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2015–16 Southampton F.C. season

The 2015–16 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 17th season in the Premier League and their 39th in the top division of English football.[1][2] It was also the club's first season in a European competition since 2003–04.[3] Southampton finished the season in sixth place in the Premier League, having won 18, drawn 9 and lost 11 of their 38 matches.[4] This result is the highest club finish in the Premier League and the highest Premier League points total (63) in the club's history.[5] Aside from the league, the club was eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup,[6] the fifth round of the League Cup,[7] and the qualifying play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.[8]

Southampton F.C.
2015–16 season
ChairmanRalph Krueger
ManagerRonald Koeman
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Graziano Pellè
Sadio Mané (11 each)
All:
Sadio Mané (15)
Highest home attendance31,688 vs Chelsea
(27 February 2016)
Lowest home attendance28,399 vs Watford
(13 January 2016)
Average home league attendance30,750

Following the end of the 2014–15 campaign, Southampton released seven first team players.[9][10] The club also sold right-back Nathaniel Clyne to Liverpool,[11] midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United,[12] and striker Emmanuel Mayuka to French side Metz.[13] Three players were sent out on season-long loans to Football League sides – Sam Gallagher to Milton Keynes Dons,[14] Jack Stephens to Middlesbrough,[15] and Jordan Turnbull to Swindon Town[16] – while Jason McCarthy and Lloyd Isgrove were sent out on loans until January.[17][18]

In the summer transfer window, the Saints made seven full signings – striker Juanmi from Málaga,[19] right-backs Cédric Soares and Cuco Martina from Sporting CP and FC Twente, respectively,[20][21] midfielder Jordy Clasie from Feyenoord,[22] defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu from Chelsea,[23] goalkeeper Harry Lewis from Shrewsbury Town,[24] and centre-back Virgil van Dijk from Celtic.[13] The club also brought in Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and Queens Park Rangers centre-back Steven Caulker on season-long loans.[25][26]

In January 2016, the club signed striker Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers.[27] Caulker's loan agreement was cut short to allow him to move to Liverpool,[28] while both Gallagher and Stephens returned to Southampton early.[29] Also loaned out were Sam McQueen to Southend United,[30] Gastón Ramírez to Middlesbrough,[31] Ryan Seager to Crewe Alexandra,[32] and Stephens to Coventry City,[33] while Isgrove's loan spell at Barnsley was extended until the end of the season.[34] In addition, young goalkeeper Harry Isted was released.[35]

Senegalese forward Sadio Mané finished the 2015–16 season as Southampton's top scorer, with 15 goals in all competitions; Mané and Italian striker Graziano Pellè finished as joint top scorers in the Premier League, with 11 goals each. Irish striker Shane Long won the fan-voted Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award presented by the Southern Daily Echo,[36] while Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk won the Fans' and Players' Player of the Season awards presented by the club.[37] Saints manager Ronald Koeman won the Premier League Manager of the Month award in January 2016,[38] while goalkeeper Fraser Forster won the Premier League Player of the Month award in February 2016.[39]

Pre-season edit

 
Southampton's lineup for the Audi Quattro Cup on 11 July 2015.

Southampton began their pre-season preparations in Austria with a friendly against German side RB Leipzig on 8 July 2015, which they lost 5–4.[40] New signings Juanmi and Cédric Soares scored their first goals for the club, while Jay Rodriguez returned from a long-term injury to strike twice in the game.[40] Three days later, the club competed in the Audi Quattro Cup semi-final against Spanish club Valencia, losing 1–0 thanks to a goal scored by Pablo Piatti.[41] Both Sadio Mané and José Fonte hit the crossbar during the game, but Valencia advanced to the final.[41] In the third-place playoff match against hosts Red Bull Salzburg, the Saints lost 2–0, thus finishing fourth in the tournament.[42]

On 15 July, Southampton faced Brighton & Hove Albion in a private match at the Staplewood training ground.[43] The Saints won the game 1–0, with Sam McQueen scoring the only goal in the final minute.[43] Three days later, they beat Dutch club FC Groningen 3–0 thanks to goals from captain Fonte, Mané and Graziano Pellè.[44] They later beat Quick '20 10–0 on 21 July, with goals including hat-tricks from Pellè and Rodriguez.[45] The Saints won their last match in the Netherlands on 23 July, beating Feyenoord 3–0 with goals from Pellè, Maya Yoshida and Juanmi.[46]

