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The '''2016–17 [[Southampton F.C.]] season''' is the club's ongoing 18th season in the [[Premier League]] and their 40th in the top division of [[Football in England|English football]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/modern |title=Southampton History 1975 to date |publisher=Statto.com |accessdate=15 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/post-ww2 |title=Southampton History 1945 to 1975 |publisher=Statto.com |accessdate=15 May 2016 }}</ref> In addition to the Premier League, the club are also currently competing in the [[2016–17 FA Cup|FA Cup]], the [[2016–17 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]] and the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]. The season is the club's first with manager [[Claude Puel]], who took over from the departed [[Ronald Koeman]] on 30 June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36642502 |title=Claude Puel: Southampton appoint Frenchman as manager on three-year deal |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=30 June 2016 |accessdate=30 June 2016 }}</ref> As of 25 September 2016 the club are ninth in the Premier League table, having won two, drawn two and lost two of their opening six games of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/tables |title=Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives |publisher=[[Premier League]] |accessdate=25 September 2016 }}</ref> They are also top of their UEFA Europa League group,<ref name="15sep">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37302387 |title=Southampton 3–0 Sparta Prague |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 September 2016 |accessdate=16 September 2016 }}</ref> and have advanced to the fourth round of the EFL Cup.<ref name="21sep">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37357875 |title=Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=21 September 2016 }}</ref>
The '''2016–17 [[Southampton F.C.]] season''' is the club's ongoing 18th season in the [[Premier League]] and their 40th in the top division of [[Football in England|English football]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/modern |title=Southampton History 1975 to date |publisher=Statto.com |accessdate=15 May 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301104100/http://www.statto.com:80/football/teams/southampton/history/modern |archivedate=1 March 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/post-ww2 |title=Southampton History 1945 to 1975 |publisher=Statto.com |accessdate=15 May 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301094645/http://www.statto.com:80/football/teams/southampton/history/post-ww2 |archivedate=1 March 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> In addition to the Premier League, the club are also currently competing in the [[2016–17 FA Cup|FA Cup]], the [[2016–17 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]] and the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]. The season is the club's first with manager [[Claude Puel]], who took over from the departed [[Ronald Koeman]] on 30 June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36642502 |title=Claude Puel: Southampton appoint Frenchman as manager on three-year deal |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=30 June 2016 |accessdate=30 June 2016 }}</ref> As of 25 September 2016 the club are ninth in the Premier League table, having won two, drawn two and lost two of their opening six games of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/tables |title=Premier League Table, Form Guide & Season Archives |publisher=[[Premier League]] |accessdate=25 September 2016 }}</ref> They are also top of their UEFA Europa League group,<ref name="15sep">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37302387 |title=Southampton 3–0 Sparta Prague |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 September 2016 |accessdate=16 September 2016 }}</ref> and have advanced to the fourth round of the EFL Cup.<ref name="21sep">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37357875 |title=Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=21 September 2016 }}</ref>


