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We continue our series of members’ articles, which review the numbers behind the 2015/16 season, with a look at Southampton.

To get underway, we assess the Saints’ team statistics in Ronald Koeman’s final year in charge and compare them to the rest of Premier League, before analysing their first-team squad, main goal threats and creative sources in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for the upcoming campaign.

The Saints finished in sixth position after embarking on a superb run of form that harvested seven wins and a draw in the final nine league fixtures.

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  1. KickIt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Cedric Soares is an option.

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      European Champ he is

    2. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      true.

      his home fixtures in GW1, 3 and 5 are fantastic - he'd work great in a rotation

    3. Dušan Citizen
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      But will he be ready for the start?

  2. Clintymints
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Has FPL opened and then closed again?

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It said closed for me i had to google fantasy premier league and click the linked result

      1. Clintymints
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Seems like it's gone again!

        Not a fan of having to click twice to get a player on the team. And it's hard to use on smaller screened devices

        Boo-urns I say.. and yes, appears to be down now!

        1. HamezMace
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I was saying boo-urns

    2. Clintymints
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      My mistake. I was looking at the cached site in my browser. Nothing to see here.

  3. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone here fancies Bojan?

    1. England's Number 1
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No. Not even nailed.

    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yes

  4. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Considering I'll wildcard early anyway I might have to think again re:Liverpool assets (Firmino)

    First 5 fixtures - Arsenal (a), Burnley (a), Spurs (a), Leicester (h), Chelsea (a)

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sturridge or bust imo.

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        So your frontline is:

        Kun Zlatan Studge? πŸ˜†

        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          My first draft it was.. Then I saw my midfield as a result so now I have no Sturridge unfortunately πŸ™ Really want all three though.

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Mind if I ask you a straight question?

            Do you actually ever do well in FPL?

            1. Irish Madridista ⭐
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/79/history

              Inconsistently πŸ™‚ generally get a few weeks with sub-1000 gameweek ranks and a few weeks with over 3m gameweek rank.. I like a few hits too when I want a bit of fun.

              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Alright, nothing amazing but two rather recent top20k's.

                I was just thinking whether your striker crazy strategy warrants a serious thought or whether it's just that you happen to like them top heavy. πŸ˜‰

                1. Irish Madridista ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  Generally play 352 πŸ™‚ Prefer the look of the strikers this year. Definitely going cheap at the back anyway which is the opposite of what I did last year.

                  Last year was a disaster.

                  1. Camp No No
                    • 12 Years
                    10 years, 1 month ago

                    Ok. There are a lot of goo midfielders to pick from in PL this year, for sure.

                  2. Camp No No
                    • 12 Years
                    10 years, 1 month ago

                    I somehow remembered that you always went with a top heavy team.

                    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
                      • 15 Years
                      10 years, 1 month ago

                      Went with a heavy midfield last year and sacrificed up front to have a few decent defenders too..

                      We shall see πŸ™‚

                      1. Camp No No
                        • 12 Years
                        10 years, 1 month ago

                        Last year was bad for midfield heavy hitters. Most of them. And then there was a lot of value in cheap mids/fwds.

                        I wouldn't expect that to happen again. Some of the many high priced players will lead the scoring charts, and more importantly I'd bet that there will not be Kane or Mahrez like über cheap attacking player stealing the whole show. At least not as many of those as last two years.

    2. A-S-H
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      why do they have 3 away games in a row?

      1. Licky
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Allow for the new stand to be properly finished.

      2. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        They requested to play their 2nd game away instead of home to give more time for their new stadium extension to finish

    3. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Are you actually planning an early wildcard or does it just always turn out that way?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Have never held it past GW4 and the newer wildcard rules make it even more likely that I'll use it.

        1. Hooky
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Definitely stay away from Liverpool then. Probably a decent opportunity in one of the international breaks?

    4. Licky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      5 wins in 5. πŸ˜‰

    5. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Do you remember Arsenal's opening home game last season?

