Tag: Southampton

Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton defender misses Stoke game amid Aston Villa interest
22 August 2026 Off

Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton defender misses Stoke game amid Aston Villa interest

By Total Football News

Harwood-Bellis has been at Southampton since 2023, initially joining on loan from Manchester City and helping the side win promotion from the second tier in 2023-24.

He played in Southampton’s opening league game of the season, a defeat by Watford.

“Everything that I can say about him is that he has been an absolute professional in the way he has conducted himself in all moments,” Eckert added.

“Let’s see what

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Southampton 3-1 Stoke City: Saints score two late goals to secure victory
22 August 2026 Off

Southampton 3-1 Stoke City: Saints score two late goals to secure victory

By Total Football News

Southampton’s owner Dragan Solak was in attendance for the game, watching the teams walk out as the home fans loudly chanted in support of their head coach Eckert, and the Saints owner will have liked what he saw early on as Saints took the lead after eight minutes in the St Mary’s sunshine.

Flynn Downes slotted a pass through for Larin to chase and the Canada striker coolly struck the

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Cyle Larin is best Championship striker, says Southampton boss Tonda Eckert
21 August 2026 Off

Cyle Larin is best Championship striker, says Southampton boss Tonda Eckert

By Total Football News

Tonda Eckert says Southampton’s Cyle Larin is the best striker in the Championship and looks in “amazing” form after his World Cup adventure.

The 31-year-old made four appearances for host nation Canada on their run to the last-16 in the summer, scoring twice, having made his loan move to Saints from Mallorca permanent in June.

He had scored eight goals in 16 Championship appearances in the second half of last

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Southampton FC: Saints won’t be adrift in Championship for long
19 August 2026 Off

Southampton FC: Saints won’t be adrift in Championship for long

By Total Football News

After all the summer talk in various media outlets about the negative effect that Spygate was going to have on Southampton’s season, it was nice to actually start the Championship campaign, hopefully win the first game, and give everybody something else to talk about.

However, this is Southampton on the opening day. To many, it may have been a surprise that we lost to Watford, but look at our opening‑day

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Southampton: Adam Blackmore analysis – Saints ‘miles off’ last season’s standards in loss at Watford
18 August 2026 Off

Southampton: Adam Blackmore analysis – Saints ‘miles off’ last season’s standards in loss at Watford

By Total Football News

My biggest nagging worry is that while the expulsion from the play-off final in May has become a galvanising factor for fans and players alike, is there a quietly bigger impact on that let-down for the players in the back of their minds?

Has it punctured their resolve slightly knowing they have got to go uphill again for nine months to get where they want to be? Will bad moments

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Watford 2-1 Southampton: Hornets hold on to win Championship opener
18 August 2026 Off

Watford 2-1 Southampton: Hornets hold on to win Championship opener

By Total Football News

It has been almost 13 weeks since Southampton were unceremoniously expelled from last season’s Championship play-off final, but the full fallout from the scandal remains to be seen.

Saints were docked four points as part of their punishment – and after this defeat, that deficit remains – but the FA’s investigation into head coach Tonda Eckert rumbles on.

BBC Sport has been told that an FA hearing is likely to

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Divin Mubama: Southampton sign Manchester City striker on loan
11 August 2026 Off

Divin Mubama: Southampton sign Manchester City striker on loan

By Total Football News

Southampton have signed Manchester City striker Divin Mubama on a season-long loan.

The signing comes on the same day Saints sold Northern Ireland midfielder Shea Charles to Fulham for £30m.

Mubama, 21, spent last season at Stoke City where he scored five times in 28 appearances.

He played just once more for the Potters after suffering a ligament injury in a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers in January following

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Tonda Eckert: Southampton boss says Spygate reports ‘far from truth’
7 August 2026 Off

Tonda Eckert: Southampton boss says Spygate reports ‘far from truth’

By Total Football News

The German accused sections of the media of making him look worse than reality, but thanked Southampton’s owner Dragan Solak for not being “swayed by public opinion”.

Solak said in June he would not sack Eckert and the businessman was pictured in Germany with the squad during a pre-season training camp at the end of last month.

“There has been a lot out in the media and I haven’t done

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Jack Stephens: Southampton defender says squad is ‘together’
7 August 2026 Off

Jack Stephens: Southampton defender says squad is ‘together’

By Total Football News

Southampton captain Jack Stephens says everyone at the club is “together” heading into the new season after an unprecedented ending to the last campaign with the Spygate scandal.

The defender has been at Saints since joining their academy in 2011 and has gone on to make 232 appearances for the first team.

The 32-year-old played 32 times last season under both Will Still and Tonda Eckert, and is hoping the

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Russell Martin: Leicester City in talks with former Southampton boss
11 June 2026 Off

Russell Martin: Leicester City in talks with former Southampton boss

By Total Football News

Leicester City are in talks with former Rangers and Southampton boss Russell Martin over their vacant manager’s position.

Martin, 40, has been out of work since being sacked by Scottish Premiership giants Rangers in October.

BBC Radio Leicester understands the club’s hierarchy have interviewed Martin as part of an ongoing process to find a replacement for Gary Rowett.

Rowett took charge in February, shortly after a six-point deduction for a

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