Following the end of the [[2015–16 Southampton F.C. season|2015–16 season]], Southampton released Will Britt and [[Gastón Ramírez]], veteran goalkeeper [[Kelvin Davis]] retired,<ref name="releases">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20160526-southampton-fc-contracts-2015-16-3125504.aspx |title=Three players come to end of contracts with Saints |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=26 May 2016 |accessdate=26 May 2016 }}</ref> and defender Josh Debayo left.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/can-leicester-city-s-young-signings-be-stars-of-tomorrow/story-29626161-detail/story.html |title=Can Leicester City's young signings be stars of tomorrow? |publisher=[[Leicester Mercury]] |date=17 August 2016 |accessdate=1 September 2016 }}</ref> The club also sold Spanish forward [[Juanmi (footballer, born 1993)|Juanmi]] to [[Real Sociedad]],<ref name="juanmi">{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/10308797/real-sociedad-complete-signing-of-juanmi-from-southampton |title=Real Sociedad complete signing of Juanmi from Southampton |last=Reynolds |first=Ben |work=[[Sky Sports News]] |date=9 June 2016 |accessdate=25 June 2016 }}</ref> Kenyan midfielder [[Victor Wanyama]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]],<ref name="wanyama">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36612577 |title=Victor Wanyama: Tottenham sign Southampton midfielder on five-year deal |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=23 June 2016 |accessdate=23 June 2016 }}</ref> Senegalese winger [[Sadio Mané]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a club record fee,<ref name="mane">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36642523 |title=Sadio Mane: Liverpool complete £34m signing of Southampton forward |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=28 June 2016 }}</ref> Italian striker [[Graziano Pellè]] to Chinese club [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]],<ref name="pelle">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36766548 |title=Graziano Pelle: Southampton striker joins Shandong Luneng |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=11 July 2016 }}</ref> defender [[Bevis Mugabi]] to [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]],<ref name="mugabi">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36985822 |title=Yeovil Town: Bevis Mugabi, Tahvon Campbell & Matt Butcher arrive at Huish Park |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=5 August 2016 |accessdate=9 August 2016 }}</ref> and defender [[Jordan Turnbull]] to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref name="turnbull">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37089943 |title=Jordan Turnbull: Southampton defender signs for Coventry City |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 August 2016 |accessdate=15 August 2016 }}</ref> Goalkeeper [[Paulo Gazzaniga]] and striker [[Sam Gallagher (footballer, born 1995)|Sam Gallagher]] were sent out on loan to [[Rayo Vallecano]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], respectively, for the full season,<ref name="gazzaniga">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160729-paulo-gazzaniga-southampton-rayo-vallecano-loan-3213584.aspx |title=Gazzaniga joins Rayo on season-long loan |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=29 July 2016 |accessdate=29 July 2016 }}</ref><ref name="gallagher">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160811-announcement-southampton-sam-gallagher-blackburn-3240679.aspx |title=Gallagher joins Blackburn on loan |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=11 August 2016 |accessdate=11 August 2016 }}</ref> while defender [[Jason McCarthy]] and midfielder [[Dominic Gape]] moved to [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] and [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]], respectively, for the first half of the season.<ref name="jasonmccarthy">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36653215 |title=Jason McCarthy: Walsall sign Southampton defender on half-season loan |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=30 June 2016 }}</ref><ref name="gape">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37237011 |title=Wycombe Wanderers sign Scott Kashket and Southampton's Dominic Gape |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=31 August 2016 |accessdate=31 August 2016 }}</ref>
Following the end of the [[2015–16 Southampton F.C. season|2015–16 season]], Southampton released Will Britt and [[Gastón Ramírez]], veteran goalkeeper [[Kelvin Davis]] retired,<ref name="releases">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20160526-southampton-fc-contracts-2015-16-3125504.aspx |title=Three players come to end of contracts with Saints |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=26 May 2016 |accessdate=26 May 2016 }}</ref> and defender Josh Debayo left.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/can-leicester-city-s-young-signings-be-stars-of-tomorrow/story-29626161-detail/story.html |title=Can Leicester City's young signings be stars of tomorrow? |publisher=[[Leicester Mercury]] |date=17 August 2016 |accessdate=1 September 2016 }}</ref> The club also sold Spanish forward [[Juanmi (footballer, born 1993)|Juanmi]] to [[Real Sociedad]],<ref name="juanmi">{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/10308797/real-sociedad-complete-signing-of-juanmi-from-southampton |title=Real Sociedad complete signing of Juanmi from Southampton |last=Reynolds |first=Ben |work=[[Sky Sports News]] |date=9 June 2016 |accessdate=25 June 2016 }}</ref> Kenyan midfielder [[Victor Wanyama]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]],<ref name="wanyama">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36612577 |title=Victor Wanyama: Tottenham sign Southampton midfielder on five-year deal |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=23 June 2016 |accessdate=23 June 2016 }}</ref> Senegalese winger [[Sadio Mané]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a club record fee,<ref name="mane">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36642523 |title=Sadio Mane: Liverpool complete £34m signing of Southampton forward |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=28 June 2016 }}</ref> Italian striker [[Graziano Pellè]] to Chinese club [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]],<ref name="pelle">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36766548 |title=Graziano Pelle: Southampton striker joins Shandong Luneng |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=11 July 2016 }}</ref> defender [[Bevis Mugabi]] to [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]],<ref name="mugabi">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36985822 |title=Yeovil Town: Bevis Mugabi, Tahvon Campbell & Matt Butcher arrive at Huish Park |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=5 August 2016 |accessdate=9 August 2016 }}</ref> and defender [[Jordan Turnbull]] to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref name="turnbull">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37089943 |title=Jordan Turnbull: Southampton defender signs for Coventry City |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 August 2016 |accessdate=15 August 2016 }}</ref> Goalkeeper [[Paulo Gazzaniga]] and striker [[Sam Gallagher (footballer, born 1995)|Sam Gallagher]] were sent out on loan to [[Rayo Vallecano]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], respectively, for the full season,<ref name="gazzaniga">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160729-paulo-gazzaniga-southampton-rayo-vallecano-loan-3213584.aspx |title=Gazzaniga joins Rayo on season-long loan |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=29 July 2016 |accessdate=29 July 2016 }}</ref><ref name="gallagher">{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160811-announcement-southampton-sam-gallagher-blackburn-3240679.aspx |title=Gallagher joins Blackburn on loan |publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]] |date=11 August 2016 |accessdate=11 August 2016 }}</ref> while defender [[Jason McCarthy]] and midfielder [[Dominic Gape]] moved to [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] and [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]], respectively, for the first half of the season.<ref name="jasonmccarthy">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36653215 |title=Jason McCarthy: Walsall sign Southampton defender on half-season loan |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=30 June 2016 }}</ref><ref name="gape">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37237011 |title=Wycombe Wanderers sign Scott Kashket and Southampton's Dominic Gape |work={{noitalics|[[BBC Sport]]}} |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=31 August 2016 |accessdate=31 August 2016 }}</ref>

