Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday

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Southampton Football Club can confirm it has
parted company with Men’s First Team Manager
Ralph Hasenhüttl.
First Team Assistant
Coach Richard Kitzbichler
has also left the club.
Hasenhüttl, who was
appointed in December
2018, departs having
made a significant
contribution to the
club, overseeing some
memorable results
and also playing
a key role in the
development of our club
infrastructure, identity
and playing squad.
However, we now believe
it is an appropriate time
to make a change.
Everyone involved with
the club would like to
express their sincere
thanks to Ralph for all of
his efforts, as well as the
unwavering commitment
he has shown throughout
his time as manager.
First Team Lead Coach
Rubén Sellés will take
charge of the side on
an interim basis for our
game tonight. The club
will be announcing a
permanent replacement
in due course.
Southampton youngsters Jimmy-
Jay Morgan, Tyler Dibling, and
Jayden Meghoma all shone on the
international stage as England
advanced in their UEFA European
Under-17s Championship
qualifying.
In Group 3, England saw off
Lithuania and Georgia whilst drawing
with Israel to top the table and
advance to the elite round, with the
Southampton trio playing a key part
in each game.
Dibling scored his first goals at
under-17s level with a brace against
Georgia, whilst Morgan found the net
three times during the group stage.
Defender Jayden Meghoma started
two of the three matches for the
young Lions, who are now one more
round of qualifying away from
reaching the 2023 UEFA European
Under-17 Championships in Hungary
next summer.
Southampton Football Club is delighted to
announce Ecowatt as the club’s Official Training Kit
Partner for the remainder of the 2022/2023 season.
Ecowatt will be on the
Men’s First Team, B Team
and Women’s First Team
training kits, and was
worn for the first time for
Sunday’s Premier League
match against Newcastle
United.
Ecowatt buys and
builds renewable power
stations to expand the
supply rapidly, whilst
simultaneously funding
projects that are key
drivers in removing
carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere.
Southampton Football
Club is on a mission
to be Carbon Neutral
by 2030. The club was
recently shortlisted
for the inaugural BBC
Sports Green Awards
for the work they have
been doing around their
sustainability strategy,
‘The Halo Effect’,
which saw them rise
from 18th to 3rd in the
Sports Positive Premier
League sustainability
table.
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NOVEMBER 2022
> Sat 12
Liverpool vs MEN’S FIRST TEAM
@ Anfield, 3pm
> Sun 13
Everton vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ Walton Hall Park, midday
> Sat 19
Arsenal vs MEN’S U18s
@ Arsenal Training Centre, 11.30am
> Sun 20
Blackburn vs WOMEN
@ Ewood Park, 2pm
> Mon 21
Birmingham vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ St Andrew’s, 7pm
> Sat 26
MEN’S U18s vs Brighton
@ Staplewood, 11am
Colchester vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ Colchester Community Stadium, 1pm
> Sun 27
WOMEN vs Reading
@ St Mary’s, 2pm
DECEMBER
> Fri 2
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MEN’S B TEAM vs Colchester
@ St Mary’s, 7pm
> Sat 3
MEN’S U18s vs West Brom
@ Staplewood, midday
> Sun 4
London City Lionesses vs WOMEN
@ Princes Park, 2pm
> Mon 5
Derby vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ Loughborough University, 7pm
> Sat 10
MEN’S B TEAM vs Everton
@ St Mary’s, midday
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For this Carabao
League Cup tie I am
pleased to be able to
have the opportunity to
feature a fine player who
appeared for both clubs: he is
striker DAVID HIRST...
David Hirst arrived at
Southampton from Sheffield
Wednesday on 17th October
1997 after spending 11 seasons
playing for the Owls, prior to
which he played for Barnsley.
In his time at Sheffield
Wednesday he notched up
nearly 300 appearances
and scored 106 goals.
Known as a strong and pacey
striker, he was top scorer
for the Owls in 1991 when
they were promoted back to
the old First Division. That
season they also won the
Rumbelows League Cup when
they defeated Manchester
United 1-0 in the final,
the goal scored by future
Southampton manager Nigel
Pearson. David was voted
into the PFA’s divisional Team
of the Year for 1990/91.
He played three times for
England, the first two caps
coming on the summer tour of
Australasia, vs Australia and
then New Zealand, scoring
club
factfile:
Formed
1867
NICKNAME
The Owls
STADIUM
Hillsborough
CAPACITY
39,732
2021/22
11th in Premier League
FA Cup third round
League Cup second
round
HONOURS
4 top-flight titles
5 second-tier titles
3 FA Cups
1 League Cup
recent results:
18.10.22
Paterson, Trueman
F otba l League
Trophy
22.10.22
Gregory
League One
David Hirst: the determined expression of a
hard worker.
his sole international goal
against the latter. His third
cap followed in February
1992 against France at
Wembley when he replaced
the injured Gary Lineker.
David’s career was plagued
by injuries, including a broken
ankle, but he fought his way
back into the Wednesday side
until it was reported – early
in the 1997/98 season – that
he was not getting on well
with his manager David Pleat,
and he made the move to
the south coast. He has said
that manager Dave Jones
was the reason he came to
Southampton. He soon took
Once a mainstay of the top
flight, it’s been 22 years since
Sheffield Wednesday were
in the Premier League.
Following relegation from the
top table in 1999/00, the Owls
dropped into the third tier three
years later but returned via
the Play-Offs at the first time
of asking. They were back in
League One for two seasons
in 2010/11 and 2011/12 and
returned again two years ago
despite a late revival under
Darren Moore following his
appointment towards the
end of the campaign.
Moore led Wednesday to the
Play-Pffs last term, but they
were beaten at the semi-final
stage by Sunderland, who
also triumphed at Wembley.
Expectations are often high at
Hillsborough but this season,
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Smith
League One
Southampton . Southampton .
BY Barry Webb
over from striker Mickey Evans
who, a few weeks later, moved
to West Bromwich Albion.
David would go on to have
successful partnerships up
front with Kevin Davies and
later with Egil Østenstad.
In 1997/98 David made 28
league appearances and scored
nine times, helping the Saints
to an 11th place finish in the
Premier League. After being
on the losing side on his debut
against Blackburn Rovers, a
number of happier highlights
would follow and make him a
hit with Saints fans. A week
after his first start, on 25th
October, he delighted us
all by scoring twice in a 3-2
home win against Tottenham
Hotspur; his second was a
thunderous shot from 12 yards.
A further week later he was
again on the winning side in
a 2-0 victory at Everton.
Then, on 8th November, he was
far from restrained when he
scored the fourth goal, having
been set up by Matt Le Tissier,
in a 4-1 win against his first
club Barnsley. (That’s right: for
younger readers Barnsley were
actually in the Premier League.)
At Anfield on 7th February
1998 the Saints beat Liverpool
even more so. One of the
favourites to go straight up this
season, the Owls have started
the new campaign well and
sit in third spot at the time
of writing, three points off
second-placed Ipswich Town.
Moore bolstered his squad in
the summer with the signing of
Will Vaulks from Cardiff City,
while also raiding neighbours
Rotherham United for Michaels
Ihiekwe and Smith. Further
experience was snapped up in
the shape of former Fulham
goalkeeper David Stockdale,
who arrived on a free transfer
from Wycombe Wanderers.
The Owls reached this stage
of the Carabao Cup thanks to
home victories over Sunderland
and Rochdale. Dennis Adeniran,
who was once on the books
of Fulham and Everton,
scored in both rounds.
29.10.22
Bannan, Smith (pen),
Wilks, Dele-Bashiru
League One
04.11.22
Windass, Mighten
FA Cup first round
3-2, courtesy of two goals
scored by David and one by
Østenstad. David’s first was a
penalty and his second came
from a pass by Østenstad. In
another away win in February,
David scored the only goal that
beat Leeds United at Elland
Road. It was a tap-in from an
excellent cross from – guess
who? – Egil Østenstad.
Sadly, David’s injury problems
emerged again before the
start of 1998/99 when he
injured his knee during a preseason
run. He was therefore
limited to two substitute
appearances in April 1999 and
eventually, in January 2000,
he followed medical advice
and retired from playing.
Although David only played 32
times for the Saints he had an
impact on both the side and
the supporters. I recall one fan
saying to me at the time: “Hirst
gets involved in everything.”
I wonder what he might have
helped us to achieve if he
had remained free of injury.
Following retirement he
got involved in grass-roots
the boss:
JAMAICAN / AGE: 48
David is mobbed (and Matt Le Tissier pays homage) after scoring against his first club Barnsley at
home on 8th November 1997.
football in Sheffield and set
up a business arranging for
celebrities to attend corporate
and charitable events. He
was also a matchday host
at Hillsborough, as well as
assisting their Academy, and
hosted local radio sports shows
Anfield, 7th February 1998: David scores the third goal in the 89th
minute to give the Saints a 3-2 win over Liverpool.
Often called one of the nicest man in football, Darren Moore
left his post at Doncaster Rovers to take over at Sheffield
Wednesday in March 2021. The Owls sat 23rd in the
Championship and Moore was unable to save them from the
drop, but has been entrusted with taking Wednesday back to
the second tier. A defender in his playing days, Moore spent
time at Torquay United, Doncaster, Bradford City, Portsmouth,
West Bromwich Albion, Derby County, Barnsley and Burton
Albion. He took over as West Brom boss, initially on a caretaker
basis, when they were in the Premier League in April 2018.
He couldn’t save the club from relegation and was sacked in
March 2019, when they were fourth in the Championship.
He was named Doncaster boss the following summer. Born
in Birmingham, Moore was capped twice for Jamaica.
Ten-year record:
one to watch:
MIDFIELDER / AGE: 32
– a role much suited to his
natural forthright attitude.
In April 2017 he severed links
with Sheffield Wednesday due
to the way they were treating
his son George, who went to
Belgian side Oud-Heverlee
Leuve managed by David’s
good friend Nigel Pearson. He
moved to Leicester City after
one season and since 2020 he
has been on loan at Rotherham
United, Portsmouth and
currently Blackburn Rovers.
Other players who have appeared* for
the Saints and Sheffield Wednesday
include Michail Antonio, Terry Curran,
Yoann Folly, Barry Horne, Lloyd
Isgrove, Kenwyne Jones, George Kirby,
Jim McCalliog, David McGoldrick, Jim
Magilton, Chris Marsden, Garry Monk,
Eric Nixon, Jon Otsemobor, Carlton
Palmer, Dan Petrescu, Mike Pickering,
Darren Potter, David Prutton, Stuart
Ripley, Peter Rodrigues, Trond Solvedt
and Gordon Watson.
* at least one appearance, permanent
and/or on loan
Photos from the Ho ley co lection.
Closing in on 350 appearances in a blue and white shirt, Barry
Bannan, aka “The Airdrie Pirlo”, is the man who makes the Owls
tick. With four goals and five assists to date this term, the Scot
made the League One Team of the Season for 2021/22 and won
Goal of the Season for his audacious lob against MK Dons. Bannan
was on the books of Celtic as a youngster, joining Aston Villa’s
Academy in 2004. He made his senior debut for Villa four years
later and went on to play 83 times for the Midlands side as well
as taking in loan spells at Derby County, Blackpool and Leeds
United. He joined Crystal Palace in 2013 and, and after a brief loan
at Bolton Wanderers, moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 2015.
Capped 27 times for Scotland.
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Chief Executive Officer Martin Semmens
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Board of Directors Martin Semmens, Chief
Execuitve Officer; Toby Steele, Managing
Director; Matt Crocker, Director of Football
Operations; David Thomas, Chief Commercial
Officer; Tim Greenwell, Chief Legal & Risk
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SAINTS Vs sheffield wednesday | wednesday 9th november 2022, 7.45pm
Carabao Cup third round
“I’m like
an absolute
dictionary
of knowledge
– they can
come to me if
they want to.”
17-year professional career, as he closes in on 600
matches for club and country, but a World Cup in the
middle of the season is a new one. Now the former
teenage sensation, who was thrust into the limelight
before he was ready for it, explains how his own
experiences can help Saints’ raft of young talent
maximise their enormous potential…
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SO14
06 feature
interview
22 southampton
fc women
24 saints
Foundation
26
Once known at
this address
30 sheffield
wednesday
32 Fixtures
& Results
36 the
teams