    6. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I've got no Liverpool, no guarantee an instant turn in fixtures will cause an instant turn in form and we can't predict who will be fit by then.

    7. Heskey Time
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino does tend to score against the better teams

  5. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone (except for KoL) going for Snoddy? πŸ™‚

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How much is he

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        5.5

        1. ​
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Gradel at 5.5 surely IM?

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            First name in my midfield..

            Trying to decide my second 5.5 mid πŸ˜‰

            1. ​
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I can't argue with that then πŸ˜€

          2. Nabs Kebabs
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            this, you got him Balders?

            1. ​
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I've got 6.5m for that position, so I've got Deulofeu as a placeholder.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Looks a good value "trickle player". Can't see any better for 5.5m. Decent enabler, he's in mine.

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Gradel

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Not worried by Pugh, Stannis and Ibe?

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Gradel + Ibe first choice.
            Pugh is definitely not competition πŸ™‚
            Stannis might get a few minutes though.

      2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I'm hoping Ramires is 5.5 but he'll probably be 6

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      nah...

      4g, 7a from 2100 odd mins in the championship ain't too appealing. Can't see Hull doing very well either

    4. Däzzy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    5. Kings of Lyon β˜…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Snodgrass on pens too

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        You pushing Snoddy is like me pushing Brady though πŸ˜‰

        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          That doesn't mean in any way that you're wrong by the way!

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Monopoly on set pieces?

        Pretty good for 5.5

        1. Kings of Lyon β˜…
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yup πŸ™‚ Livermore may take some corners but Snoddy on FKs and pens

    6. HVT
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Redmond?

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I still expect Saints to buy more players with Europa coming up too..

    7. Pochettino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Feghouli is a very good player for 5.5mill. I think he was one of the players to suffer in an under-performing Valencia side. Much like Fab/Hazard at Chelsea last year.

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, him and/or Tore will find their way into my team at some point, probably when Lanzini is back.

      2. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He also suffered a lot from his unwillingness to sign a new contract. Was fighting with the club all season.

        He is a bit of a Bojan though. Nobody can doubt his talent, but he has never been really efficient, never hit the double digits either in assists or goals.

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I mean, he's joy to watch on his good day, but he has yet to have a single really good _season_.

  6. BLANKET DEFENCE
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    RMT

    Valdes Mandanda
    Williams Shaw Reid Mori Evans
    Mkhitaryan Hazard Siggy Bolasie Hojbjerg
    Kun Lukaku Gray

    0 ITB

  7. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Many question marks surrounding the Saints.

    Long/Rodriguez/Austin roles are yet to be determined. Is Cedric nailed? How will the new manager set up the team?

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Davis + Tadic + Redmond + JWP too.

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep it's annoying as I think the soton striker will be the best 6.5 forward. I hope Austin gets it

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Same... Put Long in as a placeholder hoping pre-season/pressers bring us some info.

    3. A-S-H
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      europa league games may give us an indication (hopefully)

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This + friendlies.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Nice, good point.

      3. Ziegler1988
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        They're directly in group stage

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Just the friendlies then.

  8. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    mahrez silva and stones are my differentials.

  9. mranonymous
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Do we expect both Evans + McAuley to start for WBA?

  10. ​
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    This post needs a new picture, only 1 of them is still at the club πŸ˜€

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Poor Saints. They get purged every season...

    2. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      πŸ˜€

  11. I Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    A) De Bruyne + Long
    B) Tadic + Costa/Batshuayi

  12. Cradders
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Best £6.5m rated forward in your opinion??

    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Rondon

      1. Cradders
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Rondon not for me tbh West Brom don't score enough goals

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Long if he starts every game. Wilson is proven, and I think he's on pens, so he's a good shout.

      1. Cradders
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        These are the two I've been thinking. Can't decide which one though

    3. ​
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Austin

    4. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Andre Gray.