The club finished their pre-season preparations at St Mary's Stadium against Spanish side RCD Espanyol on 2 August.[47] The hosts went 1–0 down early on through a goal by Salva Sevilla, but equalised through Rodriguez in the last five minutes to finish the game 1–1.[47]

8 July 2015 Friendly RB Leipzig 5–4 Southampton Bischofshofen, Austria
18:00 CEST Quaschner   24'
Mauer   55'
Sebastian   59'
Kalmár   66'
Strauß   75'		 Report Juanmi   25'
Rodriguez   53', 90'
Soares   79'		 Stadium: Sportklub Bischofshofen
11 July 2015 Audi Quattro Cup
Semi-Final		 Valencia 1–0 Southampton Salzburg, Austria
15:00 BST Piatti   23' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,832
11 July 2015 Audi Quattro Cup
Third-Place Playoff		 Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Southampton Salzburg, Austria
17:10 BST Nielsen   19'
Oberlin   23'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,832
15 July 2015 Friendly Southampton 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
14:00 BST McQueen   89' Report Stadium: Staplewood
18 July 2015 Friendly Groningen 0–3 Southampton Groningen, Netherlands
13:30 BST Report Fonte   24'
Mané   52'
Pellè   72'		 Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 12,176
21 July 2015 Friendly Quick '20 0–10 Southampton Oldenzaal, Netherlands
18:00 BST Report Davis   1', 39'
Pellè   12', 28', 42'
Rodriguez   15', 27', 87'
Turnbull   51'
Juanmi   61'		 Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde
23 July 2015 Friendly Feyenoord 0–3 Southampton Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:00 BST Report Pellè   41'
Yoshida   61'
Juanmi   83'		 Stadium: De Kuip
2 August 2015 Friendly Southampton 1–1 RCD Espanyol Southampton
15:00 BST Rodriguez   85' Report Sevilla   11' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 14,730
Referee: Michael Jones

Premier League edit

August–October 2015 edit

 
Southampton's first game of the season was a 2–2 draw at Newcastle United.

Southampton began their 2015–16 Premier League campaign at Newcastle United, drawing 2–2.[48] Graziano Pellè opened the scoring for the Saints, before Papiss Cissé equalised for the hosts just before half-time.[48] Newcastle scored again shortly after the break through Georginio Wijnaldum, but Shane Long equalised for the visitors in the 79th minute.[48] The following week they lost 3–0 at home to Everton, thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku and one from Ross Barkley.[49] The slow start to the season continued, as the Saints drew with recently promoted Watford on 23 August,[50] before they won their first game on at the end of the month by beating Norwich City 3–0.[51] Goals came from Pellè and two from Dušan Tadić.[51]

Two weeks later, Southampton travelled to face West Bromwich Albion, which ended in another goalless draw.[52] The club next faced Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium on 20 September, losing 3–2 to drop to 16th in the league.[53] Pellè opened the scoring early on, before Anthony Martial equalised for the visitors shortly before half-time.[53] A second goal from Pellè was not enough for the Saints to beat United, who scored two more through a Martial second and a Juan Mata winner.[53] The club picked up their second win of the season against Swansea City on 26 September, winning 3–1 with goals from Virgil van Dijk (his first for the club), Tadić and Sadio Mané.[54]

 
The club beat league champions Chelsea 3–1 on 3 October 2015.

On 3 October, the Saints travelled to face Premier League champions Chelsea, picking up their third win of the season.[55] The hosts took an early lead through Willian, before midfielder Steven Davis equalised just before half-time.[55] Sadio Mané took advantage of a defensive error to put Southampton in the lead on 60 minutes, before Graziano Pellè scored his fifth of the campaign to make it 3–1 for the visitors.[55] On 17 October, the team hosted Leicester City, drawing 2–2 and moving up to eighth in the table.[56] Southampton scored both goals in the first half, courtesy of defenders José Fonte and Virgil van Dijk, before Jamie Vardy scored two goals in the final 30 minutes of the match to give Leicester a point.[56] On 25 October, Southampton travelled at Anfield to face Liverpool. A goal from Sadio Mané with four minutes left of regulation time cancelled out a Christian Benteke strike and resulted in a 1–1 draw.[57]