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Academy
trio star
for England
CLUB STATEMENT:
RALPH HASENHÜTTL
Southampton Football Club can confirm it has
parted company with Men’s First Team Manager
Ralph Hasenhüttl.
First Team Assistant
Coach Richard Kitzbichler
has also left the club.
Hasenhüttl, who was
appointed in December
2018, departs having
made a significant
contribution to the
club, overseeing some
memorable results
and also playing
a key role in the
development of our club
infrastructure, identity
and playing squad.
However, we now believe
it is an appropriate time
to make a change.
Everyone involved with
the club would like to
express their sincere
thanks to Ralph for all of
his efforts, as well as the
unwavering commitment
he has shown throughout
his time as manager.
First Team Lead Coach
Rubén Sellés will take
charge of the side on
an interim basis for our
game tonight. The club
will be announcing a
permanent replacement
in due course.
Southampton youngsters Jimmy-
Jay Morgan, Tyler Dibling, and
Jayden Meghoma all shone on the
international stage as England
advanced in their UEFA European
Under-17s Championship
qualifying.
In Group 3, England saw off
Lithuania and Georgia whilst drawing
with Israel to top the table and
advance to the elite round, with the
Southampton trio playing a key part
in each game.
Dibling scored his first goals at
under-17s level with a brace against
Georgia, whilst Morgan found the net
three times during the group stage.
Defender Jayden Meghoma started
two of the three matches for the
young Lions, who are now one more
round of qualifying away from
reaching the 2023 UEFA European
Under-17 Championships in Hungary
next summer.

