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Southampton’s Under-21s return to Staplewood as they host Manchester United in the final game of the regular Premier League 2 season.
THE MATCH
Saints vs Manchester United
Premier League 2
Staplewood Campus
Monday 29th April, 12pm BST
Saints will be looking for an instant response following defeat on the road on Friday evening.
Adam Asghar’s side suffered their first loss after five unbeaten games against high-flying Chelsea, which means securing a play-off finish comes down to the final game of the season.
Saints dropped to 16th in the table – the final play-off position – but have their fate in their own hands against Manchester United.
Victory will confirm their place in the post-season knockouts, with a point all-but sealing their place on goal difference; defeat will leave themselves vulnerable to being overtaken by Aston Villa, who play later in the day.
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Saints have play-off hopes in their own hands. (Photo: Chris Moorhouse)
Manchester United have already sealed their play-off finish, so are playing to see who they will face in the knockouts based on their league position.
Despite a poor run of form, having won just one in their last seven games, United are mathematically secured in the table.
Travis Binnion’s side sit in 15th and could finish as high as 11th with a win at Staplewood, but could also drop to 16th with defeat against Saints who would overtake them.
PREVIOUS MATCH
The two sides last met in the 2020/21 campaign, as Saints suffered a cruel late defeat at AFC Totton’s Snows Stadium.
Kazeem Olaigbe’s second-half opener was canceled out by a quickfire brace from Charlie McCann inside the final ten minutes to seal the points for the Red Devils.
MATCH INFORMATION
There will be no Saints Play stream of Friday’s game, but there will be live updates on the club’s X/Twitter account.
A full match report and highlights will follow on our website after the game.
