Southampton v Stoke City: Will we see Pochettino and Pulis next season?
Both Southampton and Stoke City are safe from the drop but whether Mauricio Pochettino or Tony Pulis will still be at their respective clubs come August remains to be seen.
Southampton chairman has threatened to stand down due to his power struggle with the owners and Pochettino, who Cortese brought to the club in January, has threatened to go with him. Meanwhile Stoke City are looking at discussing Pulis's future with the Potters over the next few days. The Welshman has established the Potters as a Premier League club but many believe he has taken them as far as he can.
There is nothing riding on today's game so we should expect to see some goals with both managers setting their stalls out to attack.
Southampton v Stoke City; Kick Off 4pm May 19 2013
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Josh Ben Moshe |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Apoorva Ankur |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Man United |
Peter Johnstone |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
1 |
V |
1 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Peter Holland |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Spurs |
Adam Crawford |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
2 |
V |
1 |
Panel Verdict
Home win.
Home: 14; Draw: 12; Away: 1. TBA 7.
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