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Saints announce
EcoWatt as
Official Training
Kit Partner
Southampton Football Club is delighted to
announce Ecowatt as the club’s Official Training Kit
Partner for the remainder of the 2022/2023 season.
Ecowatt will be on the
Men’s First Team, B Team
and Women’s First Team
training kits, and was
worn for the first time for
Sunday’s Premier League
match against Newcastle
United.
Ecowatt buys and
builds renewable power
stations to expand the
supply rapidly, whilst
simultaneously funding
projects that are key
drivers in removing
carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere.
Southampton Football
Club is on a mission
to be Carbon Neutral
by 2030. The club was
recently shortlisted
for the inaugural BBC
Sports Green Awards
for the work they have
been doing around their
sustainability strategy,
‘The Halo Effect’,
which saw them rise
from 18th to 3rd in the
Sports Positive Premier
League sustainability
table.
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NOVEMBER 2022
> Sat 12
Liverpool vs MEN’S FIRST TEAM
@ Anfield, 3pm
> Sun 13
Everton vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ Walton Hall Park, midday
> Sat 19
Arsenal vs MEN’S U18s
@ Arsenal Training Centre, 11.30am
> Sun 20
Blackburn vs WOMEN
@ Ewood Park, 2pm
> Mon 21
Birmingham vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ St Andrew’s, 7pm
> Sat 26
MEN’S U18s vs Brighton
@ Staplewood, 11am
Colchester vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ Colchester Community Stadium, 1pm
> Sun 27
WOMEN vs Reading
@ St Mary’s, 2pm
DECEMBER
> Fri 2
MEN’S B TEAM vs Colchester
@ St Mary’s, 7pm
> Sat 3
MEN’S U18s vs West Brom
@ Staplewood, midday
> Sun 4
London City Lionesses vs WOMEN
@ Princes Park, 2pm
> Mon 5
Derby vs MEN’S B TEAM
@ Loughborough University, 7pm
> Sat 10
MEN’S B TEAM vs Everton
@ St Mary’s, midday

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#32
theo
walcott
“I’m like
an absolute
dictionary
of knowledge
– they can
come to me if
they want to.”
There’s not much Theo Walcott has not seen in his
17-year professional career, as he closes in on 600
matches for club and country, but a World Cup in the
middle of the season is a new one. Now the former
teenage sensation, who was thrust into the limelight
before he was ready for it, explains how his own
experiences can help Saints’ raft of young talent
maximise their enormous potential…

08 / saints
Theo Walcott
has been a
professional
footballer for
more than half of his life,
but even for a man with
more than 500 career
appearances to his name,
the 2022/23 campaign
represents a dip into
uncharted territory.
Even to Walcott, who
arrived on the scene as
a 16-year-old Saint back
in 2005, the idea of a
six-week break in the
middle of the season
is unprecedented.
“It’s my first time having
such a short start to
the season,” he says.
“You get the odd winter
break but that’s been
in February – this one
seems very different
because you just feel
like you’re starting to
feel your fitness levels
in the right place.”
Perhaps it comes at a
worse time than most
for the 33-year-old, who
ended his 11-month
wait for a Premier
League start on Sunday
against Newcastle.
Now, after a long fight
to reclaim his place,
he’s back to square one.
After this weekend’s
trip to Liverpool, Saints
do not return to action
until Boxing Day.
“Obviously we haven’t
had some great
performances and great
results, so maybe this
is a very good time for
us to have a mini preseason,”
he reasons,
“but it just feels a bit
strange to be stopping
the season, squeezing
in a lot of games.”
The reason for the
extended pause, of
course, is the World
Cup, which gets under
way just one week after
Europe’s top leagues
draw to a close.
That brings its own
problems, Walcott feels.
“There will be a lot of
players playing games
thinking, ‘I don’t want to
get injured’” he says. “I
get it, players are trying
to protect themselves,
but when you try and
protect yourself, that’s
when you go in halfhearted
and get injured.
“You would have players
who wouldn’t want
to play – I wouldn’t
blame them.”
Bizarrely, in an
international career of 47
caps spanning ten years,
Walcott only went to
two major tournaments,
notably excelling against
Sweden in Euro 2012,
when he was introduced
as a substitute with
England 2-1 down, before

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“Straightaway
I had to
develop in
front of the
whole world,
basically. In
England, with
the media and
everything, I
couldn’t.”
Walcott
alongside David
Beckham as the
media glare
watches on
during the 2006
World Cup in
Germany.
equalising himself and
setting up the winner
for Danny Welbeck
with a trademark
burst to the byline.
But it was for his wildcard
entry into Sven-Göran
Eriksson’s 2006 World
Cup squad that 17-yearold
Walcott shot to fame,
thrust into the limelight
for a tournament in
which England exited at
the quarter-final stage
without their untried
teenager kicking a ball.
Sixteen years later, on the
eve of another World Cup,
he believes the experience
was detrimental
to his progress.
“I’ve said this in the past
– I don’t think I should’ve
gone,” he states, with
commendable honesty.
“If I knew this was going
to happen, I would’ve
said, ‘do not take this
young man. You can’t.’
“Straightaway I had to
develop in front of the
whole world, basically. In
England, with the media
and everything, I couldn’t.
“A lot of the players that
come through now are 22,
23. I was 16, 17. I was a
kid. They say that about
players who are 22, 23 –
they’re ‘kids.’ I’m sorry,
but that’s not a kid.
“A kid is 16, 17, coming
into the World Cup in a
man’s game. I had to be
there and – my wife as
well – deal with things,
like paparazzi. They
don’t get that anymore
really – paparazzi
following them around
at 15, 16, trying to get
a picture.
“I don’t think anyone is
ready for that at that
age, just leaving school,
I’d have never expected
that. If I could change
that, I genuinely would,

