2014–15 Southampton F.C. season

March 2015 May 2014 Southampton F.C. 2014–15 Ronald Koeman Ralph Krueger St Mary's Stadium Premier League 7th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fifth round Graziano Pellè (12) Graziano Pellè (16) 31,723 v Liverpool(22 February 2015) 27,598 v WestBromwich Albion(23 August 2014) 30,652Southampton Performance Stats: 2014–15 https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/stats/_/id/376/league/ENG.1/season/2014/view/performance ESPN 31 May 2025 _southampton1415h _southampton1415h _southampton1415h _southampton1415h _southampton1415h FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 000000 900020 _southampton1415a _southampton1415a _southampton1415a _southampton1415a _southampton1415a 000060 000060 000060 000060 000060 _southampton1415t _southampton1415t _southampton1415t _southampton1415t _southampton1415t FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 000060 FFDD00 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 16th season in the Premier League and their 38th in the top division of English football.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/modern Southampton History 1975 to date Statto.com 24 May 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150301104100/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/modern 1 March 2015 http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/post-ww2 Southampton History 1945 to 1975 Statto.com 24 May 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150301094645/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/history/post-ww2 1 March 2015 It was also the club's first season with Dutch manager Ronald Koeman, who replaced Mauricio Pochettino on 16 June 2014.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27859958 Ronald Koeman: Southampton name Dutchman as new manager BBC Sport 16 June 2014 16 June 2014 Southampton finished seventh in the Premier League, having won 18, drawn six and lost 14 matches.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32799483 Premier League 2014-15: End of season review McNulty Phil Phil McNulty BBC Sport BBC 25 May 2015 24 January 2016 The club also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup and the fifth round of the League Cup.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30860391 Southampton 2–3 Crystal Palace BBC Sport BBC 24 January 2015 24 January 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30390346 Sheffield United 1–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 16 December 2014 16 December 2014 Following the end of the 2013–14 campaign, Southampton released six players.http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists Premier League 23 May 2014 24 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150504185633/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html 4 May 2015 The club also made a number of sales, with striker Rickie Lambert,https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27629474 Rickie Lambert completes transfer to Liverpool from Southampton Smith Ben BBC Sport BBC 2 June 2014 2 June 2014 captain Adam Lallana,https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27647888 Adam Lallana: Liverpool sign Southampton captain for £25m BBC Sport BBC 1 July 2014 1 July 2014 centre-back Dejan Lovren,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28492306 Liverpool sign Dejan Lovren from Southampton for £20m BBC Sport BBC 27 July 2014 27 July 2014 left-back Luke Shaw,https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28048866 Luke Shaw: Man Utd sign Southampton defender for £27m BBC Sport BBC 27 June 2014 27 June 2014 right-back Calum Chambershttps://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28497920 Calum Chambers: Arsenal complete £16m signing of Southampton defender BBC Sport BBC 28 July 2014 28 July 2014 and striker Billy Sharp all leaving.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28773181 Leeds United sign Southampton striker Billy Sharp BBC Sport BBC 13 August 2014 13 August 2014 Dani Osvaldo,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28664057 Saphir Taider: Southampton swap Dani Osvaldo for Inter Milan star BBC Sport BBC 6 August 2014 6 August 2014 Jordan Turnbull,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28674956 Swindon: Brad Smith and Jordan Turnbull sign loan deals BBC Sport BBC 8 August 2014 8 August 2014 Jos Hooiveld,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29022939 Transfer deadline day: Norwich sign Miquel, Hooiveld & Thompson BBC Sport BBC 1 September 2014 1 September 2014 Gastón Ramírez,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29016533 Transfer deadline day: Hull sign Gaston Ramirez and Mo Diame BBC Sport BBC 1 September 2014 2 September 2014 Jake Sinclair,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29015825 Hibernian: Dylan McGeouch and Jake Sinclair sign on loan BBC Sport BBC 1 September 2014 2 September 2014 Jack Stephens,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29018779 Transfer Deadline Day: Swindon sign Jon Obika and Jack Stephens BBC Sport BBC 1 September 2014 1 September 2014 Artur Boruchttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29282377 Artur Boruc: Southampton keeper joins Bournemouth on loan BBC Sport BBC 19 September 2014 19 September 2014 and Will Britt were loaned out.