High-flying Southampton host Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend.
The Saints, who are up in fifth in the table, have not lost since mid-September and drew at Wolves on Monday night.
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United, meanwhile, moved up to tenth with their narrow win over West Brom last weekend.
The Red Devils have a game in hand and need to continue to move up the table.
But that won’t be easy this weekend against a Southampton side who have impressed this term.
Southampton v Man United: Date and kick-off time
This match will be held at St Mary’s on Sunday, November 29 and will kick-off at 2pm.
This fixture finished in a 1-1 draw last season with Daniel James’ opener being cancelled out by Jannik Vestergaard.
Southampton have not beaten United since January 2016.
Southampton v Man United: TV channel and live stream
The game is being broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm and on Sky Sports Main Event from 2pm.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £8.99.
Southampton v Man United: Team news
Southampton star Danny Ings remains sidelined with his knee injury while Nathan Redmond faces a few more weeks out yet with a hamstring problem.
The Saints have no new concerns and William Smallbone could return to the squad following a thigh issue.
Meanwhile, Man United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelof are doubts for the game with respective ankle and back issues.
Luke Shaw is still out with a hamstring injury while Paul Pogba’s conspicuous injury could keep him out again.
The Frenchman has not featured for United since the international break and the club have said his ‘involvement is in doubt’ due to swelling to his ankle.
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Southampton v Man United: Match stats and facts
- Southampton are winless in their last eight Premier League meetings with Man Utd (D5 L3) since a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in January 2016. However, four of their last five against the Red Devils have ended level.
- Manchester United haven’t lost any of their last nine Premier League away games against Southampton (W5 D4). Their only defeat at St Mary’s in the competition came back in August 2003 (0-1).
- Manchester United have come from behind to win nine Premier League games against Southampton – only the Red Devils themselves have won more from behind against an opponent in the competition (10 vs Newcastle).
- Southampton have won each of their last three Premier League home games, winning 2-0 each time. They last won four in a row at St Mary’s back in May 2016.
- Manchester United have won their last seven Premier League away games – they’ve never won eight in a row on the road in the top-flight before. Meanwhile, the Red Devils are looking to win their first four away games to a league season for the third time in their history, also doing so in 1913-14 and 1985-86.
- 19 of Manchester United’s 115 Premier League goals under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have been scored from the penalty spot (16.5%) – it’s the joint-highest ratio of goals scored from the penalty spot for a team under a manager in the competition’s history (level with Crystal Palace under Roy Hodgson, min. 50 goals scored).
- Southampton are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games (W5 D2), with only Tottenham on a longer current run in the competition. Saints last went longer without defeat between September-November 2013 under Mauricio Pochettino (8).
- Southampton’s Theo Walcott has scored three Premier League goals against Manchester United, with all of these coming at a different ground (Old Trafford, Emirates, Goodison Park). Only Les Ferdinand (5), Nicolas Anelka (4) and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (4) have scored a Premier League goal against Man Utd at more different venues.
- Since his debut in the competition, Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other player in the competition (24 – 14 goals, 10 assists), while only Kevin De Bruyne (74) has created more chances than the Portuguese (56).
- No player has scored the winning goal in more different Premier League games than Bruno Fernandes this season, with the Portuguese netting the winner in all four of Manchester United’s victories so far this term.
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