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but having said all that
it was a mad experience
for a family and for
myself being part of it.”
At the time of the callup,
of course, Walcott
felt like the luckiest boy
on the planet, but the
reality of that German
summer did not follow
the fairy-tale script.
“It’s weird, because I was
just going there to play
football,” he says. “That’s
all I knew, that’s all I
wanted to do, and then
not to get a chance to
play as well when thinking
I might play in the last
game – the Portugal
one – when we went to
penalties, that’s when I
thought ‘I might actually
come on here’, just for
something different,
but it never happened,
which is a bit of a shame,
but it’s just one thing
I had to live with. “
I’ve got a video
documentary of me
filming myself and the
whole thing that I’ve
kept as a keepsake
at home, so it’s quite
an interesting watch,
but I look really young,
really young – very out
of my depth, shall we
just say.”
Perhaps the nature of his
headline-grabbing arrival
on the world stage means
Walcott’s achievements
in the years that followed
lack the recognition
they deserve.
Not only a long-standing
member of the England
squad, the winger became
his country’s youngest
hat-trick scorer at 18 and
scored more than 100
goals for Arsenal, where
he won the FA Cup three
times in more than a
decade at one of Europe’s
leading clubs.
“The team
we’re playing,
Middlesbrough,
are like, ‘wow…
this guy’s
nearly 34,
he shouldn’t
be running
rings around
us.’ That’s the
standard you
need to set.”

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Back where it all began
since his 2020 return to
St Mary’s, via Everton,
Walcott recognises his
role has changed.
Whilst still desperate to
contribute on the pitch,
he knows his personal
experiences, particularly
given the scrutiny on
his life as a teenager,
can provide valuable
insight for Saints’ raft
of young players – even
more so since the club’s
summer recruitment
drive, which saw six new
faces arrive aged 20
and under, all of whom
have been introduced
to the Premier League
for the first time in
Southampton colours.
“I’ve had some really
great moments, and that
(the 2006 World Cup) is
just another moment in
my career that I’ve had to
deal with, and dealt with
in the best way, in the
spotlight consistently –
constantly,” he explains.
“I feel like now I would
have that influence, or
that experience to talk
to if, with someone
very young, it happened
again to them.
“That’s why I like being
at Southampton here
with the younger guys
coming from big clubs
and wherever. I’m like
an absolute dictionary
of knowledge – they
can come to me if they
want to. I feel like
they’re a bit scared of
me for some reason,
but I’m the nicest guy!
“I feel like I can
guide, with what I’ve
experienced, and
hopefully help them
on their paths where
they’re going to be, for
them to be better people
and better players.
“I always like to engage
with the person, because
if the person wants to
learn, they’re going to be
fine being a footballer.
“It doesn’t even have
to be football related.
If I saw something that
wasn’t quite right, I’d go
and engage them, just
check in. Sometimes
that’s all it is, just seeing
if they’re alright, or
being that loud character
in the dressing room
saying the odd thing
to help the mood.
“It’s not just me. Prowsey
(James Ward-Prowse)
is the same, Stuey
[Armstrong], all these
guys that are all quite
similar in that sense, so
we’ve got a good group.”
His influence on Saints’
youth was clear on the
pitch just a matter
of days ago when
Walcott was selected
to play for the B Team
against Middlesbrough
Under-21s.

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Saints fielded a vastly
experienced side,
including Alex McCarthy,
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
and Moussa Djenepo,
as well as promising
first-teamers Roméo
Lavia, Samuel Edozie
and Sékou Mara.
Walcott, to his credit,
scored a hat-trick in an
8-1 win. Whilst he’d
rather get more minutes
in the Premier League,
he recognises the
importance of setting
the right example – in
everything he does.
“I’ve had some games
like this when you’ve
had some players who
just don’t want to be
there, like ‘I shouldn’t be
playing in this game’, but
that’s not for me, that’s
not the right attitude,”
he says, sternly.
“I’m not a player that
would be bringing the
group down or anything
like that, because I want
the standards to be set at
a high standard. You can’t
have someone like me
coming in half-hearted
– you can’t be like that
at all. I’ve never been
like that from day one.
“I’m someone who
works really hard, and
I wouldn’t have played
in the Premier League
for this long if I didn’t
care. I do care, I want to
improve every day still,
and there’s another role
for me at the club at
this moment in time.
“You’re playing football,
you want to set the
right example, you want
to get something out
of it. I wanted to get
something out of it and I
scored a hat-trick, great.
“That’s the levels where
the team we’re playing,
Middlesbrough, are like,
‘wow, that’s the level
– we’re nowhere near
where we need to be and
this guy’s nearly 34, he
shouldn’t be running rings
around us.’ That’s the
standard you need to set.
“Like I said before, with
the younger guys coming
through and the guys
already here, just being
that presence and that
person that sets the
standard in training, in
the gym, being first out to
training – all those things.
I think it’s important
just to engage that into
the next person who
can take over that role
whenever that ends.
“I feel like I haven’t
played as much, but
I’ve played a role in
helping this young
group come through.”
What becomes
abundantly clear
throughout this
20-minute interview
is that Walcott is very
much a glass-half-full
type of character.
He warns the younger
generation about
the dangers of social
media. “I don’t see
why you need to look
at someone random’s
opinion of a game you’ve
played,” he says.
“Everyone around
this club wants you to
improve, wants to help
you, so they’re the best
people to talk to – and
your family, of course.
They’re the best people to
be around and listen to.
“I do feel like sometimes
we do start to go away
from that a little bit.