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20141023-will-britt-maidenhead-united-loan-2033707.aspx Britt joins Maidenhead on youth loan Southampton F.C. 23 October 2014 23 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141023192110/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20141023-will-britt-maidenhead-united-loan-2033707.aspx 23 October 2014 dead In the summer transfer window, the Saints made six full signings – winger Dušan Tadić from Twente,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28207701 Dusan Tadic: Southampton sign Twente midfielder for £10.9m BBC Sport BBC 8 July 2014 8 July 2014 striker Graziano Pellè from Feyenoord,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28280081 Graziano Pelle: Southampton sign Italian striker from Feyenoord BBC Sport BBC 12 July 2014 27 July 2014 goalkeeper Fraser Forster from Celtic,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28729222 Fraser Forster: Celtic goalkeeper signs for Southampton for £10m BBC Sport BBC 10 August 2014 10 August 2014 striker Shane Long from Hull City,https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28793761 Shane Long: Southampton sign Hull City striker BBC Sport BBC 14 August 2014 14 August 2014 centre-back Florin Gardoș from Steaua Bucureștihttps://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28794215 Florin Gardos: Southampton sign Steaua Bucharest defender BBC Sport BBC 14 August 2014 14 August 2014 and attacking midfielder Sadio Mané from Red Bull Salzburg.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29025087 Southampton loan Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid BBC Sport BBC 1 September 2014 1 September 2014 The club also brought in Ryan Bertrand, Saphir Taïder and Toby Alderweireld on loans.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28576393 Southampton: Ryan Bertrand joins from Chelsea on season-long loan BBC Sport BBC 30 July 2014 31 July 2014 Taïder left just three weeks after joining.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28992409 Transfer deadline day: Saphir Taider leaves Southampton BBC Sport BBC 1 September 2014 1 September 2014 In January 2015 the club signed Bertrand on a full transfer, as well as bringing in midfielders Eljero Elia and Filip Đuričić on loan from Werder Bremen and Benfica, respectively.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31103827 Southampton complete deals for Filip Djuricic and Ryan Bertrand BBC Sport BBC 2 February 2015 14 February 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30591707 Eljero Elia: Southampton to sign Werder Bremen winger on loan BBC Sport BBC 23 December 2014 3 January 2015 Midfielder Jack Cork left to join Swansea City,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31040534 Jack Cork: Swansea City finalise signing of Southampton midfielder BBC Sport BBC 30 January 2015 30 January 2015 while loan deals were completed for Jos Hooiveld to Millwall, Dani Osvaldo to Boca Juniors and Lloyd Isgrove to Sheffield Wednesday.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30988947 Jos Hooiveld: Millwall sign Southampton defender BBC Sport BBC 26 January 2015 24 January 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31456217 Dani Osvaldo: Southampton striker makes move to Boca Juniors BBC Sport BBC 13 February 2015 14 February 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31944983 Lloyd Isgrove: Southampton man joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan BBC Sport BBC 18 March 2015 24 January 2016 The loans of both Artur Boruc and Jack Stephens were extended until the end of the season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30643674 Artur Boruc: AFC Bournemouth extend loan until end of season BBC Sport BBC 31 December 2014 1 January 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30901318 Jack Stephens: Swindon keep Southampton defender on loan BBC Sport BBC 30 January 2015 24 January 2016 Graziano Pellè finished the 2014–15 season as Southampton's top scorer with 16 goals in all competitions (including 12 in the league), while captain José Fonte was named the Fans' Player of the Season.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150520-southampton-player-awards-jose-fonte-graziano-pelle-2464966.aspx Fonte the big winner at Saints' Player Awards night Southampton F.C. 20 May 2015 20 May 2015 21 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521220420/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150520-southampton-player-awards-jose-fonte-graziano-pelle-2464966.aspx dead Pre-season Southampton began their pre-season preparations with a 4–0 win over Dutch side EHC Hoensbroek on 15 July.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/15072014-report-ehc-hoensbroek-southampton-1761023.aspx REPORT: EHC Hoensbroek 0-4 Southampton Lucas Jim Southampton F.C. 15 July 2014 27 July 2014 20 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140720073755/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/15072014-report-ehc-hoensbroek-southampton-1761023.aspx dead Winger Sam McQueen opened the scoring early in the 12th minute, and Calum Chambers made it two just before half-time. Billy Sharp scored a penalty in the 62nd minute, followed by a fourth goal from second-half captain Steven Davis two minutes later. Two days later they travelled to face Belgian club KSK Hasselt, winning the game 6–0.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/17072014-report-sporting-hasselt-0-6-southampton-1766420.aspx REPORT: Sporting Hasselt 0-6 Southampton Lucas Jim Southampton F.C. 17 July 2014 27 July 2014 26 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726040848/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/17072014-report-sporting-hasselt-0-6-southampton-1766420.aspx dead New signing Graziano Pellè opened the scoring on his debut for the club with a brace in the 5th and 32nd minutes. Sam McQueen scored 14 minutes after the break and Hasselt defender Tom Weerts scored an own goal in the 67th minute. On 78 minutes Emmanuel Mayuka scored a penalty following a handball, and Sam Gallagher finished off the scoring late on. Back in England, the Saints returned to action on 21 July, travelling to face League One side Swindon Town.