November–December 2015 edit

To begin November, Southampton hosted local rivals AFC Bournemouth in the first top-flight meeting between the two South Coast sides. Two first half goals in quick succession from Steven Davis and Graziano Pellè secured the 2–0 win, moving Southampton up in the table to seventh.[58] The following week, the Saints traveled north to face Sunderland, where a Dušan Tadić penalty in the 69th minute (after Ryan Bertrand was taken down by Yann M'Vila) ensured the team claimed all three points, after strong efforts from Steven Davis and José Fonte were cleared from the line.[59] After a week's break, Southampton hosted Stoke City on 21 November but lost 1–0.[60] With only one shot on target, the Saints could not cancel out the early goal from Bojan, slipping down to eighth in the table.[60] Southampton picked up a second consecutive loss the following week against title contenders Manchester City, who won relatively comfortably thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph and Aleksandar Kolarov.[61] Shane Long scored a consolation for the visitors.[61]

Southampton's first game in December against Aston Villa ended in a 1–1 draw to see the Saints slip further down the table into 12th.[62] Joleon Lescott opened for Villa on the verge of half time, before Oriol Romeu equalised for the hosts later in the game.[62] The following week, they went a fourth game without a win as they lost 1–0 to Crystal Palace.[63] Yohan Cabaye scored the only goal of the game shortly before the break, with the Saints failing to pressurise Palace for long periods of the match.[63] The Saints lost another game the following week at home to Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2–0 thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Dele Alli, both within the last five minutes of the first half.[64]

On Boxing Day the Saints beat second-placed Arsenal 4–0 at St Mary's.[65] Cuco Martina opened the scoring on his first league start for the club, Shane Long scored the second ten minutes after half time, captain José Fonte scored his second of the season and Long scored a second in injury time to complete the win.[65] Two days later, Southampton lost 2–1 at West Ham United, missing out on the chance to move up to ninth in the table.[66] The Saints opened the scoring within 15 minutes thanks to a Carl Jenkinson own goal, but former Southampton loanee Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll scored for the hosts in the final third of the game to pick up the win.[66]

January–February 2016 edit

 
Goalkeeper Fraser Forster won the Premier League Player of the Month award in February after returning from injury.

In their first game of 2016, Southampton lost 1–0 to Norwich City, dropping to 13th in the Premier League table.[67] Alexander Tettey scored the only goal of the match late in the second half, shortly after Victor Wanyama was sent off for the Saints.[67] On 13 January, Southampton beat Watford 2–0 at home to move back up to 12th in the table.[68] Shane Long headed in the opener in the 17th minute from a Matt Targett delivery, before substitute Dušan Tadić secured the win in the second half with a close range effort.[68] Three days later the Saints beat West Brom 3–0 with two goals from James Ward-Prowse and one from Dušan Tadić to move up to tenth in the table.[69] The following week, Southampton picked up their third consecutive league win, over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[70] The only goal in the game came just before full-time courtesy of new signing Charlie Austin.[70]

On 2 February, Southampton travelled to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal, which ended in a goalless draw.[71] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster was named the man of the match, after making a string of impressive saves to keep a clean sheet for the visitors.[71] The club beat West Ham 1–0 later in the week, extending their run of consecutive clean sheets to five games, with defender Maya Yoshida scoring the only goal of the game within the first ten minutes.[72] On 13 February, Southampton travelled to face Swansea, winning 1–0 and advancing to sixth in the Premier League table.[73] Shane Long scored the only goal of the game in the second half, levelling Graziano Pellè as the season's top scorer.[73] Two weeks later, the Saints lost their first game in almost two months when Chelsea won 2–1 at St Mary's.[74] Shane Long opened the scoring in the first half, before Cesc Fàbregas and Branislav Ivanović scored late on for the win.[74]

March–May 2016 edit

 
Sadio Mané scored six goals in the last five league games to overtake Graziano Pellè as the season's overall top scorer.