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“I still care
– that’s the
main thing. I
always have
cared, I still
care, and I’ll
continue to
do so until
someone tells
me I can’t.”
Hopefully now we can
start to engage in each
other a bit more and look
for the people who really
care and can help.”
Is he disappointed and
frustrated not to have
played more? Of course
he is, but he refuses
to sulk. In fact, he
doesn’t even feel like
he needs to put on an
act. He’s just genuinely
happy in his job.
“We play football, and
we’re privileged to play
it, and I want to be
that role model for my
children when I go back
home,” he explains.
“They want to know how
my day was, I want to
know how their day is.
I always like to take a
positive out of their day,
and even a negative to an
extent – can they turn it
around into a positive?
All these things – we’re
still breathing, and that’s
a positive in itself.
“There’s no problem
being positive all the time
– try finding a positive
somewhere in something.
“I’m coming in each day
thinking like it’s my last.
I’m really privileged to
be here, playing football
still, at this age and for
this long in the Premier
League, especially at
a really good club.
“I just look at it that
way. I’m training with a
really good young group,
guys I want to be with,
and it means a lot to
still play football. I still
care – that’s the main
thing. I always have
cared, I still care, and I’ll
continue to do so until
someone tells me I can’t.”

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sOUTHAMPTON FC
WOMEN UPDATE
WILKINSON HAT-TRICK SEALS
ANOTHER THREE POINTS
Under the floodlights
of St Mary’s Stadium
on Wednesday,
Southampton looked to
register a fourth successive
league win and a seventh
game unbeaten, while visitors
Coventry United aimed to earn
their first points of the
campaign and lift themselves
from the foot of the table.
Somewhat surprisingly given
their difficult start in the
league, Coventry stunned
Southampton exactly one
month ago in the Continental
Cup, rolling out 2-0 victors
over Marieanne Spacey-Cale’s
side at Butts Park Arena. Lee
Burch’s team were impressive
that day, but endured a
nightmare start on this
occasion.
It was the tenacity of Katie
Wilkinson alone which earnt
the opportunity, the striker
not allowing Coventry to clear
their lines – and earning her
own luck in doing so as she
came onto a bouncing ball that
resulted from her own initial
block. Without hesitation,
the striker fired a magnificent
right-footed half-volley into
the bottom-left corner from
just outside the box, blasting
her side into the lead after just
27 seconds.
Coventry were the architects
of their own downfall for the
second goal 38 minutes later,
too. Goalkeeper Eleanor Heeps
was caught napping on the
ball by Pusey, who showed
fine awareness to steal and
cut a pass back into the path
of Wilkinson. The attacker’s
initial effort was blocked well
by the recovering Heeps, but
her second was too powerful
to stop.
With the visitors pressed
against the ropes, Saints
remained ruthless, allowing
their opponents just four
minutes of respite before
further extending their
advantage.
This time it was a delicious
cross from full-back Megan
Collett which proved the
catalyst, her whipped ball
causing havoc as it travelled
Katie Wilkinson celebrates completing her hattrick against Coventry United.

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perfectly between goalkeeper
and defence. Heeps was able
to get a small touch but failed
to get enough contact to deny
the electric Wilkinson a first
half hat-trick, the striker on
hand once again to steer home
clinically at the far post shortly
before the break.
Despite creating fewer
goalscoring opportunities
in the second half, Saints’
performance remained firstclass,
Spacey-Cale’s side
dominating possession as
the minutes ticked toward a
further three points.
Even in the dying embers of
the game, the hosts continued
their search for a fourth. Pusey,
fed through by substitute
Georgie Freeland, fired a
strike goalward, but the tight,
right-sided angle favoured the
goalkeeper, who turned behind
with her legs for a corner.
That corner gave rise to one
last chance for Wilkinson
who, from a similar position
to Pusey before her, zipped an
effort across goal with power
and precision, forcing Heeps
into perhaps her finest stop
of the evening to turn the ball
around her far post and contain
Coventry’s deficit to three.
INTERNATIONAL
CALL-UPS COME
THICK AND FAST FOR
SAINTS
Following on from Ashleigh
Ward’s New Zealand call,
Southampton FC Women’s
Megan Wynne, Kayla
Rendell, Paige Peake and
Lucia Kendall have all
received call-ups for their
respective national teams,
Wales and England U23s
and U19s.
Wynne, who represented
Wales during their World
Cup qualifiers, will return
to the fold as they play a
friendly against Finland at
the Pinatar Arena in Spain
on Saturday 12th November
(kick-off 5.30pm GMT).
Rendell and Peake have been
selected for Mo Marley’s
England U23s side, who
welcome the Netherlands
in Walsall on Thursday 10th
November (7.30pm) before
taking a trip to Rome to
face Italy on Monday 14th
November (1.30pm).
Kendall, who has recently
returned from injury to take
her place back in Marieanne
Spacey-Cale’s side, will
join up with a mixed age
Professional Development
Phase squad who’ll travel to
Portugal to take on Norway
and the Netherlands on
Wednesday 9th November
at Stadium Vila Real de
Santo Antonio (4pm) and
on Monday 14th November
(1pm) respectively.
Her arrival at the club and
involvement in the Barclays
Women’s Championship has
set her in good stead for the
two games in Christchurch,
the first games on New
Zealand home soil since
2018.
Megan Wynne returns to the Wales camp
following their World Cup qualifying.

24 / saints
PATRON SAINTS
It is thanks to the generosity of Southampton’s
people, businesses and institutions that we can
run our charitable programmes out in the local
community – creating a more level playing field so people
from all walks of life can thrive. We wanted to recognise
nine of our loudest supporters, who champion our work
with their advocacy, ideas and generosity, by naming
them our inaugural Patron Saints. Their contribution to
our charity and their city this year, and across the past 20
years of Saints Foundation, has truly changed lives...
BOB TERRIS
“I’ve been supporting Saints
since 1962 and have hardly
missed a match. Having seen
the work carried out by Saints
Foundation in the community
over the past 20 years, you
cannot fail to be impressed by
the support they provide.”
CHRIS BRYANT
“I saw Southampton lift the
FA Cup in 1976 at the end of
my first season as a supporter,
and have championed the club
– and now its charity – ever
since. What better way to give
back to your city than to help
people in your community.”
RICHARD ALLEN
“Saints Foundation supports
people from all walks of life;
different ages, different
backgrounds, different
abilities. I’m proud to be a
Patron Saint for a charity
that is there for the whole
community.”

