In a match with few chances, Southampton and West Ham played to a goalless draw.
With this result, the locals have three points and remain in the middle of the standings, while the visitors have eight points, and for now remain as runners-up.
In the fifth round of the Premier League, the Saints will visit Manchester City next Saturday and the Hammers will host Manchester United the following Sunday.
For his part, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Southampton's coach, spoke about the qualities of his opponent, recognizing how difficult it will be to face them: "We know the strength they have; very good individual qualities in the team, but also a very clear and efficient way of playing soccer. They have quick counterattacks, quick ball to the striker and a very dynamic strong guy in Antonio, who can decide games on his own."
Ahead of this morning's match, West Ham head coach David Moyes spoke about the fitness of his squad after the league break for the FIFA date: "It feels a bit like a fresh start, actually. We've got the lads back from international games because they've been away for a couple of weeks. I think we're all in good shape here."
Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna, Pablo Fornals, Jarrod Bowen, Said Benrahma, Tomas Soucek, Arroz Declan (C) y Michail Antonio.
Alex McCarthy; Jack Stephens, Romain Perraud, Valentino Livramento, Mohammed Salisu, Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse, Moussa Djenepo, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Adam Armstrong and Nathan Redmond.
The central referee for this match will be David Coote; Harry Lennard, first assistant; Nick Hopton, second row; Michael Salisbury, fourth official; Martin Atkinson, VAR; and Derek Eaton, AVAR.
In just under an hour, Southampton will be looking to take advantage of being at home to get their first win of the season, but to do so they must defeat West Ham, a team that is undefeated.
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Before the league break due to the FIFA Day, they didn't take full advantage of their home condition at the London Stadium, as they couldn't manage their advantage and ended up being tied at 2-2 by Crystal Palace; Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio were their scorers.
Last Saturday, in their visit to St. James' Park, they drew 2-2 against Newcastle United; their goals were scored by Mohamed Elyounossi and James Ward Prowse, who scored in stoppage time through a penalty.
On the other hand, the team coached by the Scot David Moyes has had a good performance. At the moment, they are in second place in the general table after accumulating seven points, two wins and a draw; they have scored ten goals for and five against. Besides being one of the six teams that have not lost yet, it is one of the two with the best offensive production.
The team coached by Austrian Ralph Hasenhüttl has had a difficult start, as they are in thirteenth position in the standings with only two points, the result of two draws and one defeat; they have scored four goals and conceded six. They are one of the eight teams that have yet to win this season and are the fifth worst defensively.
This Saturday morning, in the south of England, the Saints and the Hammers will face each other, playing their fourth duel of the campaign. For now, both clubs - who will be looking to achieve different objectives at the end of the soccer year - have started their participation in different ways.
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With this result, the locals have three points and remain in the middle of the standings, while the visitors have eight points, and for now remain as runners-up.
In the fifth round of the Premier League, the Saints will visit Manchester City next Saturday and the Hammers will host Manchester United the following Sunday.