By florida 
Tonight I had some free time, so I decided to figure something out: Where will Southampton end up in the Premier League standings this month?
I wasn’t just guessing—I wanted to look at the data and do the math properly. After all, gut feelings aren’t reliable. Sometimes you think a team is going to win, but they get crushed as soon as they step onto the pitch.
So I fired up my computer, went to the Premier League website, and started checking Southampton’s upcoming schedule.
Here’s how their fixtures look:
- vs Brentford (Home)
- vs Nottingham Forest (Away)
- vs Arsenal (Away)
Reading this made me worry. Arsenal? And away? They’re a powerhouse, especially formidable at home. Southampton will struggle to get points.
I grabbed a piece of paper and started tallying:
- Win: +3 points
- Draw: +1 point
- Loss: 0 points
I even counted on my fingers, double-checking to avoid mistakes. It might seem clumsy, but it made things clearer.
Then I checked the team news and found bad news: Ward-Prowse is injured and out.
He’s Southampton’s core player—scoring goals, delivering passes, and taking free kicks. Without him, the team loses a crucial offensive threat.
Compounding this, their recent matches have seen minimal scoring, mostly one goal or none. With stalled offense and shaky defense, winning under these conditions is truly challenging.
To clarify things, I made a simple table, writing row by row:
| Opponent | Venue | My Prediction | Expected Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | Home | Draw | 1 point |
| Nottingham Forest | Away | Loss | 0 points |
| Arsenal | Away | Loss | 0 points |
Initially, I was optimistic about beating Brentford, but upon reconsideration, their recent form isn’t bad either. Southampton will struggle to win there, so changing it to “Draw” feels more realistic.
For the Forest and Arsenal matches, I see very little chance of picking up points. Especially against Arsenal—they’re formidable at home, and Southampton will likely lose.
Adding it all up, this month we’ll get at most 1 point, maybe 4 with good luck (like winning one + drawing one).
Southampton currently sit around 15th place. If they only get 1 to 4 points this month, their ranking will essentially stay put.
They won’t drop into the relegation zone, but don’t expect them to climb up either. A top-ten finish? Even less likely. Forget about European competition—that’s a whole other world.
Their problem isn’t individual performances, but utter inconsistency. Sometimes they snatch points from top teams, sparking hope; then they turn around and lose at home to weaker sides, undoing all that hard work.
This “one step forward, two steps back” pattern keeps them stuck in mid-to-lower table limbo.
I shared these thoughts with my wife. She just shrugged and said, “Oh, so when’s dinner?”
That pretty much sums it up.
Football matters, but life goes on. That’s probably how this season will play out for Southampton—no promotion, no relegation, just coasting through uneventfully.
So my conclusion is:
By month’s end, Southampton will most likely still be stuck between 14th and 16th place—no dramatic surges, no steep falls.
They’ll survive relegation, but no surprises.
If you’re a fan, just relax and enjoy the games without overthinking it. After all, sometimes just staying alive is good enough.