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DANIEL CLEARY
“I love this club, and I love how
they use Saints Foundation
to give back to this city. Their
work is exciting and lifechanging,
and I’m delighted
that I can give back and
support it.”
STUART DEAS
“Southampton is my adopted
home town! I’ve been in
business here 35 years and
supported Saints for 30 of
those. I’m proud to support
a charity that supports the
people of this city.”
JASON PREWITT
“I grew up here, I run my
business here, I’ve supported
this team for over 30 years. I love
supporting a local charity and
seeing where our money is going.
The work the Foundation does is
great and close to my heart.”
Our work would simply
not be possible without
people’s generous support.
Together, we’re working to
help Southampton people
lead happier, healthier
lives, and you can be part
of our mission.
Find more about how you can
support us by visiting our website.
CHRIS WRATE
“Saints Foundation is an
incredible charity that supports
people that desperately need
our help. To be able to give
back to such a charity is a real
honour and privilege.”
TINA CROUCHER
“I’ve been involved with Saints
Foundation from Day One.
Supporting this charity is the
best decision you could ever
make, as it takes the city
at its heart and goes down
every avenue of need to
improve people’s lives here in
Southampton.”
@SFC_Foundation
@saintsfoundation
@saints_foundation
Find out more about Saints Foundation at www.southamptonfc.com/saints-foundation

26 / saints
ONCE
KNOWN
AT THIS
ADDRESS
Southampton . Southampton .
BY Barry Webb
For this Carabao
League Cup tie I am
pleased to be able to
have the opportunity to
feature a fine player who
appeared for both clubs: he is
striker DAVID HIRST...
David Hirst arrived at
Southampton from Sheffield
Wednesday on 17th October
1997 after spending 11 seasons
playing for the Owls, prior to
which he played for Barnsley.
In his time at Sheffield
Wednesday he notched up
nearly 300 appearances
and scored 106 goals.
Known as a strong and pacey
striker, he was top scorer
for the Owls in 1991 when
they were promoted back to
the old First Division. That
season they also won the
Rumbelows League Cup when
they defeated Manchester
United 1-0 in the final,
the goal scored by future
Southampton manager Nigel
Pearson. David was voted
into the PFA’s divisional Team
of the Year for 1990/91.
He played three times for
England, the first two caps
coming on the summer tour of
Australasia, vs Australia and
then New Zealand, scoring
David Hirst: the determined expression of a
hard worker.
his sole international goal
against the latter. His third
cap followed in February
1992 against France at
Wembley when he replaced
the injured Gary Lineker.
David’s career was plagued
by injuries, including a broken
ankle, but he fought his way
back into the Wednesday side
until it was reported – early
in the 1997/98 season – that
he was not getting on well
with his manager David Pleat,
and he made the move to
the south coast. He has said
that manager Dave Jones
was the reason he came to
Southampton. He soon took
over from striker Mickey Evans
who, a few weeks later, moved
to West Bromwich Albion.
David would go on to have
successful partnerships up
front with Kevin Davies and
later with Egil Østenstad.
In 1997/98 David made 28
league appearances and scored
nine times, helping the Saints
to an 11th place finish in the
Premier League. After being
on the losing side on his debut
against Blackburn Rovers, a
number of happier highlights
would follow and make him a
hit with Saints fans. A week
after his first start, on 25th
October, he delighted us
all by scoring twice in a 3-2
home win against Tottenham
Hotspur; his second was a
thunderous shot from 12 yards.
A further week later he was
again on the winning side in
a 2-0 victory at Everton.
Then, on 8th November, he was
far from restrained when he
scored the fourth goal, having
been set up by Matt Le Tissier,
in a 4-1 win against his first
club Barnsley. (That’s right: for
younger readers Barnsley were
actually in the Premier League.)
At Anfield on 7th February
1998 the Saints beat Liverpool

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3-2, courtesy of two goals
scored by David and one by
Østenstad. David’s first was a
penalty and his second came
from a pass by Østenstad. In
another away win in February,
David scored the only goal that
beat Leeds United at Elland
Road. It was a tap-in from an
excellent cross from – guess
who? – Egil Østenstad.
Sadly, David’s injury problems
emerged again before the
start of 1998/99 when he
injured his knee during a preseason
run. He was therefore
limited to two substitute
appearances in April 1999 and
eventually, in January 2000,
he followed medical advice
and retired from playing.
Although David only played 32
times for the Saints he had an
impact on both the side and
the supporters. I recall one fan
saying to me at the time: “Hirst
gets involved in everything.”
I wonder what he might have
helped us to achieve if he
had remained free of injury.
Following retirement he
got involved in grass-roots
David is mobbed (and Matt Le Tissier pays homage) after scoring against his first club Barnsley at
home on 8th November 1997.
football in Sheffield and set
up a business arranging for
celebrities to attend corporate
and charitable events. He
was also a matchday host
at Hillsborough, as well as
assisting their Academy, and
hosted local radio sports shows
– a role much suited to his
natural forthright attitude.
In April 2017 he severed links
with Sheffield Wednesday due
to the way they were treating
his son George, who went to
Belgian side Oud-Heverlee
Leuve managed by David’s
good friend Nigel Pearson. He
moved to Leicester City after
one season and since 2020 he
has been on loan at Rotherham
United, Portsmouth and
currently Blackburn Rovers.
Other players who have appeared* for
the Saints and Sheffield Wednesday
include Michail Antonio, Terry Curran,
Yoann Folly, Barry Horne, Lloyd
Isgrove, Kenwyne Jones, George Kirby,
Jim McCalliog, David McGoldrick, Jim
Magilton, Chris Marsden, Garry Monk,
Eric Nixon, Jon Otsemobor, Carlton
Palmer, Dan Petrescu, Mike Pickering,
Darren Potter, David Prutton, Stuart
Ripley, Peter Rodrigues, Trond Solvedt
and Gordon Watson.
* at least one appearance, permanent
and/or on loan
Photos from the Holley collection.
Anfield, 7th February 1998: David scores the third goal in the 89th
minute to give the Saints a 3-2 win over Liverpool.

