Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Southampton and Everton. The first-division clash scheduled for 7:45 a.m. ET will be held at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton and can be live streamed here free.
Though Everton enter today's match trailing Arsenal by one point for the final UEFA Champions League spot, manager Roberto Martinez is confident his side will be able to capture it. For the former Wigan Athletic boss, it's a race to 75 points (h/t to the Independent). "I think it is fair to say, just looking at the last 15 years or so, fourth place is well below 76 points," said Martinez, whose side currently have 69 points.
"There has only been one season where you have needed 76 points for that [fourth] and on average it's always been a lot less points. You don't go far wrong when you look at the points tally. We are well aware anything around 72 to 75 points is Champions League football, so we are desperate to try to make sure we get that," he added.
"It doesn't matter who you are playing against or who you are fighting against to get into that fourth spot. It's always the points tally that matters."
"I will go as far to say if you get nine points and you don't get into the Champions League, you can be proud and very happy any way."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Southampton's Adam Lallana has had a breakout season for the club. The 25-year-old has tripled his goalscoring efforts from last season, carrying nine goals and six assists into today's match.
Southampton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Boruc; Shaw, Fonte, Lovren, Clyne; Wanyama, Schneiderlin; Lallana, Davis, Ward; Lambert
Everton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Howard; Baines, Alcaraz, Stones, Coleman; Barry, McCarthy; Naismith, Barkley, Deulofeu; Lukaku
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Liverpool |
35 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
96 |
44 |
52 |
80 |
|||
|
2 |
Chelsea |
35 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
67 |
26 |
41 |
75 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
34 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
91 |
35 |
56 |
74 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
35 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
62 |
41 |
21 |
70 |
|||
|
5 |
Everton |
35 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
57 |
34 |
23 |
69 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
35 |
19 |
6 |
10 |
51 |
49 |
2 |
63 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
34 |
17 |
6 |
11 |
56 |
40 |
16 |
57 |
|||
|
8 |
Southampton |
35 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
50 |
45 |
5 |
49 |
|||
|
9 |
Newcastle United |
35 |
14 |
4 |
17 |
39 |
54 |
-15 |
46 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
35 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
39 |
49 |
-10 |
44 |
|||
|
11 |
Crystal Palace |
35 |
13 |
4 |
18 |
28 |
41 |
-13 |
43 |
|||
|
12 |
West Ham United |
35 |
10 |
7 |
18 |
38 |
48 |
-10 |
37 |
|||
|
13 |
Swansea City |
35 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
47 |
51 |
-4 |
36 |
|||
|
14 |
Hull City |
34 |
10 |
6 |
18 |
34 |
43 |
-9 |
36 |
|||
|
15 |
Aston Villa |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
35 |
49 |
-14 |
35 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
34 |
6 |
15 |
13 |
41 |
54 |
-13 |
33 |
|||
|
17 |
Norwich City |
35 |
8 |
8 |
19 |
28 |
56 |
-28 |
32 |
|||
|
18 |
Cardiff City |
35 |
7 |
9 |
19 |
31 |
65 |
-34 |
30 |
|||
|
19 |
Fulham |
35 |
9 |
3 |
23 |
35 |
77 |
-42 |
30 |
|||
|
20 |
Sunderland |
34 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
33 |
57 |
-24 |
29 |
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