AWAY TO SUNDERLAND

With Sunderland fighting for their lives this could be difficult.....can Saints win it??

No Schneiderlin which will be a big miss for the rest of the season but at least Wanyama will be back, suspect will stick with Toby in midfield so similar line up to spurs game . problem will be we need goals from midfield, davis or JWP but unlikely they will get on the goal sheet. Hopefully Kelvin can have a successful return and think Mane may well get a goal at weekend so going for us to win, 2 - 1.

Oh dear me, terrible game Saints.

Armchair ratings....


K Davis 6
Clyne 5
Fonte 6
Maya 5
Bertrand 5
Wanyama 5
Toby 6
Ward-Prowse 5
Mane 6
Long 5
Pelle 5

Djuricic 6
S Davis 5

Maybe a little mean, but can't see who might be worth a higher mark.

Again started with wrong formation with Mane, long and Pelle, start just 2 of the 3 and give the midfield a bit extra bite, which we did against Spurs. long when he starts is a big disappointment, just doesn't do any tracking back and I would look to off load in the summer if one of the newly promoted sides offered 8 - 9m. Koeman disappointed that we played better with 10 as opposed 11 but if we had started with 4 4 2 we might have looked better form the off.

Now need to beat Villa or at risk of ending 8th with Swansea winning again, did I say selling Corky was a bad idea

Bournemouth season over, do you think RK might make his peace with Boruc and bring him back for the last 3 games?

Not a hope of that I am afraid, Boruc is without doubt a better goalie than Kelvin but would simply cause to much unrest in the camp and Boruc with his antics when Forster was signed totally hacked of Koeman, something he didn't need with all the other upheaval and Koeman can be pretty stubborn when he wants to be.