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/21072014-swindon-0-1-saints-report-1773111.aspx REPORT: Swindon Town 0-1 Southampton Lucas Jim Southampton F.C. 21 July 2014 27 July 2014 27 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727215505/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/21072014-swindon-0-1-saints-report-1773111.aspx dead The Premier League club largely dominated the match, although only won by a single goal courtesy of defender Jos Hooiveld's second-half conversion. Four days later, the Saints faced local Football League Championship club Bournemouth, again winning 1–0, with Lloyd Isgrove heading in the only goal of the game in the first half.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/25072014-report-afc-bournemouth-0-1-southampton-1783116.aspx REPORT: AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Southampton Lucas Jim Southampton F.C. 25 July 2014 27 July 2014 28 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728071658/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/25072014-report-afc-bournemouth-0-1-southampton-1783116.aspx dead Southampton faced Brighton & Hove Albion on 31 July, winning against the Championship side 3–1.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/31072014-report-brighton-1-3-southampton-1796592.aspx REPORT: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Southampton Williams Simon Southampton F.C. 31 July 2014 31 July 2014 2 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140802030719/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/31072014-report-brighton-1-3-southampton-1796592.aspx dead New signing Dušan Tadić opened the scoring with his first goal for the club, and Steven Davis made it two just before half-time. James Ward-Prowse completed Southampton's scoring in the second half with a long range effort, while Kazenga LuaLua pulled one back late on for Brighton. The Saints hosted their final pre-season friendly against German side Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 9 August, losing the game 1–0 to a Graziano Pellè own goal despite a number of goalscoring chances, especially in the first half.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/09082014-report-southampton-0-1-bayer-leverkusen-1816195.aspx REPORT: Southampton 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Williams Simon Southampton F.C. 9 August 2014 9 August 2014 Friendly 15 July 2014 18:00 BST EHC Hoensbroek 0–4 Report Southampton McQueen 12Chambers 44Sharp 62 pen.Davis 64 SportPark de Dem Hoensbroek, Netherlands W Friendly 17 July 2014 18:00 BST Hasselt 0–6 Report Southampton Pellè 5 32McQueen 59Weerts 67 o.g.Mayuka 79 pen.Gallagher 88 Stedelijk Sportstadium Hasselt, Belgium W Friendly 21 July 2014 19:30 BST Swindon Town 0–1 Report Southampton Hooiveld 52 County Ground Swindon 908 W Friendly 25 July 2014 19:45 BST Bournemouth 0–1 Report Southampton Isgrove 20 Dean Court Bournemouth 7,421 Andy Davies W Friendly 31 July 2014 19:45 BST Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Report Southampton LuaLua 74 Tadić 19Davis 43Ward-Prowse 62 Falmer Stadium Brighton and Hove 7,296 W Friendly 9 August 2014 17:00 BST Southampton 0–1 Report Bayer 04 Leverkusen Pellè 56 o.g. St Mary's Stadium Southampton 17,690 Mike Jones L Premier League August–October 2014 Southampton began the 2014–15 Premier League campaign against Liverpool on 17 August 2014, losing 2–1.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28730043 Liverpool 2–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 17 August 2014 17 August 2014 The home side opened the scoring through midfielder Raheem Sterling in the 23rd minute. Southampton equalised ten minutes after half-time through Nathaniel Clyne, but Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge later put Liverpool back in front. The Saints returned to St Mary's Stadium for their first home game of the season on 23 August, drawing 0–0 with West Bromwich Albion.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28816296 Southampton 0–0 West Bromwich Albion BBC Sport BBC 23 August 2014 24 August 2014 The following week the team picked up their first win of the season at West Ham United.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28906779 West Ham United 1–3 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 30 August 2014 30 August 2014 The Hammers opened the scoring through Mark Noble, but just before half-time Morgan Schneiderlin scored his first goal of the season to equalise. Schneiderlin later struck again to give the Saints the lead, before Graziano Pellè scored to secure the victory. Following a two-week international break, Southampton beat Newcastle United 4–0 at home.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29090536 Southampton 4–0 Newcastle United BBC Sport BBC 13 September 2014 14 September 2014 The Saints opened the scoring after just six minutes through a Pellè header, before the Italian striker doubled the lead in the 18th minute. Jack Cork and Morgan Schneiderlin scored in the second half to see the team move to fourth in the table. The club picked up their third consecutive league win the following week against Swansea City, with the only goal of the game coming from Victor Wanyama just ten minutes before the end of the match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29187272 Swansea City 0–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 20 September 2014 20 September 2014 On 27 September, the Saints hosted Queens Park Rangers, narrowly winning 2–1 to extend their winning run to six games.