Kungiyar Southampton ta Premier League ta fuskanci West Ham United a ranar Boxing Day a filin St Mary’s, wanda zai yi fice a ranar Alhamis, 26 Disamba 2024, da karfe 3:00 GMT. Wannan wasa zai kasance taron farko da sabon koci Ivan Jurić ya jagoranci Southampton, bayan an naɗa shi a makon da ya gabata.
Southampton har yanzu tana fuskantar matsaloli bayan komawarta zuwa Premier League, suna zaune a ƙarƙashin teburin gasar, tare da nasara 11 kacal a wasanni 17 na farko. Kungiyar ta samu rauni mai tsanani, inda ta ajiye 36 kwallaye a wasanni 17, kuma ita da ƙananan alamar zura kwallaye a gasar da kwallaye 11 kacal.
Ivan Jurić, wanda ya yi aiki a Roma, Torino, da Genoa, ya zo tare da ƙwarewar gasar Serie A, kuma ana matukar yin fatan cewa zai iya taimaka wa Southampton ya tsira daga koma baya. Kungiyar ta samu wasa mara kyau a wasan da ta tashi 0-0 da Fulham a makon da ya gabata, bayan an kore Russell Martin daga mukaminsa.
West Ham United, a ƙarƙashin koci Julen Lopetegui, suna cikin yanayi mai kyau, suna da nasara mara tauraruwarta a wasanni uku na baya. Suna fuskantar matsala ta rauni, inda Lucas Paquetá zai kasance ba zai iya taka leda ba saboda samun yellow card biyar, yayin da Michail Antonio har yanzu yake cikin gyarawa bayan ya samu rauni a wani hatsarin mota.
Wasa zai gudana karkashin hukumar alkali Lewis Smith, wanda ya zama alkali na shida daga waje da PGMOL’s Select Group ya taka leda a gasar Premier League a baya.
