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Despite the talk of both chairman and manager potentially leaving St Mary’s this summer, Southampton could be good value to defeat Stoke on the Premier League’s final day.
Spurs are now 2/1 to secure a Champions League place on the final day of the season after the Gunners moved back above them by consigning the Latics to the Championship/
The Sunderland manager has proven adept at bigging up his side’s fixtures thus far, but his latest showpiece occasion with Southampton looks good value at 11/5 to end a draw.
The Latics are still the shortest price to join QPR and Reading in the Championship, but all sides in the bottom half are now odds-against for relegation.
The PFA Player of the Year leads the market at 7/2 to net first against Southampton and maintain Spurs’ momentum as the race for the Champions League gathers pace
Gareth Bale’s propensity for breaking the deadlock and a big price on a Rickie Lambert goal are in the spotlight as Luke Winter assesses Saturday’s showdown at White Hart Lane.
West Brom have failed to win on their last 19 visits to the red half of Hampshire and in-form Southampton can ensure that run is extended on Saturday.
Laudrup v Pochettino and Michu v Lambert – the neutral’s fixture this weekend could just be at the Liberty Stadium and the form book suggests Swansea City and Southampton will share the spoils.