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29289926 Southampton 2–1 Queens Park Rangers BBC Sport BBC 27 September 2014 28 September 2014 After a goalless first half, Ryan Bertrand opened the scoring for the Saints before Charlie Austin equalised for QPR. However, Pellè quickly regained the lead with an overhead kick just minutes later. On 5 October, Southampton travelled to White Hart Lane to face former manager Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur, to whom they suffered their second defeat of the season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29398821 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 5 October 2014 27 October 2014 Christian Eriksen scored the only goal of the game shortly before half-time. Two weeks later, Southampton hosted Sunderland and picked up their biggest win ever in the Premier League, thrashing the visitors 8–0 at St Mary's.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29580147 Southampton 8–0 Sunderland BBC Sport BBC 18 October 2014 27 October 2014 In addition to three own goals, Graziano Pellè scored two and Jack Cork, Dušan Tadić and Victor Wanyama scored one each. In their next match, Southampton beat Stoke City 1–0 (courtesy of Sadio Mané's first goal) to move up to second place in the table.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29670448 Southampton 1–0 Stoke City BBC Sport BBC 25 October 2014 27 October 2014 November–December 2014 On 1 November, Southampton beat Hull City 1–0 to extend their winning run in all competitions to four games.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29768014 Hull City 0–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 1 November 2014 1 November 2014 Victor Wanyama scored the goal for the visitors after just two minutes from approximately 40 yards out after a misguided clearance. The following week the club hosted Leicester City, winning the game 2–0 thanks to a pair of goals by second-half substitute Shane Long, his first goals at St Mary's for the club.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29860287 Southampton 2–0 Leicester City BBC Sport BBC 8 November 2014 8 November 2014 Following another international break, Southampton's winning run came to an end with a draw at Aston Villa on 24 November.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30077226 Aston Villa 1–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 24 November 2014 4 December 2014 The following weekend Southampton hosted reigning champions Manchester City, against whom they suffered their first loss since 5 October.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30166197 Southampton 0–3 Manchester City BBC Sport BBC 30 November 2014 4 December 2014 City dominated the majority of the game, winning 3–0 to take Southampton's place in second position with the Saints dropping to third. Just three days later, Southampton travelled to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30204434 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 3 December 2014 4 December 2014 Despite their dominance, it took Arsenal until the final minute of normal time to score, when Chilean striker Alexis Sánchez converted the only goal of the game. On 8 December, Southampton hosted Manchester United and lost 2–1.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30272012 Southampton 1–2 Manchester United BBC Sport BBC 8 December 2014 16 December 2014 United opened the scoring early on through Robin van Persie; the Saints fought back with an equaliser from Graziano Pellè, although van Persie struck again later on to secure the win. After three games against sides in the top third of the table, Southampton faced 19th-placed Burnley the following weekend.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30357668 Burnley 1–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 13 December 2014 16 December 2014 Despite this, the Saints slipped to their fourth consecutive defeat when they lost to a single goal. Southampton finally returned to winning ways in their last fixture before Christmas against Everton, winning the game 3–0.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30459790 Southampton 3–0 Everton BBC Sport BBC 20 December 2014 26 December 2014 Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku headed the ball into his own net, before Pellè and centre-back Maya Yoshida scored in the second half to ensure that the Saints remained fifth in the Premier League going into Christmas. On Boxing Day, Southampton beat Crystal Palace 3–1.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30544147 Crystal Palace 1–3 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 26 December 2014 26 December 2014 Sadio Mané opened the scoring after 17 minutes, Ryan Bertrand scored a second shortly after the break and Toby Alderweireld scored his first of the season just five minutes later. Scott Dann scored Palace's consolation goal. Two days later, the Saints hosted leaders Chelsea and held them to a 1–1 draw.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30566736 Southampton 1–1 Chelsea BBC Sport 28 December 2014 28 December 2014 Mané scored for the second consecutive match to open the scoring for the Saints, before Eden Hazard scored just before the break to equalise for the visitors. January–February 2015 Southampton started 2015 with a win, beating fifth-placed Arsenal 2–0 to remain fourth.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30600817 Southampton 2–0 Arsenal BBC Sport BBC 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 The Saints opened the scoring after 34 minutes through Sadio Mané, before Dušan Tadić doubled the lead later on. Ten days later, the club beat Manchester United to move back up to third.