On 1 March, Southampton lost 2–0 to local rivals AFC Bournemouth.[75] Charlie Austin had the best chance for the Saints, but the Cherries won through goals from Steve Cook and Benik Afobe.[75] Later in the week, the Saints hosted Sunderland and drew 1–1.[76] Captain José Fonte was sent off during the game for a foul, before Jermain Defoe put the visitors ahead in the 85th minute.[76] During injury time, Virgil van Dijk scored his third goal of the season to seal a point for the hosts.[76] The Saints returned to winning ways the following week, beating Stoke to move up to seventh in the league.[77] Graziano Pellè scored a brace in the first half to put Southampton ahead, and although Marko Arnautović brought one back for the hosts, they were unable to turn the game in their favour and it finished 2–1.[77] Sadio Mané was sent off late in the game,[77] although the red card was quickly overturned on appeal.[78][79]

On 20 March, Southampton came from two goals down to beat Liverpool at home and remain seventh in the league.[80] The visitors went 2–0 up within the first 25 minutes through Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, before a third goal from Joe Allen was disallowed for offside in the 33rd minute.[80] Shortly after the break, substitute Sadio Mané saw a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet, before the striker scored a first for the hosts. in the 64th minute.[80] In the final ten minutes, the Saints scored two in three minutes through Graziano Pellè and Mané to seal victory.[80] Two weeks later, the Saints lost 1–0 to league leaders Leicester.[81] Wes Morgan scored the only goal of the game late in the first half to give Southampton their first loss in four matches.[81] On 9 April, the club beat Newcastle 3–1 at home.[82] Shane Long opened the scoring in the fourth minute, Graziano Pellè doubled the lead before half time, Victor Wanyama scored the third ten minutes after the break, and Andros Townsend scored for the visitors ten minutes later.[82]

Southampton travelled to face Everton on 16 April, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[83] After a goalless first half, Ramiro Funes Mori opened the scoring for the hosts in the 68th minute, before Sadio Mané equalised for the Saints less than ten minutes later.[83] The following week, Southampton beat Aston Villa at Villa Park 4–2.[84] Shane Long and Dušan Tadić put the Saints two up in the first half, although Ashley Westwood pulled one back for the hosts on the stroke of half time.[84] Tadić and Westwood each scored their second goals after the break, before Sadio Mané secured the win for the visitors in injury time.[84] On 1 May, Southampton beat Manchester City 4–2 at home to move up to seventh in the league table.[85] Shane Long opened the scoring for the hosts, before Sadio Mané scored a hat trick to make it four.[85] Kelechi Iheanacho scored both of the goals for the visitors.[85] The following week, Southampton beat Tottenham 2–1, with both goals being scored by Steven Davis.[86]

On 15 May 2016, in their final game of the season, Southampton beat Crystal Palace 4–1 at St Mary's Stadium.[87] Sadio Mané opened the scoring with his 15th goal in all competitions just before half time to put the Saints 1–0 at the break.[87] Graziano Pellè came on as a substitute in the second half and doubled the scoreline in the 61st minute, before former Southampton midfielder Jason Puncheon pulled one back for Palace.[87] Defender Ryan Bertrand scored his only goal of the season in a penalty kick in the 75th minute, before Steven Davis finished the scoring in the final five minutes of normal time to complete the win.[87] The win, as well as results in other matches, saw Southampton move up to fifth in the Premier League table and secure a return to the UEFA Europa League the following season.[87] Manchester United later won their final rescheduled fixture 3–1 against AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford two days, finalising Southampton's league position for the 2015–16 Premier League season at a club-record sixth.[88]

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Manchester City 38 19 9 10 71 41 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 49 35 +14 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Southampton 38 18 9 11 59 41 +18 63
7 West Ham United 38 16 14 8 65 51 +14 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
8 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[89]
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup. As they had also qualified by their virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Southampton.
  2. ^ Manchester City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Football League Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the League Cup winners was passed to the next best-placed team (seventh-placed West Ham United).

