Southampton is currently the punching bag of the season. No, it’s not funny, it’s actually sad. Ivan Juric’s Croatian-led team is serving as a tool for other teams to grab another three points, so every match against them feels like a routine win.It’s true that the popular Saints managed to secure a victory in the last Premier League round, away against newly-promoted Ipswich, but those three points won’t do much to improve their overall performance this season.In the hat for the next round after victory on the road 🎩 pic.twitter.com/79B37YUBIX— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) February 8, 2025 To make sure that things stay this way, the team – which is likely heading to the Championship next season – suffered a loss at home to Burnley in the FA Cup on Saturday, a team currently competing in the second tier of English football.What’s particularly striking is that before their victory against Ipswich, Southampton had just 6 points from 23 Premier League matches. Those who wanted to do some research (and we certainly did) could find that such a dismal record hadn’t been seen in English football for 122 years. In fact, to find this information, we had to go back to the 1902/1903 season when Bolton had just 3 points after 23 matches.Southampton are the worst side in Premier League history after 20 games pic.twitter.com/sQSrkX75NB— FPL Focal (@FPLFocal) January 10, 2025 It’s worth noting that back then, a win earned 2 points instead of the current 3. Adding to this is the fact that after 20 rounds, Ivan Juric’s team had the unfortunate title of being the worst in Premier League history, which makes it clear how alarming the situation is at the southeastern English club.Considering that Southampton now has 9 points, while Wolverhampton, the first team above the relegation zone, has 19, it’s very likely we’ll be watching the former FA Cup winners in the second tier of English football next season.FA CUP – ROUND 4Friday Man.Utd. – Leicester 2-1 (0-1)/Zirkzee 68, Maguire 90+3 – De Cordova-Reid 42/Saturday Leeds – Millwall 0-2 (0-1)/Azeez 30, 55/Leyton – Man. City 1-2 (1-0)/Ortega 16 og – Khusanov 56, De Bruyne 79/Coventry – Ipswich 1-4 (1-3)/Latibeaudiere 8 – Hirst 2 pen, Clarke 28, 37, Philogene 53/Everton – Bournemouth 0-2 (0-2)/Semenyo 23 pen, Jebbison 43/Preston – Wycombe 4-2 on pen (0-0)Southampton – Burnley 0-1 (0-0)/Edwards 77/Stoke – Cardiff 2-4 on pen (3-3)/Koumas 42, 47, Baker 58 pen – Colwill 8, Salech 19, 68/Wigan – Fulham 1-2 (0-1)/Smith 50 – Muniz 23, 55/Birmingham – Newcastle 2-3 (2-2)/Laird 1, Iwata 40 – Willock 21, 82, Wilson 26/Brighton – Chelsea 2-1 (1-1)/Rutter 12, Mitoma 57 – Verbruggen (og) 5/Sunday Blackburn – Wolverhampton 0-2 (0-2)/Joao Gomes 33, Cunha 34/Plymouth – Liverpool 1-0 (0-0)/Hardie 53 pen/Aston Villa – Tottenham 2-1 (1-0)/Ramsey 1, Rogers 64 – Tel 89/Monday 22.45: (10.5) Doncaster (6.50) Crystal Palace (1.25)***odds are subject to change***
