Prediction: Southampton to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Bookmaker: Betfair
Southampton and Lincoln City will face each other in the fourth round of the EFL Cup this week. The match between the Premier League club and the League One outfit will be held at St. Mary’s Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Tuesday.
Southampton
Southampton are not having the best of times in the Premier League at the moment, and there is a real danger of them going down to the Championship at the end of the season. The Saints are as low as second from bottom in the Premier League table now with 12 points from 15 matches, two points behind 17th-placed Everton.
The Saints will head into the EFL Cup fourth-round tie against Lincoln City at St. Mary’s Stadium on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool away from home at Anfield in the Premier League. It followed victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the EFL Cup. Those games were played in November.
The match against Lincoln City will be Nathan Jones’s first game in charge of Southampton. Jones was recently appointed as the new manager of the Saints, and he will be determined to kick things off on a positive note.
Team News:
Juan Larios and Tino Livramento will not be available for Southampton’s Carabao Cup clash with Lincoln City on Tuesday. The two youngsters have returned to training, but the match this week comes too early for them. Kyle Walker-Peters could feature for the first time since picking up an injury against Bournemouth in October.
Lincoln City
Lincoln City finished 17th in the League One table last season, and it looks like Mark Kennedy’s side could end up somewhere similar in the standings this time around. The Imps are 14th in the standings at the moment with 27 points from 20 matches, seven points above the bottom three and seven points off the playoffs.
Mark Kennedy’s side will head into the EFL Cup fourth-round tie against Southampton on the back of a 4-2 win against the Everton Under-21 side in the Northern EFL Trophy Round of 16 tie. It followed a goalless draw with Wycombe Wanderers at home in League One.
Team News:
Daniel Mandroiu is likely to come into the team after proving his fitness with two outings after a six-week absence.
Key Factors to Consider
- Southampton have scored 13 goals in 15 Premier League matches.
- Southampton have conceded 27 goals in 15 Premier League games.
- Che Adams has scored 6 goals and given 1 assist for Southampton.
- Lincoln City have scored 21 goals in 20 League One matches.
- Lincoln City have conceded 23 goals in 20 League One matches.
Conclusion
Lincoln City are not going to be easy pushover and will give Southampton a run for their money. However, the Saints are going to be too strong for the League One club, and it is very likely that head coach Nathan Jones will end up picking up an easy win in this EFL Cup tie.
Prediction: Southampton to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Bookmaker: Betfair
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