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Dugout Discussion January 30

Hasenhüttl welcomes Romeu and Bertrand back as Smith selects Sanson on Villa bench

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Ralph Hasenhüttl welcomes back some key personnel to his Southampton team for their Gameweek 21 meeting with Aston Villa.

Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) missed the midweek defeat to Arsenal through suspension and makes an immediate return at left-back.

With Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.8m) out for an indeterminate amount of time, the right-back berth is tonight occupied by central midfielder Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) now that Hasenhüttl has more options in his preferred position.

Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) is the other key returnee tonight, starting next to James Ward-Prowse (£6.1m) for the first time since Gameweek 16 in Southampton’s 4-4-2 system.

Meanwhile, Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) features on the flanks of midfield with Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) as Theo Walcott (£5.8m) moves up the pitch to play up-front with Danny Ings (£8.4m). That sees Che Adams (£5.9m) drop to the Southampton bench.

As is to be expected, Aston Villa are unchanged with Jack Grealish (£7.7m) and Ollie Watkins (£6.2m) in the left-wing and centre-forward roles respectively.

However, all eyes will be on their bench as Morgan Sanson is named among the substitutes and is thought to be challenging John McGinn (£5.5m) and Douglas Luiz (£4.9m) for central midfield berth in the near future.

Southampton v Aston Villa Line-ups

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Diallo; Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Walcott, Ings.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; McGinn, D Luiz; Grealish, Barkley, B Traoré; Watkins.

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  1. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ofcourse all this is happening when i bench Martinez

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    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      For who?

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      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        For faking Johnstone

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        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Same, last time I check RMT!

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same

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  2. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    isn't ings shoulders onside? not complaining tho Martinez owner lol

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  3. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Where is Keinan Davis when you need him

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  4. TomSaints
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s a goal. Clear as day.

    This is a scandal

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    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      **** off football

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      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Totally agree man

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    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's not. He was offside. And they apply that consistently. Just unlucky.

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      1. TomSaints
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        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        The lines show he’s onside?!?!

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        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          But his sleeve! Gtfo

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        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nah. He was a cm offside. Very close.

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        3. Patio Kev
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          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No they didn’t otherwise VAR would have overruled the linesman obviously.

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    3. Patio Kev
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It’s offside called by the linesman and VAR didn’t see any reason to overturn it.

      Offside is offside regardless of how offside it is.

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  5. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oh bigger off Ings

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh dear. Bugger lol

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  6. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hooold Villa ffs

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  7. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez owners so lucky lmao.

    Disgusting!

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Their defence has been very lucky this season. It will end. Maybe not for 10 or so GWs, but it will end just as everyone (particularly next season) piles in on them big time.

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  8. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Villa lucky as F

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  9. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ok, that was actually pretty lucky from Martinez owners (including me)

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never in doubt 😎

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  10. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Blow up ref

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  11. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Really could have used that Danny goal...

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  12. STEP rOVERS
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Clear offside. Move on

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  13. gooberman
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can anybody advise. When did they change the offside rule to level is offside??

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    1. Pat Bonner
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They decided that the sleeve of your shirt being part of the body you could score a goal with....so they use that in var decisions

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      1. gooberman
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        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        From the line I'm looking at, the sleeve is dead in line with the defenders backside therefore level and onside.

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I’m convinced they drew the lines wrong - you could see them doing it live

          Initially “Ings shoulder” line was slightly to left, and the “Villa defenders arse” line was slightly to the right leaving Ings onside

          Then they inexplicably minutely shunted Ings line to the right. And Villa defenders line to the left (so much so that there was a bit of the Villa defender’s arse protruding past the line) making it microscopically offside

          Disgusting behaviour from the Video Assisted Referee

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            When you combine it with THAT penalty decision in the first half - it was bordering on match fixing

            Villa were blessed

            As much as when Sheffield somehow had that over the line goal disallowed vs them at the end of last season

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          2. gooberman
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            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Why can't they just set a precedent and agree it will only be given offside if it's clear. All other cases where it's so close, instead of analysing armpit hairs and pieces of cotton on players shirts, they should just call it level and onside. Its an utter nonsense. If that Ings goal was given onside, would anybody have argued with it? I highly doubt it.

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  14. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mings is the new Virgil van Dijk

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lmao

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    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not exactly but is improving.

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  15. Bram
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Funniest thing about tha offside is Martinez got a 4th save in the phase - 3bp lolololol

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    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This takes me above 20 points end of the GW

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    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'll order the champagne

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  16. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FT Martinez Hero

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  17. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    8th minute of 6 mins ET

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    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A minimum of 6.

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    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Inc a VAR so right.

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  18. SM001
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If that had been Sterling defending Ings would have been miles onside.

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  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bloody hell man... do as much planning and thinking as you want, sometimes this game just takes the p doesn’t it...

    Last week: Martinez 1pt v Burnley who somehow score 3, while Areola hauls against a better Brighton side with 10pt on my bench

    This week: even more disparity in fixtures means I start Areola for the first time ever against WBA - 2GC, not even a damn save. Meanwhile Martinez gets 10pt v a decent Southampton side?

    Make it make sense

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That’s why I hate rotating goalkeepers

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        & why I never have before. Only did this week bc I still have Areola post-BB, and the fixtures really did call for it this week

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    2. FPL Alaska
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same here. Utter nonsense.

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    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Martinez perma keeper ftw, save yourself the hasssle

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    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Luck. On another day, Southampton would be 1-0 after an Ings penalty and Villa would have conceded more on the counter trying to chase the game.

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  20. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    MARTINEZ YOU LEGEND!!!!

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  21. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ahh the final cherry on the cake would have been that Davis 1 pter

    Decent day in the end considering how it started

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  22. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wow Southampton getting screwed today.

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  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    God I needed that Martinez haul thank goodness.

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  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez 10 points

    Sterling, Cancelo, Stones, DCL, Bruno, Digne and Mitchell 6 points

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  25. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    And I almost played Johnstone...

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    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Me too. Thanks FFS.

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      RMT play Johnstone last time I even both with that rubbish

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  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yesssss

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  27. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lucky it Cash and not McGinn back there with Ings 😆

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  28. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FT - Get in the Villa !!!!

    3 straight defeats for Soton now.

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  29. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez and Grealish owners unite! 16 pts combined

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  30. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ridiculous result, that offside call was farcical. Martinez really is annoying not to own!

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    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's essential. I brought him in on a -20 hit in the DGW.

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