Southampton will face Huddersfield Town in the league at St Mary’s on Saturday.
It’s been a banner few months for Southampton, extending their unbeaten run to 24 games in all competitions with a 3-0 home win over Watford in the fourth FA Cup replay on Tuesday night.
After a first half with few chances, the Saints took control of the game after the break, with a brace from Sekou Mara and a goal from Che Adams sealing their passage to the next round of the tournament and starring in an enthralling match against Liverpool at Anfield.
Russell Martin’s side sit last in the table, one point ahead of third-placed Leeds United and two points ahead of fourth-placed Ipswich Town.
It has been an incredibly disappointing season for Huddersfield so far, and they are currently without a manager after the sacking of Darren Moore last week.
B-team manager Jon Worthington has been on an interim basis lately and led them to an emphatic 4-0 win over relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday at John Smith Stadium on Saturday.
and former Birmingham City Chief John Eustace have been linked to the vacancy, but Worthington will be at the helm this weekend.
Sky Sports pundit Prutton believes it will be an afternoon for Southampton against Huddersfield, predicting a 2-0 Saints win.
“Southampton have taken the bull by the horns and are now on pole position behind second-placed Leicester. When you think about where they were after that nightmare run in September, and they haven’t lost a game since. It’s quite remarkable,” Prutton told the website Sky Sports.
Huddersfield broke tactics with Darren Moore last week and responded with an intestinal thrashing of Sheffield on Wednesday. It’s a wonderful result and will give them some confidence, but it’s a completely different perspective. I don’t see anyone standing in the way of the Saints now. “
It is difficult to disagree with Prutton that Southampton come into this one as strong favourites, and it is an excellent chance for them to cement their place in second.
The Saints suffered four straight losses in September, but they haven’t lost since then and it seems hard to stop them.
It was a win for Huddersfield last weekend and the game will give them a lot of confidence, but it’s difficult for them to get anything at St Mary’s.
Southampton conceded the overdue draw in a 1-1 draw with the Terriers in the other game in November, but they won all three on Saturday.
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