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 9 11 59 41  +18 63 11 3 5 39 22  +17 7 6 6 20 19  +1

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDLDWDLWWDDWWLLDLLWLLWWWDWWLLDWWLWDWWWW
Position10161810111699887781012121212121312108776778777778766
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: BBC Match Reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

9 August 2015 1 Newcastle United 2–2 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 BST Cissé   42'
Wijnaldum   48'		 Report Pellè   24'
Long   79'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,019
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 August 2015 2 Southampton 0–3 Everton Southampton
12:30 BST Report Lukaku   22', 45'
Barkley   84'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,966
Referee: Michael Oliver
23 August 2015 3 Watford 0–0 Southampton Watford
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,166
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 August 2015 4 Southampton 3–0 Norwich City Southampton
13:30 BST Pellè   45'
Tadić   64', 67'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,573
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 September 2015 5 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Southampton West Bromwich
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,265
Referee: Stuart Attwell
20 September 2015 6 Southampton 2–3 Manchester United Southampton
16:00 BST Pellè   13', 86' Report Martial   34', 50'
Mata   68'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,588
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
26 September 2015 7 Southampton 3–1 Swansea City Southampton
15:00 BST Van Dijk   11'
Ki   54' (o.g.)
Mané   61'		 Report Sigurðsson   83' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,704
Referee: Roger East
3 October 2015 8 Chelsea 1–3 Southampton London
17:30 BST Willian   10' Report S. Davis   43'
Mané   60'
Pellè   72'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,642
Referee: Robert Madley
17 October 2015 9 Southampton 2–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Fonte   21'
Van Dijk   37'		 Report Vardy   66', 90+1' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,966
Referee: Paul Tierney
25 October 2015 10 Liverpool 1–1 Southampton Liverpool
16:15 GMT Benteke   77' Report Mané   86' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,171
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 November 2015 11 Southampton 2–0 AFC Bournemouth Southampton
16:00 GMT S. Davis   31'
Pellè   36'		 Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,229
Referee: Craig Pawson
7 November 2015 12 Sunderland 0–1 Southampton Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Tadić   69' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,781
Referee: Mike Jones
21 November 2015 13 Southampton 0–1 Stoke City Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Bojan   10' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,039
Referee: Lee Mason
28 November 2015 14 Manchester City 3–1 Southampton Manchester
15:00 GMT De Bruyne   9'
Delph   20'
Kolarov   69'		 Report Long   49' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,102
Referee: Roger East
5 December 2015 15 Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 GMT Romeu   73' Report Lescott   44' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,645
Referee: Anthony Taylor
12 December 2015 16 Crystal Palace 1–0 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Cabaye   38' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,914
Referee: Mike Dean
19 December 2015 17 Southampton 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Kane   40'
Alli   43'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,636
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 December 2015 18 Southampton 4–0 Arsenal Southampton
19:45 GMT Martina   19'
Long   55', 90+2'
Fonte   69'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,669
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 December 2015 19 West Ham United 2–1 Southampton London
17:30 GMT Antonio   69'
Carroll   79'		 Report Jenkinson   13' (o.g.) Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Michael Oliver
2 January 2016 20 Norwich City 1–0 Southampton Norwich
15:00 GMT Tettey   76' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,022
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
13 January 2016 21 Southampton 2–0 Watford Southampton
19:45 GMT Long   17'
Tadić   73'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,399
Referee: Craig Pawson
16 January 2016 22 Southampton 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
15:00 GMT Ward-Prowse   5', 35' (pen.)
Tadić   72'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,622
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 January 2016 23 Manchester United 0–1 Southampton Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Austin   87' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,408
Referee: Mike Jones
2 February 2016 24 Arsenal 0–0 Southampton London
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,044
Referee: Lee Mason
6 February 2016 25 Southampton 1–0 West Ham United Southampton
17:30 GMT Yoshida   9' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,161
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
13 February 2016 26 Swansea City 0–1 Southampton Swansea
15:00 GMT Report Long   69' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,890
Referee: Jonathan Moss
27 February 2016 27 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Long   42' Report Fàbregas   75'
Ivanović   89'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,688
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 March 2016 28 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Southampton Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Cook   31'
Afobe   79'		 Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,033
Referee: Mike Dean
5 March 2016 29 Southampton 1–1 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 GMT Van Dijk   90+3' Report Defoe   85' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,458
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 March 2016 30 Stoke City 1–2 Southampton Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Arnautović   52' Report Pellè   11', 30' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,833
Referee: Lee Mason
20 March 2016 31 Southampton 3–2 Liverpool Southampton
13:30 GMT Mané   64', 86'
Pellè   83'		 Report Coutinho   17'
Sturridge   22'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,596
Referee: Roger East
3 April 2016 32 Leicester City 1–0 Southampton Leicester
13:30 BST Morgan   38' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,071
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 April 2016 33 Southampton 3–1 Newcastle United Southampton
15:00 BST Long   4'
Pellè   38'
Wanyama   55'		 Report Townsend   65' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,542
Referee: Bobby Madley
16 April 2016 34 Everton 1–1 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 BST Funes Mori   68' Report Mané   76' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,761
Referee: Craig Pawson
23 April 2016 35 Aston Villa 2–4 Southampton Birmingham
15:00 BST Westwood   45+1', 85' Report Long   15'
Tadić   39', 71'
Mané   90+4'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,729
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 May 2016 36 Southampton 4–2 Manchester City Southampton
16:30 BST Long   25'
Mané   28', 57', 68'		 Report Iheanacho   44', 78' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,472
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 May 2016 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Southampton London
13:30 BST Son   16' Report S. Davis   31', 72' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,748
Referee: Jonathan Moss
15 May 2016 38 Southampton 4–1 Crystal Palace Southampton
15:00 BST Mané   43'
Pellè   61'
Bertrand   75' (pen.)
S. Davis   87'		 Report Puncheon   64' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,313
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup edit

