Southampton vs Stoke City: Latest score as Bojan strike gives visitors the lead

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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Southampton vs Stoke City, one of today’s 3.00pm Premier League kick-offs.

Preview: Southampton vs Stoke City

Key stats

• Four of the six Premier League meetings between these two sides have been draws.
• Southampton are undefeated in their last six league matches but both of their losses this season (Everton 0-3, Manchester United 2-3) have come at home.
• Ronald Koeman’s men have scored a more headed goals than any other team this season (6).
• Stoke have kept a clean sheet in their last four away games in all competitions.
• That undefeated run includes three 1-0 victories (against Fulham in the Capital One Cup, Swansea City and Aston Villa in the Premier League)
• The last time Mark Hughes’ side conceded on the road was to Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud on 12 September.

Team news

Southampton: Stekelenburg, Fonte, Bertrand, Cedric Soares, Van Dijk, Davis, Wanyama, Tadic, Clasie, Pelle, Long

Substitutes: K. Davis, Yoshida, Mane, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Juanmi, Caulker

Stoke City: Butland; Pieters, Wollscheid, Shawcross, Johnson; Adam, Whelan; Arnautovic, Bojan, Shaqiri, Walters

Substitutes: Haugaard, Ireland, Wilson, Afellay, Diouf, Cameron, Crouch

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