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30670763 Manchester United 0–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 11 January 2015 14 February 2015 Substitute Dušan Tadić scored shortly after his introduction in the second half to pick up the win. The following week, Southampton secured their unbeaten month of league fixtures when they beat Newcastle United to extend their unbeaten run to eight games.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30758387 Newcastle United 1–2 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 17 January 2015 14 February 2015 Eljero Elia scored his first goal for the club early on, however Newcastle equalised through Yoan Gouffran. Elia doubled his tally in the second half to give Southampton the win. On 1 February Southampton suffered their first defeat since before Christmas when they lost 1–0 to Swansea City.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30971834 Southampton 0–1 Swansea City BBC Sport BBC 1 February 2015 14 February 2015 Jonjo Shelvey scored the only goal of the game from the edge of the penalty area late in the second half to win the match for the Swans. The following week, the Saints narrowly beat manager-less Queens Park Rangers by a single late goal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31071178 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 7 February 2015 14 February 2015 After long periods of attacking play, Sadio Mané finally scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time at the end of the game. The club hosted West Ham United on 11 February, with the game ending as a goalless draw.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31124632 Southampton 0–0 West Ham United BBC Sport BBC 11 February 2015 14 February 2015 On 22 February, Liverpool beat Southampton 2–0 with goals from Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31476003 Southampton 0–2 Liverpool BBC Sport BBC 22 February 2015 22 February 2015 which was followed for the Saints by a 1–0 loss to 14th-placed West Bromwich Albion the following week due to an early Saido Berahino goal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31562857 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 1 March 2015 5 March 2015 March–April 2015 After three league games without scoring, on 3 March Southampton beat Crystal Palace by a single goal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31598153 Southampton 1–0 Crystal Palace BBC Sport BBC 1 March 2015 5 March 2015 The goal came as a result of a James Ward-Prowse setup for Sadio Mané in the 83rd minute. Twelve days later, the Saints faced league leaders Chelsea, extending their unbeaten run to two games with a 1–1 draw.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31785733 Chelsea 1–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 Diego Costa opened the scoring in the 11th minute, but the hosts didn't manage to keep the lead for long as Dušan Tadić scored a penalty just eight minutes later. On 21 March, Southampton beat Burnley 2–0.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31882965 Southampton 2–0 Burnley BBC Sport BBC 21 March 2015 22 March 2015 In the 37th minute Shane Long scored from close range, and in the second half Clarets captain Jason Shackell scored an own goal to double the scoreline. On 4 April the Saints lost 1–0 away to Everton, the only goal of the game coming from defender Phil Jagielka.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32098123 Everton 1–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 4 April 2015 4 April 2015 The club picked up a 2–0 win over Hull City the following week, with goals coming from James Ward-Prowse and Graziano Pellè (his first goal since December).https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32179964 Southampton 2–0 Hull BBC Sport BBC 11 April 2015 12 April 2015 Southampton began a poor run of form at Stoke City on 18 April, losing 2–1 to the fellow mid-table side.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32262295 Stoke City 2–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 18 April 2015 24 January 2016 Morgan Schneiderlin opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half, but goals from Mame Biram Diouf and Charlie Adam in the second left Saints in sixth place. The following week, the Saints were held to a 2–2 draw by Tottenham Hotspur.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32363003 Southampton 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur BBC Sport BBC 25 April 2015 24 January 2016 Two goals from Graziano Pellè were cancelled out by Erik Lamela and Nacer Chadli. Southampton continued their poor form with a 2–1 loss to Sunderland on 2 May.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32460246 Sunderland 2–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 2 May 2015 24 January 2016 Sadio Mané equalised Jordi Gómez's 21st-minute penalty quickly, but a second penalty for the Sunderland midfielder gave the home side the win. The Saints lost again the following week at Leicester City, with two first-half goals from Riyad Mahrez keeping the visitors from moving further up the Premier League table.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32561831 Leicester City 2–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 9 May 2015 24 January 2016 Southampton picked up their final win in the penultimate game of the season, beating struggling Aston Villa 6–1 at St Mary's.