Southampton’s return to the Premier League also means they are back on Match Of The Day, with the performances of Russell Martin’s side coming under more scrutiny than they did in the Championship. Southampton opened the season with a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United in what was widely viewed as a display that should cause optimism given the performance even before Newcastle went down to ten men. However, defeat by the same scoreline in the first home game of the season against Nottingham Forest has not been viewed quite so favourably, as Southampton were really disappointing at St Mary’s. A sec…