Crystal Palace (9 January 2016)

In the third round of the 2015–16 FA Cup, Southampton hosted fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace on 9 January 2016, losing the game 2–1 to exit the tournament.[6] Joel Ward opened the scoring for the visitors in the 29th minute to give Palace a 1–0 lead at half-time.[6] Oriol Romeu scored for the Saints shortly after the break, but Wilfried Zaha scored a winner in the 68th minute to eliminate Southampton from the cup.[6]

9 January 2016 Round 3 Southampton 1–2 Crystal Palace Southampton
15:00 GMT Romeu   51' Report Ward   29'
Zaha   68'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,763
Referee: Lee Mason

League Cup edit

Milton Keynes Dons (23 September 2015)

Southampton was drawn in the third round of the 2015–16 League Cup against Championship side Milton Keynes Dons. The Saints won the match easily 6–0. Jay Rodriguez opened the scoring in the fifth minute, Sadio Mané doubled the lead five minutes later, and later scored a second in the 25th minute to put Southampton 3–0 up by half-time.[90] After the break, Rodriguez scored a second from a penalty, before Shane Long scored two within seven minutes of one another to increase the visitors' tally to six.[90]

Aston Villa (28 October 2015)

In the fourth round, Southampton drew Premier League side Aston Villa at home. Two second half goals from Maya Yoshida in the 51st minute and Graziano Pellè in the 77th minute were enough to defeat caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald's side, despite an injury time penalty from Scott Sinclair that made the final score 2–1.[91]

Liverpool (2 December 2015)

For the fifth round, Premier League side Liverpool visited St Mary's Stadium. After a quick opening goal from Sadio Mané in the first minute, Jürgen Klopp's side scored three goals in the first half and three goals in the second half with a brace from Daniel Sturridge, a hat-trick by Divock Origi and one from Jordon Ibe.[7]

23 September 2015 Round 3 Milton Keynes Dons 0–6 Southampton Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Report Rodriguez   5', 48' (pen.)
Mané   10', 25'
Long   68', 75'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,189
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 2015 Round 4 Southampton 2–1 Aston Villa Southampton
19:45 BST Yoshida   51'
Pellè   77'		 Report Sinclair   90' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,314
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 December 2015 Round 5 Southampton 1–6 Liverpool Southampton
19:45 BST Mané   1' Report Sturridge   25', 29'
Origi   45', 68', 86'
Ibe   73'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,592
Referee: Robert Madley

UEFA Europa League edit

Vitesse (30 July and 6 August 2015)

Southampton entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round. Their first game took place against Dutch side Vitesse on 30 July 2015, which the Saints won 3–0 at St Mary's Stadium.[92] Graziano Pellè found the net first in the 36th minute to put Southampton one up, before Dušan Tadić scored a penalty just before half time.[92] Substitute Shane Long finished the scoring late in the second half to win the game for the home side.[92] In the second leg Southampton won 2–0, therefore advancing to the play-off round 5–0 on aggregate.[93] Pellè scored again to put the Saints up in the fourth minute, with Sadio Mané doubling his side's lead just a minute before the end of the match.[93]