Revision as of 08:03, 29 September 2016

Southampton F.C.
2016–17 season
ChairmanRalph Krueger
ManagerClaude Puel
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Premier League9th (6 of 38 played)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charlie Austin (2)
All:
Charlie Austin (5)
Highest home attendance31,488 v Watford
(13 August 2016)
Lowest home attendance14,080 v Crystal Palace
(21 September 2016)
Average home league attendance30,242
← 2015–16
2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Southampton F.C. season is the club's ongoing 18th season in the Premier League and their 40th in the top division of English football.[1][2] In addition to the Premier League, the club are also currently competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season is the club's first with manager Claude Puel, who took over from the departed Ronald Koeman on 30 June 2016.[3] As of 25 September 2016 the club are ninth in the Premier League table, having won two, drawn two and lost two of their opening six games of the season.[4] They are also top of their UEFA Europa League group,[5] and have advanced to the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[6]

Following the end of the 2015–16 season, Southampton released Will Britt and Gastón Ramírez, veteran goalkeeper Kelvin Davis retired,[7] and defender Josh Debayo left.[8] The club also sold Spanish forward Juanmi to Real Sociedad,[9] Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama to Tottenham Hotspur,[10] Senegalese winger Sadio Mané to Liverpool for a club record fee,[11] Italian striker Graziano Pellè to Chinese club Shandong Luneng,[12] defender Bevis Mugabi to Yeovil Town,[13] and defender Jordan Turnbull to Coventry City.[14] Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and striker Sam Gallagher were sent out on loan to Rayo Vallecano and Blackburn Rovers, respectively, for the full season,[15][16] while defender Jason McCarthy and midfielder Dominic Gape moved to Walsall and Wycombe Wanderers, respectively, for the first half of the season.[17][18]

