Latest football stories from FansNetwork Swans defender Stephen Welsh : Is exhaustion playing a part ? Swansea City The Swans have an ever increasing injury list and are hopeful to avoid another addition after the news that Moussa Yeo will miss the next three games up to the international break.  Southampton Looking To Extend Tonda Eckert's Contract Southampton Reports on the continent are saying that there is plenty of interest from club's in Germany & Austria in Tonda Eckert, so it is not surprising that they are also claiming that the club is keen to get him to sign a new deal.  Can Southampton Get Automatic Promotion Even With The Points Deduction Southampton When Saints were handed a 4 point deduction for this season in the aftermath of Spygate, many believed that this would spell the end of any hope of automatic promotion this season, however this might well turn out not to be the case.  Swansea City : Matos gets all confused amid Ross Stewart issue Swansea City The mainstream media – who have been sitting on their hands, seemingly unaware of the situation surrounding Ross Stewart’s removal from the squad for the West Ham game nine days ago – are a cumbersome and pretty sad collection of so-called journalists.  Stats magic! Kone’s record breaking hat trick – Column Queens Park Rangers Richard Kone’s season suddenly burst into life on Saturday with a hat trick inside the first 14 minutes of the 5-0 win against Swansea – Jack Supple sets the remarkable feat in context.  Southampton V West Ham United The Verdict Southampton Saints went out and made a statement by beating the Hammers, however although this was a battling performance, it was a great one, but it was all about the result, not the way in which it was achieved.  Stormy Stalemate as Leeds and Sunderland Share the Spoils Leeds United The wind was probably the man of the match, as Leeds and Sunderland battled to a hard-fought draw in the difficult conditions.  C'était formidable – Report Queens Park Rangers Perhaps Julien Stéphan’s finest hour so far as QPR manager, as his team swiftly and ruthlessly deconstructs league leader Swansea City – a 5-0 victory against a side that had only conceded eight goals in total all season.  The Saints Adam - Not Going to the Match Day Vlog Saints Hammer West Ham Southampton Away games are out of reach for Adam at the moment (but in the pipeline) and if we had been given a home match for Saturday 24th October 2026, he may not have attended the event he created. |
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