Nathan Wood, Joe Aribo, Lesley Ugochukwu, Adam Armstrong, Ben Brereton Diaz, Maxwell Cornet, Ross Stewart.
Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Arijanet Muric; Axel Tuanzebe, Dara O’Shea, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Sam Morsy, Jens-Lys Cajuste; Wes Burns, Omari Hutchinson, Sammie Szmodics; Liam Delap.
Subs: Christian Walton, Ben Johnson, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Townsend, Conor Chaplin, Jack Taylor, Massimo Luongo, George Hirst, Jack Clarke.
Where to Watch
The match will be broadcast in Mexico on the MAX streaming platform. This is the start time for the match in several countries:
- Argentina: 11:00 hrs.
- Bolivia: 15:00 hrs.
- Brazil: 11:00 hrs.
- Chile (Santiago): 10:00 hrs.
- Colombia: 09:00 hrs.
- Costa Rica: 08:00 hrs.
- Ecuador: 09:00 hrs.
- USA (ET): 10:00 hrs.
- Spain: 16:00 hrs.
- Mexico: 08:00 hrs
- Paraguay: 10:00 hrs.
- Peru: 09:00 hrs.
- Uruguay: 11:00 hrs.
- Venezuela: 10:00 hrs.
Key Players
Sam Morsy: The defensive midfielder was a fundamental part of the club's promotion, with balance, strength and toughness as his characteristics. He brings solidity to the midfield, especially in games that are close or in others where a strong leg is needed to hold up the opponent. Undisputed starter at the start of this campaign, four games and all four from the starting eleven.
Adam Armstrong: Saints' top scorer since promotion, a key part with 24 goals in 52 games, the second most productive season in terms of goals in his career. His play will be vital to their hopes of staying in the Premier League. He has not scored a goal so far this season, so it is important to respond to his team's needs, one of the objectives set in staying in the Premier League.
Match Preview
The match will be played at St Mary's Stadium, a sports complex located in Southampton, in the south of England, built on the outskirts of the city on land provided by Southampton City Council. It was inaugurated in 2001 and is a practically new stadium. It has the distinction of being an elite stadium (category 4) by UEFA and has a capacity of 32,689 spectators. The first game was an international friendly between Macedonia and England, the match ended 2-2 with goals from none other than David Beckham and Steven Gerrard. It also hosted a friendly between Nigeria and Japan. It hosted the 2015 World Rugby Tournament.
Follow the Action
Stay tuned for all the latest updates and analysis as the game unfolds, right here on The Independent. Let's see if Southampton can finally get their first win of the season, or if Ipswich can secure a second victory over their rivals. #SOUIPS