In the summer transfer window, the Saints signed winger Nathan Redmond from Norwich City,[19] Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg from Bayern Munich,[20] goalkeeper Alex McCarthy from Crystal Palace,[21] French defender Jérémy Pied from OGC Nice,[21] and Moroccan midfielder Sofiane Boufal from Lille.[22] The club also signed free agent goalkeeper Stuart Taylor.[23]

Pre-season

Southampton began their pre-season preparations against D.C. United Under-23s on 15 July 2016, winning 2–0 thanks to goals from James Ward-Prowse and Jay Rodriguez.[24] Beginning a tour of the Netherlands on 23 July, the Saints beat Dutch side PEC Zwolle 4–0, with Charlie Austin opening the scoring before new signings Nathan Redmond (twice) and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg scored their first goals for the club.[25] Four days later the club won their third game in a row, beating FC Twente 2–1 thanks to goals from defender Virgil van Dijk and striker Sam Gallagher.[26] Peet Bijen scored the consolation for the home side.[26] The club beat FC Groningen on 30 July thanks to a goal from Charlie Austin.[27]

After their return to England, the Saints hosted Spanish side Espanyol on 3 August, which they drew 1–1 to end their winning run.[28] Midfielder Oriol Romeu opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, but Felipe Caicedo equalised for the visitors in the second half through a penalty, which was awarded for a foul in the penalty area by van Dijk on Léo Baptistão.[28] In their final pre-season friendly, Southampton beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 thanks to a goal from Shane Long just before half-time.[29]

15 July 2016 Friendly D.C. United Under-23s 0–2 Southampton Washington, D.C., United States
11:00 EDT Report Ward-Prowse 16'
Rodriguez 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
23 July 2016 Friendly PEC Zwolle 0–4 Southampton Utrecht, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Report Austin 14'
Redmond 44', 45+1'
Højbjerg 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: USV Sportpark
27 July 2016 Friendly Twente 1–2 Southampton Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Bijen 74' Report Van Dijk 17'
Gallagher 69'		 Stadium: Q20 Stadium
30 July 2016 Friendly Groningen 0–1 Southampton Groningen, Netherlands
15:30 CEST Report Austin 75' Stadium: Euroborg
3 August 2016 Friendly Southampton 1–1 Espanyol Southampton
15:00 BST Romeu 31' Report Caicedo 69' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 8,984
Referee: Mike Dean
7 August 2016 Friendly Southampton 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Southampton
15:00 BST Long 43' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,758
Referee: Kevin Friend

Premier League

August–October 2016

Claude Puel took over from Ronald Koeman as Southampton manager at the beginning of the season.

Southampton began the 2016–17 Premier League season on 13 August 2016 with a home fixture against Watford.[30] The game ended in a 1–1 draw, putting the Saints at seventh in the league table after the first day of fixtures.[31] Watford midfielder Étienne Capoue opened the scoring for the visitors within the first ten minutes, before winger Nathan Redmond scored on his debut shortly after half-time to seal a point for the hosts.[31] The following week the club travelled to Old Trafford to face Manchester United, losing 2–0 to drop to 13th in the league table.[32] After a fairly even start to the game, Zlatan Ibrahimović scored for the hosts shortly before half-time, and scored his second from the penalty spot after the break, following a foul by Jordy Clasie on former Southampton defender Luke Shaw.[32] On 27 August, the club hosted Sunderland and drew 1–1.[33] The game remained goalless until late in the game, when Jermain Defoe opened the scoring with a penalty for a foul by José Fonte, before Jay Rodriguez equalised five minutes before full-time.[33] The draw saw Southampton drop further down the table, into 15th.[33]