Midtjylland (20 and 27 August 2015)

In the qualifying play-off round, Southampton faced Midtjylland. In the first leg the Saints drew 1–1 with the Danish champions, with Jay Rodriguez equalising after Tim Sparv's opener on the stroke of half-time.[94] In the second leg, Midtjylland striker Morten Rasmussen scored the only goal of the game to ensure the Danish side won 2–1 on aggregate to eliminate Southampton from the competition.[8]

30 July 2015 Qualifying round 3
First Leg		 Southampton 3–0 Vitesse Southampton
20:05 BST Pellè   36'
Tadić   45' (pen.)
Long   84'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,580
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
6 August 2015 Qualifying round 3
Second Leg		 Vitesse 0–2
(0–5 agg.)		 Southampton Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 BST Report Pellè   4'
Mané   89'		 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Ilias Spathas (Greece)
20 August 2015 Play-off Round
First Leg		 Southampton 1–1 Midtjylland Southampton
20:00 BST Rodriguez   56' (pen.) Report Sparv   45' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,890
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
27 August 2015 Play-off Round
Second Leg		 Midtjylland 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Southampton Herning, Denmark
20:45 CEST Rasmussen   28' Report Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,481
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls.    
1 GK   Kelvin Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF   Cédric Soares 23(1) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 26(1) 0 3 0
3 DF   Maya Yoshida 10(10) 1 1 0 1(1) 1 4 0 16(11) 2 0 0
4 MF   Jordy Clasie 20(2) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 23(2) 0 5 0
5 DF   Florin Gardoș 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   José Fonte 37 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 43 2 4 1
7 FW   Shane Long 23(5) 10 1 0 1(1) 2 0(3) 1 25(9) 13 3 0
8 MF   Steven Davis 31(3) 5 1 0 2(1) 0 3 0 37(4) 5 5 0
9 FW   Jay Rodriguez 3(9) 0 0 0 1 2 2(1) 1 6(10) 3 2 0
10 FW   Sadio Mané 30(7) 11 1 0 2 3 3 1 36(7) 15 6 1
11 MF   Dušan Tadić 27(7) 7 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 2(1) 1 30(10) 8 3 0
12 MF   Victor Wanyama 29(1) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 34(1) 1 6 3
14 MF   Oriol Romeu 17(12) 1 1 1 2(1) 0 2 0 22(13) 2 8 0
15 DF   Cuco Martina 11(4) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14(4) 1 2 0
16 MF   James Ward-Prowse 14(19) 2 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 3 0 18(21) 2 5 0
17 DF   Virgil van Dijk 34 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 38 3 2 0
18 MF   Harrison Reed 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(3) 0 0 0
19 FW   Graziano Pellè 23(7) 11 0 0 2 1 4 2 29(7) 14 7 0
20 FW   Juanmi 0(12) 0 0(1) 0 2 0 0(4) 0 2(17) 0 0 0
21 DF   Ryan Bertrand 32 1 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 33(1) 1 6 0
22 GK   Maarten Stekelenburg 17 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 25 0 1 0
25 GK   Paulo Gazzaniga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
28 FW   Charlie Austin 2(5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(5) 1 0 0
33 DF   Matt Targett 13(1) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 19(1) 0 2 0
40 FW   Sam Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK   Fraser Forster 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season.
26 DF   Steven Caulker 1(2) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6(2) 0 0 0
Players with appearances who ended the season out on loan.
23 MF   Gastón Ramírez 0(3) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 1(4) 0 0 0

Most appearances edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Strt. Sub. Total
1 DF   José Fonte 37 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 43 0 43
FW   Sadio Mané 30 7 1 0 2 0 3 1 36 7 43
3 MF   Steven Davis 31 3 1 0 2 1 3 0 37 4 41
4 MF   Dušan Tadić 27 7 0 1 1 1 2 1 30 10 40
5 MF   James Ward-Prowse 14 19 0 1 1 1 3 0 18 21 39
6 DF   Virgil van Dijk 34 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 38 0 38
7 FW   Graziano Pellè 23 7 0 0 2 0 4 0 29 7 36
8 MF   Victor Wanyama 29 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 34 1 35
MF   Oriol Romeu 17 12 1 0 2 1 2 0 22 13 35
10 DF   Ryan Bertrand 32 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 33 1 34
FW   Shane Long 23 5 1 0 1 1 0 3 25 9 34

