Hartlepool face Southampton for the very first time in tonight's League One clash Hartlepool squad and management will have mixed feelings going into their first clash with Southampton. Full Article at Vital Football

Veteran striker David Connolly scored the pick of the afternoon's goals at St Mary's - but was left frustrated. Connolly cut in from the left and fired a 20-yarder into the top far corner to put Saints 2-1 up. Full Article at EDP24

Alan Pardew threatened to leave David Connolly out of the side to face Norwich – but changed his mind after the striker left him in no doubt he should be playing. Full Article at The Daily Echo

Alan Pardew felt his side needed to sacrifice a bit of their “entertainment factor” to grab three points against Norwich. Full Article at The Daily Echo

Saints boss Alan Pardew said he was frustrated that his side twice blew chances to gain valuable league points. Full Article at EDP24

A 3-5-2 formation had been embraced lovingly before being abandoned. So too had his insistence that he would only pick players playing regular first-team football but, when the last shots had been fired in Group Eight, Ireland were in second spot. Full Article at Irish Examiner