Following a break for international fixtures, Southampton faced Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 10 September, losing 2–1.[34] The Saints opened the scoring within the first 20 minutes, when a Dušan Tadić free kick deflected off goalkeeper Petr Čech into the goal.[34] Laurent Koscielny equalised for the hosts ten minutes later with an overhead kick, and in added time at the end of the game Santi Cazorla scored a controversially-awarded penalty to secure the win.[34] The Saints picked up their first league win of the season on 18 September when they beat Swansea City by a single goal, scored by Charlie Austin.[35] On 25 September, Southampton travelled to the London Stadium to face West Ham United, winning 3–0 to move up to the top half of the league table.[36] The Saints dominated much of the game, with Charlie Austin opening the scoring just before half-time with his fifth goal in four games (in all competitions).[36] Dušan Tadić scored in the 62nd minute to double the visitors' lead, and substitute James Ward-Prowse scored in injury time to make it three.[36]

League table

Template:2016–17 Premier League table

Results by matchday

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Matches

13 August 2016 1 Southampton 1–1 Watford Southampton
15:00 BST Redmond 58' Report Capoue 9' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,488
Referee: Roger East
19 August 2016 2 Manchester United 2–0 Southampton Manchester
20:00 BST Ibrahimović 36', 52' (pen.) Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,326
Referee: Anthony Taylor
27 August 2016 3 Southampton 1–1 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 BST Rodriguez 85' Report Defoe 80' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Lee Mason
10 September 2016 4 Arsenal 2–1 Southampton London
15:00 BST Koscielny 29'
Cazorla 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Čech 18' (o.g.) Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,962
Referee: Bobby Madley
17 September 2016 5 Southampton 1–0 Swansea City Southampton
15:00 BST Austin 64' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,087
Referee: Mike Jones
25 September 2016 6 West Ham United 0–3 Southampton London
16:00 BST Report Austin 40'
Tadić 62'
Ward-Prowse 90+2'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,864
Referee: Jonathan Moss
1 October 2016 7 Leicester City – Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium

FA Cup

As a club competing in the Premier League, Southampton will enter the 2016–17 FA Cup in the third round.[37]

EFL Cup

Crystal Palace (21 September 2016)

As a club competing in both the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League, Southampton entered the 2016–17 EFL Cup in the third round.[38] On 24 September 2016 the club hosted Crystal Palace, beating the fellow Premier League side 2–0 to advance to the fourth round.[6] Charlie Austin scored his fourth goal in three games in all competitions from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute to open the scoring, following a foul by Martin Kelly on Shane Long.[6] After the break, young midfielder Jake Hesketh scored his first goal for the club (in his first senior appearance since December 2014) to double Southampton's lead, which they held until the end.[6]

Sunderland (26 October 2016)

In the fourth round of the EFL Cup, Southampton were drawn at home against Sunderland, with the tie to be played in the week commencing 24 October 2016.[39]

21 September 2016 Round 3 Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace Southampton
19:45 BST Austin 33' (pen.)
Hesketh 63'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 14,080
Referee: James Adcock
w/c 24 October 2016 Round 4 Southampton – Sunderland Southampton
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

UEFA Europa League

Sparta Prague (15 September 2016)

Southampton entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, when they were drawn in Group K with Italian club Inter Milan, Czech side Sparta Prague and Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[40] In the opening match against Sparta Prague on 16 September 2016, the Saints picked up their first win of the season when they beat the side 3–0.[5] Charlie Austin opened the scoring with a fifth-minute penalty, before doubling his side's lead 20 minutes later with a header.[5] Jay Rodriguez scored a third for the home side in added time at the end of the match to send Southampton to the top of the group.[5]

Group table

Template:2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group K table

Matches

15 September 2016 Group Stage Southampton 3–0 Sparta Prague Southampton
20:05 BST Austin 5' (pen.), 27'
Rodriguez 90+2'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 September 2016 Group Stage Hapoel Be'er Sheva – Southampton Beersheba, Israel
18:00 BST Stadium: Turner Stadium