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32670819 Southampton 6–1 Aston Villa BBC Sport BBC 16 May 2015 24 January 2016 Sadio Mané opened the scoring with the fastest Premier League hat-trick in history in the first 16 minutes, before Shane Long (two) and Graziano Pellè completed the scoring. The club missed out on sixth place in the table on the final day of the season when they lost 2–0 to second-placed Manchester City, with goals coming from Frank Lampard and Sergio Agüero.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32770812 Manchester City 2–0 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 24 May 2015 24 January 2016 League table SOU Results summary 11 4 4 37 13 7 2 10 17 20 25 May 2015 Premier League May 2015 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A Result L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/L/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/W/D/W/L/W/L/D/L/L/W/L Position 14/13/5/4/2/2/3/3/2/2/2/2/3/3/5/5/5/4/4/4/3/3/4/3/4/5/5/5/6/6/6/5/6/7/7/7/7/7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 25 May 2015 statto.com May 2015 Match results 1 17 August 2014 13:30 BST Liverpool 2–1 Report Southampton Sterling 23Sturridge 79 Clyne 56 Anfield Liverpool 44,736 Mark Clattenburg L 2 23 August 2014 15:00 BST Southampton 0–0 Report West Bromwich Albion St Mary's Stadium Southampton 27,598 Roger East D 3 30 August 2014 15:00 BST West Ham United 1–3 Report Southampton Noble 27 Schneiderlin 45 68Pellè 83 Boleyn Ground London 34,907 Mike Dean W 4 13 September 2014 15:00 BST Southampton 4–0 Report Newcastle United Pellè 6 19Cork 54Schneiderlin 90 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 29,678 Chris Foy W 5 20 September 2014 15:00 BST Swansea City 0–1 Report Southampton Wanyama 80 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,596 Jonathan Moss W 6 27 September 2014 15:00 BST Southampton 2–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Bertrand 54Pellè 68 Austin 66 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 30,504 Mark Clattenburg W 7 5 October 2014 14:05 BST Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Report Southampton Eriksen 40 White Hart Lane London 35,564 Mike Jones L 8 18 October 2014 15:00 BST Southampton 8–0 Report Sunderland Vergini 12 o.g.Pellè 18 69Cork 37Bridcutt 63 o.g.Tadić 78Wanyama 79Van Aanholt 86 o.g. St Mary's Stadium Southampton 29,615 Andre Marriner W 9 25 October 2014 15:00 BST Southampton 1–0 Report Stoke City Mané 33 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 30,017 Jonathan Moss W 10 1 November 2014 15:00 GMT Hull City 0–1 Report Southampton Wanyama 3 KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 22,828 Martin Atkinson W 11 8 November 2014 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Leicester City Long 75 80 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,297 Michael Oliver W 12 24 November 2014 20:00 GMT Aston Villa 1–1 Report Southampton Agbonlahor 29 Clyne 81 Villa Park Birmingham 25,311 Phil Dowd D 13 30 November 2014 13:30 GMT Southampton 0–3 Report Manchester City Touré 51Lampard 80Clichy 88 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 30,919 Mike Jones L 14 3 December 2014 19:45 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Report Southampton Sánchez 89 Emirates Stadium London 60,025 Andre Marriner L 15 8 December 2014 20:00 GMT Southampton 1–2 Report Manchester United Pellè 31 Van Persie 12 71 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,420 Kevin Friend L 16 13 December 2014 15:00 GMT Burnley 1–0 Report Southampton Barnes 73 Turf Moor Burnley Mark Clattenburg L 17 20 December 2014 15:00 GMT Southampton 3–0 Report Everton Lukaku 38 o.g.Pellè 65Yoshida 82 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,475 Jonathan Moss W 18 26 December 2014 15:00 GMT Crystal Palace 1–3 Report Southampton Dann 86 Mané 17Bertrand 48Alderweireld 53 Selhurst Park London 24,565 Mike Dean W 19 28 December 2014 14:05 GMT Southampton 1–1 Report Chelsea Mané 17 Hazard 45 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,641 Anthony Taylor D 20 1 January 2015 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Arsenal Mané 34Tadić 56 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,492 Craig Pawson W 21 11 January 2015 16:00 GMT Manchester United 0–1 Report Southampton Tadić 69 Old Trafford Manchester 75,395 Phil Dowd W 22 17 January 2015 17:30 GMT Newcastle United 1–2 Report Southampton Gouffran 29 Elia 14 62 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 49,307 Robert Madley W 23 1 February 2015 16:00 GMT Southampton 0–1 Report Swansea City Shelvey 83 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 30,943 Michael Oliver L 24 7 February 2015 15:00 GMT Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Report Southampton Mané 90+3 Loftus Road London 18,082 Roger East W 25 11 February 2015 19:45 GMT Southampton 0–0 Report West Ham United St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,241 Craig Pawson D 26 22 February 2015 16:15 GMT Southampton 0–2 Report Liverpool Coutinho 3Sterling 73 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,723 Kevin Friend L 27 28 February 2015 15:00 GMT West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report Southampton Berahino 2 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,303 Phil Dowd L 28 3 March 2015 19:45 GMT Southampton 1–0 Report Crystal Palace Mané 83 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 28,351 Martin Atkinson W 29 15 March 2015 13:30 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Southampton Costa 11 Tadić 19 pen. Stamford Bridge London 41,624 Mike Dean D 30 21 March 2015 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Burnley Long 37Shackell 58 o.g. St Mary's Stadium Southampton 30,864 Roger East W 31 4 April 2015 15:00 GMT Everton 1–0 Report Southampton Jagielka 16 Goodison Park Liverpool 39,390 Roger East L 32 11 