3 things Puel’s Southampton must improve ahead of the run in

Their away form

While St Mary’s has been a tricky place for teams to come and play this season, Southampton’s away form needs some improving.

The Saints have won just three of their 13 away matches this term, at West Ham, Bournemouth, and Sunderland, but the other ten games have yielded just three points.

Although they drew away at Manchester City and Leicester, Puel’s men have suffered defeats at Hull, Crystal Palace, and Swansea, and they are in danger of becoming one of those teams that the ones near the bottom target when they face them at home.

Improving their away record will be tough, given that they’ve got to play four of the top eight between now and May, but it would quite the statement of intent for the rest of the campaign and beyond if they could get a few wins.