Its The Big One : Southampton Vs Wolves - FA CUP

SUNDAY
By Scott Cooper
March 8 2003

PREVIEW: The full preview, including stats will be Live on Wolvesfc.co.uk from 12.00pm Saturday

Southampton Vs Wolves
Competition : The FA Cup, Quarter Final Date & Time: 09.03.03 - 4.00pm
Tickets: SOLD OUT
News: Paul Ince is suspended for the game and cup hero George Ndah is out with a torn hamstring. Nathan Blake completed 60minutes against Ipswich on Wed and is in contention.
News: James Beattie and Brett Ormerod are both set to lead the attack for the saints on Sunday. Pahars will not feature although Wayne Bridge is expecting a start.
Head2Head Records Southampton       Wolverhampton Wanderers Ven Versus Pos H 1 - 0 West Brom W 19 A 1 - 2 Everton L 5 A 0 - 1 Blackburn L 12 H 0 - 2 Man Utd L 2 A 1 - 0 Sunderland W 18 H 0 - 1 Liverpool L 7 A 2 - 2 Middlesbrough D 12 H 1 - 0 Tottenham W 8 H 2 - 1 Sunderland W 18 A 0 - 0 Chelsea D 2 Ven Versus Pos H 1 - 1 Ipswich D 8 H 4 - 0 Crystal Palace W 12 H 0 - 0 Watford D 10 A 2 - 0 Preston W 18 A 4 - 2 Ipswich W 9 A 1 - 4 Brighton L 24 A 4 - 0 Sheff Wed W 23 H 1 - 1 Wimbledon D 17 A 1 - 0 Walsall W 19 H 1 - 1 Derby D 17
one2watch: Mark Kennedy is a player who can work magic for Wolves. In the 3rd round against Newcastle Kennedy set up two goals, scoring one and winning the Man of the match award. Kenny Miller, who`s 12 goals in his last 10 games will also lead the key in the Wolves attack.
one2watch: James Beattie has been on superb form. His goals in recent weeks has even earned him an England cap, and he`d love to add to his collection of crackers against Wolves..
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Strikers in Focus James Beattie 9 Kenny Miller 16 18 Goals 14 29 Games Played 33 0.62 Goals Per Game Average 0.42 13 Total Games Scored In 11 9 Games Scored 1 Goals 9 3 Games Scored 2 Goals 1 1 Games Scored 3 Goals 1 5 Scoring Run (games) 5 9 Dry Spell (games) 7 5 Close Range 5 9 Inside 18 Yard Box 8 4 Outside 18 Yard Box 1 6 Shots 7 3 Headers 3 4 Volleys 3 5 Penalties 1 0 Free Kicks 0
Last Time 1-0
The Verdict: This game is a pleasant distraction from the League for Wolves. Its after Sundays game which is more important and most fans would rather have points than a trip to the semi-finals, although everybody gets excited with the magic of the cup. The pressure is on Southampton, nobody expects Wolves to win the game, but this is the FA CUP, and strange things, do happen.