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wednesday
club
factfile:
Formed
1867
NICKNAME
The Owls
STADIUM
Hillsborough
CAPACITY
39,732
2021/22
11th in Premier League
FA Cup third round
League Cup second
round
HONOURS
4 top-flight titles
5 second-tier titles
3 FA Cups
1 League Cup
Once a mainstay of the top
flight, it’s been 22 years since
Sheffield Wednesday were
in the Premier League.
Following relegation from the
top table in 1999/00, the Owls
dropped into the third tier three
years later but returned via
the Play-Offs at the first time
of asking. They were back in
League One for two seasons
in 2010/11 and 2011/12 and
returned again two years ago
despite a late revival under
Darren Moore following his
appointment towards the
end of the campaign.
Moore led Wednesday to the
Play-Pffs last term, but they
were beaten at the semi-final
stage by Sunderland, who
also triumphed at Wembley.
Expectations are often high at
Hillsborough but this season,
even more so. One of the
favourites to go straight up this
season, the Owls have started
the new campaign well and
sit in third spot at the time
of writing, three points off
second-placed Ipswich Town.
Moore bolstered his squad in
the summer with the signing of
Will Vaulks from Cardiff City,
while also raiding neighbours
Rotherham United for Michaels
Ihiekwe and Smith. Further
experience was snapped up in
the shape of former Fulham
goalkeeper David Stockdale,
who arrived on a free transfer
from Wycombe Wanderers.
The Owls reached this stage
of the Carabao Cup thanks to
home victories over Sunderland
and Rochdale. Dennis Adeniran,
who was once on the books
of Fulham and Everton,
scored in both rounds.
recent results:
18.10.22
22.10.22
26.10.22
29.10.22
04.11.22
2 0
1 1
1 1
4 2
2 0
Paterson, Trueman
Football League
Trophy
Gregory
League One
Smith
League One
Bannan, Smith (pen),
Wilks, Dele-Bashiru
League One
Windass, Mighten
FA Cup first round