Top goalscorers edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. GPG
1 FW   Sadio Mané 11 36 0 1 3 2 1 3 15 43 0.34
2 FW   Graziano Pellè 11 30 0 0 1 2 2 4 14 36 0.38
3 FW   Shane Long 10 28 0 1 2 2 1 3 13 34 0.38
4 MF   Dušan Tadić 7 34 0 1 0 2 1 3 8 40 0.20
5 MF   Steven Davis 5 34 0 1 0 3 0 3 5 41 0.12
6 FW   Jay Rodriguez 0 12 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 16 0.18
DF   Virgil van Dijk 3 34 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 38 0.07
8 DF   Maya Yoshida 1 20 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 27 0.07
MF   Oriol Romeu 1 29 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 35 0.05
MF   James Ward-Prowse 2 33 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 39 0.05
DF   José Fonte 2 37 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 43 0.04

Transfers edit

 
Virgil van Dijk, one of Southampton's multiple summer signings, won the club's Players' Player of the Season award.
 
At the start of the season, Southampton sold Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United for approximately £24 million.
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 FW   Juanmi   Málaga Undisclosed [19]
1 July 2015 DF   Cédric Soares   Sporting CP £4,700,000 [20]
7 July 2015 DF   Cuco Martina   Twente Undisclosed [21]
15 July 2015 MF   Jordy Clasie   Feyenoord Undisclosed [22]
12 August 2015 MF   Oriol Romeu   Chelsea £5,000,000 [23]
31 August 2015 GK   Harry Lewis   Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [24]
1 September 2015 DF   Virgil van Dijk   Celtic £13,000,000 [13]
16 January 2016 FW   Charlie Austin   Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [27]
Players loaned in
Start date Pos. Name Club End date Ref.
1 July 2015 GK   Maarten Stekelenburg   Fulham End of season [25]
29 July 2015 DF   Steven Caulker   Queens Park Rangers 12 January 2016 [26][28]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DF   Nathaniel Clyne   Liverpool £12,500,000 [11]
13 July 2015 MF   Morgan Schneiderlin   Manchester United Undisclosed [12]
31 August 2015 FW   Emmanuel Mayuka   Metz Undisclosed [13]
Players loaned out
Start date Pos. Name Club End date Ref.
29 July 2015 FW   Sam Gallagher   Milton Keynes Dons 6 January 2016 [14][29]
31 July 2015 DF   Jack Stephens   Middlesbrough 4 January 2016 [15][29]
3 August 2015 DF   Jordan Turnbull   Swindon Town End of season [16]
13 October 2015 DF   Jason McCarthy   Wycombe Wanderers End of season [17][95]
24 October 2015 MF   Lloyd Isgrove   Barnsley End of season [18][34]
21 January 2016 MF   Sam McQueen   Southend United End of season [30]
26 January 2016 MF   Gastón Ramírez   Middlesbrough End of season [31]
29 January 2016 FW   Ryan Seager   Crewe Alexandra 18 February 2016 [32]
1 February 2016 DF   Jack Stephens   Coventry City End of season [33]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2015 GK   Artur Boruc   AFC Bournemouth 1 July 2015 [9]
30 June 2015 GK   Cody Cropper   Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2015 [9][96]
30 June 2015 DF   Jos Hooiveld   AIK 10 July 2015 [9][97]
30 June 2015 GK   Chris Johns   Bangor 4 September 2015 [9][98]
30 June 2015 MF   Omar Rowe   Bishop's Stortford 15 October 2015 [9][99]
30 June 2015 FW   Jake Sinclair   Froome Town 9 December 2015 [9][100]
1 July 2015 FW   Dani Osvaldo   Porto 5 August 2015 [10][101]
21 January 2016 GK   Harry Isted   Stoke City 22 January 2016 [35]

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