Squad statistics

As of 25 September 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls.
1 GK England Fraser Forster 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0
2 DF Portugal Cédric Soares 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
3 DF Japan Maya Yoshida 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
4 MF Netherlands Jordy Clasie 2(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
5 DF Romania Florin Gardoș 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Portugal José Fonte 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland Shane Long 3(3) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5(3) 0 1 0
8 MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 6 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 6(1) 0 1 0
9 FW England Jay Rodriguez 1(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 2 1(3) 2 0 0
10 FW England Charlie Austin 2(3) 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 4(3) 5 0 0
11 MF Serbia Dušan Tadić 6 1 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 7(1) 1 0 0
13 GK England Alex McCarthy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Spain Oriol Romeu 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 0
15 DF Curaçao Cuco Martina 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2(2) 0 0 0
16 MF England James Ward-Prowse 1(3) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3(3) 1 0 0
17 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 3 0
18 MF England Harrison Reed 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Morocco Sofiane Boufal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England Ryan Bertrand 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
22 MF England Nathan Redmond 6 1 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 6(2) 1 1 0
23 MF Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 3(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 4(4) 0 1 0
24 DF England Jack Stephens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF France Jérémy Pied 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
27 MF Wales Lloyd Isgrove 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK England Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW England Olufela Olomola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England Matt Targett 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 0
35 DF England Alfie Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF England Sam McQueen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF England Josh Sims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK England Harry Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF England Jake Hesketh 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
43 DF France Yan Valery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Most appearances

As of 25 September 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Total
1 MF Serbia Dušan Tadić 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1 8
MF England Nathan Redmond 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 2 8
FW Republic of Ireland Shane Long 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 8
MF Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 8
5 GK England Fraser Forster 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7
MF Spain Oriol Romeu 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7
DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7
MF Northern Ireland Steven Davis 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 7
FW England Charlie Austin 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 7
10 DF Portugal Cédric Soares 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
DF Portugal José Fonte 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
MF England James Ward-Prowse 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 6

Top goalscorers

As of 25 September 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. GPG
1 FW England Charlie Austin 2 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 7 0.71
2 FW England Jay Rodriguez 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0.50
3 MF England Jake Hesketh 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.00
MF England James Ward-Prowse 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 0.16
MF England Nathan Redmond 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 0.12
MF Serbia Dušan Tadić 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 0.12

Transfers

Nathan Redmond was Southampton's first signing in the summer of 2016.
The club sold Senegalese forward Sadio Mané for a club record fee in July.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 MF England Nathan Redmond England Norwich City Undisclosed [19]
11 July 2016 MF Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Germany Bayern Munich Undisclosed [20]
1 August 2016 GK England Alex McCarthy England Crystal Palace Undisclosed [21]
1 August 2016 DF France Jérémy Pied France OGC Nice Free [21]
26 August 2016 GK England Stuart Taylor None (free agent) [23]
29 August 2016 FW Morocco Sofiane Boufal France Lille £16 million [22]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 FW Spain Juanmi Spain Real Sociedad Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2016 MF Senegal Sadio Mané England Liverpool Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2016 MF Kenya Victor Wanyama England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [10]
11 July 2016 FW Italy Graziano Pellè China Shandong Luneng Undisclosed [12]
5 August 2016 DF England Bevis Mugabi England Yeovil Town Free [13]
15 August 2016 DF England Jordan Turnbull England Coventry City Undisclosed [14]
Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Club End date Ref.
1 July 2016 DF England Jason McCarthy England Walsall 1 January 2017 [17]
29 July 2016 GK Argentina Paulo Gazzaniga Spain Rayo Vallecano End of season [15]
11 August 2016 FW England Sam Gallagher England Blackburn Rovers End of season [16]
31 August 2016 MF England Dominic Gape England Wycombe Wanderers 3 January 2017 [18]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2016 MF Uruguay Gastón Ramírez England Middlesbrough 18 July 2016 [7][41]
30 June 2016 GK Gibraltar Will Britt England Salisbury 5 August 2016 [7][42]
30 June 2016 DF Nigeria Josh Debayo Currently unattached [43]
30 June 2016 GK England Kelvin Davis None (retired) [7]

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