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the boss:
darren moore
JAMAICAN / AGE: 48
Often called one of the nicest man in football, Darren Moore
left his post at Doncaster Rovers to take over at Sheffield
Wednesday in March 2021. The Owls sat 23rd in the
Championship and Moore was unable to save them from the
drop, but has been entrusted with taking Wednesday back to
the second tier. A defender in his playing days, Moore spent
time at Torquay United, Doncaster, Bradford City, Portsmouth,
West Bromwich Albion, Derby County, Barnsley and Burton
Albion. He took over as West Brom boss, initially on a caretaker
basis, when they were in the Premier League in April 2018.
He couldn’t save the club from relegation and was sacked in
March 2019, when they were fourth in the Championship.
He was named Doncaster boss the following summer. Born
in Birmingham, Moore was capped twice for Jamaica.
one to watch:
BARRY BANNAN
MIDFIELDER / AGE: 32
Closing in on 350 appearances in a blue and white shirt, Barry
Bannan, aka “The Airdrie Pirlo”, is the man who makes the Owls
tick. With four goals and five assists to date this term, the Scot
made the League One Team of the Season for 2021/22 and won
Goal of the Season for his audacious lob against MK Dons. Bannan
was on the books of Celtic as a youngster, joining Aston Villa’s
Academy in 2004. He made his senior debut for Villa four years
later and went on to play 83 times for the Midlands side as well
as taking in loan spells at Derby County, Blackpool and Leeds
United. He joined Crystal Palace in 2013 and, and after a brief loan
at Bolton Wanderers, moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 2015.
Capped 27 times for Scotland.
Ten-year record:
league one CHAMPIONSHIP
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FIXTURES AND
RESULTS 2022/23
DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. TV ATT. REF. STARTING XI
AUGUST 2022
SAT 06 3PM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-4 61,732 A MARRINER BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK SALISU VALERY WARD-PROWSE 1
SAT 13 3PM LEEDS UNITED 2-2 30,815 T HARRINGTON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS 1 BELLA-KOTCHAP BEDNAREK SALISU WARD-PROWSE
SAT 20 3PM LEICESTER CITY 2-1 30,850 M SALISBURY BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU DJENEPO WARD-PROWSE
TUE 23 7.45PM CAMBRIDGE UNITED (CC2) 3-0 6,733 D ROCK MCCARTHY PAYNE BEDNAREK LYANCO VALERY DIALLO
SAT 27 12.30PM MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1 31,196 A MADLEY BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU DJENEPO WARD-PROWSE
TUE 30 7.45PM CHELSEA 2-1 31,072 M OLIVER BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
SEPTEMBER 2022
SAT 03 3PM WOLVES 0-1 30,546 J BROOKS BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
FRI 16 8PM ASTON VILLA 0-1 40,758 T HARRINGTON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
OCTOBER 2022
SAT 01 3PM EVERTON 1-2 30,510 A MARRINER BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP CALETA-CAR LARIOS WARD-PROWSE
SAT 08 3PM MANCHESTER CITY 0-4 53,365 A MADLEY BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
SUN 16 2PM WEST HAM UNITED 1-1 29,159 P BANKES BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU PERRAUD 1 WARD-PROWSE
WED 19 7.30PM BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 10,405 J BROOKS BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS CALETA-CAR SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
SUN 23 2PM ARSENAL 1-1 31,145 R JONES BAZUNU LYANCO CALETA-CAR SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
SAT 29 3PM CRYSTAL PALACE 0-1 25,130 M SALISBURY BAZUNU LYANCO CALETA-CAR SALISU PERRAUD WARD-PROWSE
NOVEMBER 2022
SUN 06 2PM NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-4 30,402 S ATTWELL BAZUNU LARIOS BELLA-KOTCHAP SALISU PERRAUD 1 WARD-PROWSE
WED 09 7.45PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (CC3)
SAT 12 3PM LIVERPOOL
DECEMBER 2022
MON 26 3PM BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
SAT 31 3PM FULHAM
JANUARY 2023
WED 04 7.30PM NOTTINGHAM FOREST
SAT 14 3PM EVERTON
SAT 21 3PM ASTON VILLA
FEBRUARY 2023
SAT 04 3PM BRENTFORD
SAT 11 3PM WOLVES
SAT 18 3PM CHELSEA
SAT 25 3PM LEEDS UNITED
MARCH 2023
SAT 04 3PM LEICESTER CITY
SAT 11 3PM MANCHESTER UNITED
SAT 18 3PM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
APRIL 2023
SAT 01 3PM WEST HAM UNITED
SAT 08 3PM MANCHESTER CITY
SAT 15 3PM CRYSTAL PALACE
SAT 22 3PM ARSENAL
WED 26 7.45PM BOURNEMOUTH
SAT 29 3PM NEWCASTLE UNITED
MAY 2023
SAT 06 3PM NOTTINGHAM FOREST
SAT 13 3PM FULHAM
SAT 20 3PM BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
SUN 28 4PM LIVERPOOL
TBC TBC BRENTFORD
ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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SUBSTITUTES
LAVIA ROMEU DJENEPO ARIBO A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, STEPHENS 45’, BELLA-KOTCHAP, PERRAUD 72’, DIALLO 75’, S. ARMSTRONG 45’, ELYOUNOUSSI, REDMOND 90+2’, ADAMS
LAVIA S. ARMSTRONG DJENEPO ELYOUNOUSSI ADAMS MCCARTHY, STEPHENS 90+1’, LYANCO, VALERY, ROMEU, DIALLO, ARIBO 62’ 1, MARA 70’, A. ARMSTRONG 61’
LAVIA ARIBO ELYOUNOUSSI MARA A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, BEDNAREK, LYANCO 88’, VALERY, ROMEU, DIALLO, S. ARMSTRONG 70’, WALCOTT, ADAMS 2 59’
ROMEU S. ARMSTRONG ELYOUNOUSSI ADAMS 2 A. ARMSTRONG CABALLERO, SIMEU, SALISU, LAVIA, DJENEPO 66’, ARIBO 66’, EDWARDS 90’, MARA 66’, BALLARD 1 75’
LAVIA ARIBO ELYOUNOUSSI ADAMS A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, BEDNAREK, LYANCO 89’, VALERY , ROMEU, PERRAUD 89’, DIALLO, S. ARMSTRONG 63’, MARA 77’
LAVIA 1 DIALLO ELYOUNOUSSI ADAMS A. ARMSTRONG 1 MCCARTHY, BEDNAREK, LYANCO 86’, VALERY, DJENEPO 73’, S. ARMSTRONG, ARIBO 60’, WALCOTT, MARA
DIALLO ARIBO ELYOUNOUSSI ADAMS A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, LYANCO, LARIOS, MAITLAND-NILES 73’, DJENEPO 56’, S. ARMSTRONG 56’, EDOZIE 73’, WALCOTT, MARA 83’
DIALLO DJENEPO ELYOUNOUSSI ADAMS A.ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, CALETA-CAR, LYANCO, LARIOS 45’, S. ARMSTRONG 71’, ARIBO 45’, EDOZIE 79’, WALCOTT, MARA 71’
MAITLAND-NILES S. ARMSTRONG ARIBO 1 ADAMS MARA MCCARTHY, SALISU, PERRAUD 60’, DIALLO, DJENEPO, ELYOUNOUSSI 89’, EDOZIE 67’, WALCOTT, A. ARMSTRONG 60’
DIALLO S. ARMSTRONG ARIBO ADAMS A ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, CALETA-CAR, LYANCO , LARIOS 79’, MAITLAND-NILES, DJENEPO 66’, ELYOUNOUSSI 66’, WALCOTT, MARA 79’
MAITLAND-NILES ELYOUNOUSSI ARIBO ADAMS A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, CALETA-CAR 42’, LYANCO, LARIOS, DIALLO 75’, DJENEPO, S. ARMSTRONG 74’, EDOZIE 74’, MARA 74’
MAITLAND-NILES ELYOUNOUSSI ARIBO ADAMS 1 A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, LYANCO 64’, LARIOS 88’, DIALLO 88’, DJENEPO 88’, S. ARMSTRONG 66’, EDOZIE, WALCOTT, MARA
DIALLO S. ARMSTRONG 1 ELYOUNOUSSI ARIBO A. ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, FINNIGAN, LARIOS, PAYNE, DJENEPO, EDOZIE 80’, WALCOTT 73’, ADAMS 73’, MARA
DIALLO S. ARMSTRONG ELYOUNOUSSI ARIBO ADAMS MCCARTHY, LARIOS, PAYNE, MAITLAND-NILES 45’, DJENEPO 74’, EDOZIE 74’, WALCOTT , A. ARMSTRONG, MARA 86’
MAITLAND-NILES S. ARMSTRONG ELYOUNOUSSI WALCOTT ADAMS MCCARTHY, LYANCO, CALETA-CAR 72’, LAVIA 34’, DIALLO , EDOZIE 64’, ARIBO 64’, A. ARMSTRONG 64’, MARA
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RUBÉN SELLÉS FIRST TEAM LEAD COACH
MANAGER DARREN MOORE
GK
ALEX MCCARTHY 1 2 LIAM PALMER
KYLE WALKER-PETERS 2 3 JADEN BROWN
AINSLEY MAITLAND-NILES 3 4 WILL VAULKS
LYANCO 4 5 BEN HENEGHAN
DUJE ĆALETA-CAR 6 6 DOMINIC IORFA
JOE ARIBO 7 7 MALLIK WILKS
JAMES WARD-PROWSE 8 8 DENNIS ADENIRAN
ADAM ARMSTRONG 9 9 LEE GREGORY
CHÉ ADAMS 10 10 BARRY BANNAN
GK
WILLY CABALLERO 13 11 JOSH WINDASS
ROMAIN PERRAUD 15 13 CALLUM PATERSON
STUART ARMSTRONG 17 14 GEORGE BYERS
SÉKOU MARA 18 15 AKIN FAMEWO
MOUSSA DJENEPO 19 17 FISAYO DELE-BASHIRU
TINO LIVRAMENTO 21 18 MARVIN JOHNSON
MOHAMMED SALISU 22 19 TYREEQ BAKINSON
SAMUEL EDOZIE 23 20 MICHAEL IHIEKWE
MOHAMED ELYOUNOUSSI 24 24 MICHAEL SMITH
IBRAHIMA DIALLO 27 25 CAMERON DAWSON GK
JUAN LARIOS 28 31 DAVID STOCKDALE GK
GK
GAVIN BAZUNU 31 32 JACK HUNT
THEO WALCOTT 32 33 REECE JAMES
ARMEL BELLA-KOTCHAP 37 34 MARK MCGUINNESS
ROMÉO LAVIA 45 45 ALEX MIGHTEN
RYAN FINNIGAN 50
DOMINIC BALLARD 53
LEWIS PAYNE 61
REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE FOURTH OFFICIAL
JOHN BROOKS MATTHEW JONES MARK STEVENS SAM ALLISON