April 2015 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Hull City Ward-Prowse 56 pen. Pellè 81 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 30,359 Kevin Friend W 33 18 April 2015 14:00 GMT Stoke City 2–1 Report Southampton Diouf 47Adam 84 Schneiderlin 22 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 26,467 Mark Clattenburg L 34 25 April 2015 12:45 BST Southampton 2–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Pellè 29 65 Lamela 43Chadli 70 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,622 Jonathan Moss D 35 2 May 2015 14:00 BST Sunderland 2–1 Report Southampton Gómez 21 pen. 55 pen. Mané 22 Stadium of Light Sunderland 39,613 Mike Jones L 36 9 May 2015 15:00 BST Leicester City 2–0 Report Southampton Mahrez 7 19 King Power Stadium Leicester 31,939 Roger East L 37 16 May 2015 12:45 BST Southampton 6–1 Report Aston Villa Mané 13 14 16Long 26 38Pellè 81 Benteke 45+3 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,636 Robert Madley W 38 24 May 2015 15:00 BST Manchester City 2–0 Report Southampton Lampard 31Agüero 88 Eithad Stadium Manchester 45,919 Chris Foy L FA Cup Ipswich Town (4 and 14 January 2015) In the third round of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Southampton were drawn against Championship side Ipswich Town.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30614335 Southampton 1–1 Ipswich Town BBC Sport BBC 4 January 2015 4 January 2015 The lower league visitors opened the scoring within 20 minutes courtesy of a Darren Ambrose header, although within 15 minutes Morgan Schneiderlin equalised for the Saints. The replay took place ten days later, with Southampton winning 1–0 thanks to a Shane Long goal in the first half to progress to the fourth round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30706038 Ipswich Town 0–1 Ipswich Town BBC Sport BBC 14 January 2015 14 January 2015 Crystal Palace (24 January 2015) Ten days after the third round replay, the Saints faced Crystal Palace in the fourth round, losing 3–2. All five goals were scored in the first half, with Graziano Pellè opening the scoring after nine minutes, only to be cancelled out by Marouane Chamakh's strike just two minutes later. A 16th-minute own goal from Scott Dann put Southampton back on top five minutes later, but within another five minutes Palace had equalised through Yaya Sanogo. Chamakh scored the winner six minutes before half-time. Round 3 4 January 2015 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–1 Report Ipswich Town Schneiderlin 33 Ambrose 19 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,201 Martin Atkinson D Round 3 replay 14 January 2015 19:55 GMT Ipswich Town 0–1 Report Southampton Long 19 Portman Road Ipswich 27,923 Graham Scott W Round 4 24 January 2015 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–3 Report Crystal Palace Pellè 9Dann 16 o.g. Chamakh 11 39Sanogo 21 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,320 Jonathan Moss L League Cup Millwall (26 August 2014) Southampton entered the 2014–15 League Cup in the second round, first facing Championship side Millwall.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28847807 Millwall 0–1 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 26 August 2014 26 August 2014 The Saints won the game 2–0, with Jack Cork and Graziano Pellè scoring their respective first goals for the club to send Southampton through to the third round. Arsenal (23 September 2014) In the third round, Southampton faced fellow Premier League side Arsenal, winning 2–1 to advance to the fourth round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29216769 Arsenal 1–2 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 23 September 2014 23 September 2014 Alexis Sánchez opened the scoring for the hosts in the 14th minute with a free kick, before Dušan Tadić scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot. Nathaniel Clyne scored the second with a strike from outside the area. Stoke City (29 October 2014) Southampton faced Stoke City in the fourth round, winning 3–2 to advance to the fifth round for the first time in ten years.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29718448 Stoke City 2–3 Southampton BBC Sport BBC 29 October 2014 29 October 2014 Graziano Pellè opened the scoring early on to put the Saints ahead, before Shane Long scored his first goal for the club on 30 minutes to double their lead. Early in the second half, Steven Nzonzi pulled one back for the hosts, and Mame Biram Diouf equalised for the Potters in the last ten minutes. The visitors' top scorer Pellè struck again later to secure the win. Sheffield United (16 December 2014) In the fifth round, Southampton travelled to face Sheffield United, losing 1–0 to the League One side to be eliminated from the tournament. Scottish striker Marc McNulty scored the only goal of the game in the second half. Round 2 26 August 2014 19:45 BST Millwall 0–2 Report Southampton Cork 53Pellè 90+3 The Den London 6,014 Dean Whitestone W Round 3 23 September 2014 19:45 BST Arsenal 1–2 Report Southampton Sánchez 14 Tadić 20 pen.Clyne 40 Emirates Stadium London 59,621 Keith Stroud W Round 4 29 October 2014 19:45 GMT Stoke City 2–3 Report Southampton Nzonzi 49Diouf 82 Pellè 6 88Long 30 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 16,340 Lee Mason W Round 5 16 December 2014 19:45 GMT Sheffield United 1–0 Report Southampton McNulty 63 Bramall Lane Sheffield 21,906 Chris Foy L Squad statistics No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. Goals13px13px1GKENGKelvin Davis6(1)000006(1)0002DFENGNathaniel Clyne3522041413603DFJPNMaya Yoshida18(4)1001019(4)1304MFFRAMorgan Schneiderlin24(2)4113028(2)5715DFROMFlorin Gardoș5(5)0303011(5)0216DFPORJosé