      Berahino will be the best if he moves to Stoke

    5. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Austin or Long. One of which will be in my team I think

    6. getfunky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson, he looked dangerous last season before his injury

    7. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson for me

    8. England's Number 1
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson but starting with Gray, who has better opening fixtures.

  13. Respect My Authoritah
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Right so a slight reshuffle has left me with this for now..

    Foster Jakupovic
    Shaw Baines Friend/Kone/Soaure
    Martial Mkhit Cesc Bolasie Deu
    Kun Michy Rhodes

    If Negredo comes in at 6.0 will be sweet, otherwise the whole team needs a re-work

    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      7/7.5

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, expecting that also πŸ™

  14. fastgun2111
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Right First draft:

    Courtois (Jacupovic)

    shaw | Morgan | Terry | Fernandez (Paredes)
    Shaqiri | de Bruyn | Alli | Gradel (Leko)
    Aguero | Ibra (Rhodes)

  15. michudagawd
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Think I'm set on 6 definite players on my team: Aguero, Mkhi, Shaw, KDB, Fabregas and Gray.

  16. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I can't login to the FPL with my usual email and password and it doesn't even let me "submit" the question when i try to contact the website. This is insane.....

    1. HVT
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Try forgot my password Frank.

      1. Frank Black
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I tried, didn't do anything.

    2. Dokdok666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Try ctrl+F5, it did the trick for me

  17. Ayew Serious
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Place is moving so fast

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It is Mark.

  18. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Nobody considering Forster?

    Their home fixtures are perfect and he rotates well with Jakupovic.

  19. HVT
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    42k signed up now

  20. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ozil or Mkhityaran ?

    Would be only attacking cover from either of these teams.

    1. Licky
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ozil

    2. HVT
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Micki for me

    3. Dokdok666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He will be rested initially, like several other players that played in the Euros or Copa

      1. Dokdok666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He=Özil

    4. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Depends if Arsenal sign a forward capable of finishing his chances

  21. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Foster/Heaton 9.0

    Courtois/4.0 9.5

    #justsaying

    If you have Jako/4.5 please ignore

    1. HVT
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      That's where the 1m gain is really, 5.5 is great value for a top GK.

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have Jako 4.0 lol

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Foster/Heaton is better

    4. Cradders
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm currently on Foster and Heaton, I have a lack of saints defence but when 2 of your defenders are Chelsea and United it makes it had to get anyone else

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nice, thanks Dazzy. Hopefully the Europa games will give us an answer. I feel the right Saints forward could be golden.

      1. Däzzy
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Tadic for me atm

  22. scakes
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ibrahimovic - 11.5....

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Essential.

      1. Mull
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        If he was playing for PSG maybe.

  23. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    You think hazard will be played as the wingback of Conte went 3-5-2? Or would he play upfront?

    1. BENOIT
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      The latter

    2. ​
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      LM in a 442

      1. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This. Bats/Costa will be the 2 up front IMO.

    3. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      3-5-2 seems unlikely. But playing just behind Costa if so.

    4. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Upfront with Michy. πŸ˜‰

    5. Däzzy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely won't be a wing-back anyway

  24. Jay_
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Need Benteke (7.5) to move to Palace and Valencia (5.5) to move to Swansea to get 2 great value forwards that allows a 3x big hitter mid.

    1. Gooner97
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Get Rondon πŸ˜‰

    2. I Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Right now I have Long and Gray with a midfield of KDB, Martial, Eriksen and Sigurdsson.

  25. Mull
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Some of these prices are hilarious πŸ˜†

  26. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone already have a draft they're happy with? πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€

    1. ​
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yep, well mostly πŸ˜‰

    2. Däzzy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Me, haven't changed it once.

    3. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      me, quite satisfied with what I have

    4. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      4 premium mids.

      1.5 itb

  27. Slurpy
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Danny ings at 6.0?

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      REALLY interested in Origi at 7.0 too...

  28. Backup Dancer
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How do you check your ID?

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Gameweek history.
      Check the URL.