Saints enjoy away trips, Diogo Jota the surprise package and Robin Olsen’s Everton debut
Southampton have now won 14 away games in the Premier League under Ralph Hasenhüttl. Their triumph at Villa Park brings them nearer to a shot at rivalling last season’s tally of nine. While they will not always be able to doze off for the final half-hour as they did against a resurgent Villa, their propensity to spring out of the traps helps them get a foothold in games and marks them out as one of the most entertaining propositions around. Now they occupy a top-four place and it would be unwise to completely discount them from staying in the hunt. In James Ward-Prowse and Danny Ings they have two players operating at the peak of their powers, as both amply demonstrated in putting the game beyond Villa. As long as Ings’ knee injury is not too serious then there is every chance they can run up a few more convincing leads on the road. Nick Ames
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