Fonte3703040440807FWIRLShane Long16(16)52(1)13(1)121(18)7208MFNIRSteven Davis32(3)02(1)03037(4)0309FWENGJay Rodriguez000000000010MFSENSadio Mané24(6)10002026(6)106011MFSRBDušan Tadić24(7)4302(1)129(8)52012MFKENVictor Wanyama26(6)3204032(6)312015MFSRBFilip Đuričić3(6)000003(6)01016MFENGJames Ward-Prowse16(9)1302021(9)10117DFBELToby Alderweireld261000(2)026(2)13019FWITAGraziano Pellè37(1)122(1)13342(2)169021DFENGRyan Bertrand342301(1)038(1)23122MFNEDEljero Elia9(7)2100010(7)22023GKENGFraser Forster30030403702024FWZAMEmmanuel Mayuka0(5)0000(1)00(6)00025GKARGPaulo Gazzaniga200000200027MFWALLloyd Isgrove0(1)00(1)01(1)01(3)00028MFENGHarrison Reed5(4)010006(4)00032DFENGJason McCarthy0(1)000000(1)00033DFENGMatt Targett3(3)01(1)0408(4)03034MFENGJake Flannigan000000000037MFENGOmar Rowe000000000038MFENGSam McQueen000000000040FWENGSam Gallagher000000000041GKUSACody Cropper000000000042MFENGJake Hesketh1(1)000001(1)01043GKGIBWill Britt000000000044GKNIRChris Johns000000000045FWENGRyan Seager0(1)00(1)0000(2)00046MFENGDominic Gape0(1)000000(1)000Players with appearances who left before the end of the season18MFENGJack Cork5(7)2100(2)16(9)300Players with appearances who spent the whole season out on loan10MFURUGastón Ramírez0(1)0000(1)00(2)000 Most appearances Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesTotal Total appearances1DFPORJosé Fonte370304044044FWITAGraziano Pellè3712130422443DFENGNathaniel Clyne350204041041MFNIRSteven Davis3132130374415DFENGRyan Bertrand340301138139FWIRLShane Long161621312118397MFKENVictor Wanyama2662040326388GKENGFraser Forster300304037037MFSRBDušan Tadić24730212983710MFSENSadio Mané246002026632 Top goalscorers Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGPG Goals per game1FWITAGraziano Pellè1238133316440.362MFSENSadio Mané1030000210320.313FWIRLShane Long53213147390.174MFFRAMorgan Schneiderlin42611035300.16MFSRBDušan Tadić43103135370.136MFENGJack Cork21201123150.20MFKENVictor Wanyama33202043380.07DFENGNathaniel Clyne23502143410.079MFNEDEljero Elia21601002170.11DFENGRyan Bertrand23403022390.05 Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NameClubFeeRef.8 July 2014MFSRB Dušan TadićNED TwenteUndisclosed12 July 2014FWITA Graziano PellèNED FeyenoordUndisclosed10 August 2014GKENG Fraser ForsterSCO CelticUndisclosed14 August 2014FWIRL Shane LongENG Hull CityUndisclosed14 August 2014DFROM Florin GardoșROM Steaua BucureștiUndisclosed1 September 2014MFSEN Sadio ManéAUT Red Bull SalzburgUndisclosed2 February 2015DFENG Ryan BertrandENG ChelseaUndisclosedPlayers transferred outDatePos.NameClubFeeRef.1 July 2014FWENG Rickie LambertENG LiverpoolUndisclosed1 July 2014DFENG Luke ShawENG Manchester UnitedUndisclosed1 July 2014MFENG Adam LallanaENG LiverpoolUndisclosed27 July 2014DFCRO Dejan LovrenENG LiverpoolUndisclosed28 July 2014DFENG Calum ChambersENG ArsenalUndisclosed13 August 2014FWENG Billy SharpENG Leeds UnitedUndisclosed30 January 2015MFENG Jack CorkWAL Swansea CityUndisclosedPlayers loaned inStart datePos.NameClubEnd dateRef.30 July 2014DFENG Ryan BertrandENG Chelsea2 February 20156 August 2014MFALG Saphir TaïderITA Internazionale1 September 20141 September 2014DFBEL Toby AlderweireldESP Atlético MadridEnd of season3 January 2015MFNED Eljero EliaGER Werder BremenEnd of season2 February 2015MFSRB Filip ĐuričićPOR BenficaEnd of seasonPlayers loaned outStart datePos.NameClubEnd dateRef.6 August 2014FWITA Dani OsvaldoITA Internazionale13 February 20158 August 2014DFENG Jordan TurnbullENG Swindon TownEnd of season1 September 2014DFNED Jos HooiveldENG Norwich City26 January 20151 September 2014MFURU Gastón RamírezENG Hull CityEnd of season1 September 2014FWENG Jake SinclairSCO HibernianEnd of season1 September 2014DFENG Jack StephensENG Swindon Town30 June 201519 September 2014GKPOL Artur BorucENG BournemouthEnd of season23 October 2014GKGIB Will BrittENG Maidenhead United20 November 201426 January 2015DFNED Jos HooiveldENG MillwallEnd of season12 February 2015FWITA Dani OsvaldoARG Boca JuniorsEnd of season18 March 2015MFWAL Lloyd IsgroveENG Sheffield WednesdayEnd of seasonPlayers releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2014FWENG Lee BarnardENG Southend United1 July 2014http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/11226886.Extra_year_at_Southend_United_for_striker_Lee_Barnard/ Extra year at Southend United for striker Lee Barnard Phillips Chris Southern Daily Echo Newsquest 21 May 2014 28 May 2014 30 June 2014MFENG Andy RobinsonENG Bolton Wanderers1 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27509843 Bolton sign Southampton midfielder Andy Robinson BBC Sport BBC 21 May 2014 24 May 2014 30 June 2014DFENG Matt YoungENG Sheffield Wednesday1 July 2014http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/sheffield-wednesday/sheffield-wednesday-owls-swoop-for-young-defensive-pair-1-6651981 Sheffield Wednesday: Owls swoop for young defensive pair Sheffield Telegraph Johnston Press 3 June 2014 3 June 2014 30 June 2014MFBAR Jonathan ForteENG Oldham Athletic1 August 2014https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28603200 Jonathan Forte: Oldham sign ex-Southampton striker BBC Sport BBC 1 August 2014 1 August 2014 30 June 2014MFENG Joe CurtisENG Brackley Town9 August 2014http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/saints-sign-ex-saint-33039/ Saints Sign Ex-Saint Pitchero Non League 9 August 2014 16 August 2014 30 June 2014MFBRA Guly do PradoUSA Chicago Fire6 January 2015http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/01/chicago-fire-sign-brazilian-forward-guly-do-prado Chicago Fire Sign Brazilian Forward Guly do Prado Chicago Fire 6 January 2015 6 January 2015 References Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton