2018–19 Southampton F.C. season
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The 2018–19 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 20th season in the Premier League and their 42nd in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Southampton finished the season 16th in the Premier League table with 9 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses.[2] The club were knocked out of the third round of the FA Cup by Championship side Derby County,[3] and were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the fourth round by fellow Premier League team Leicester City.[4] The 2018–19 season was Southampton's last with manager Mark Hughes, who departed on 3 December 2018 with the club in the relegation zone with only one win from fourteen games.[5] Former RB Leipzig manager Ralph Hasenhüttl was appointed as his replacement the next day, after Kelvin Davis took charge of the team's next game.[6]
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ralph Krueger (until 12 April) Martin Semmens (acting, from 12 April) | |||
Manager | Mark Hughes (until 3 December) Ralph Hasenhüttl (from 5 December) | |||
Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | |||
Premier League | 16th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Danny Ings James Ward-Prowse (7 each) All: Nathan Redmond (9) | |||
Highest home attendance | 31,890 v Tottenham Hotspur (9 March 2019) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 14,651 v Derby County (17 January 2019) | |||
Average home league attendance | 29,365 | |||
Biggest win | 2–0 v Crystal Palace (1 Sep 2018, PL round 4) | |||
Biggest defeat | 1–6 v Manchester City (4 Nov 2018, PL round 11) | |||
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Following the end of the 2017–18 season, Southampton released a number of players, including first-team defenders Florin Gardoș and Jérémy Pied.[7] The club also sold Serbian midfielder Dušan Tadić to Dutch club Ajax for £10 million.[8] Several players were also brought in during the summer – Scottish midfielder Stuart Armstrong from Premiership champions Celtic for £7 million,[9] Norwegian winger Mohamed Elyounoussi from Swiss side Basel for £16 million,[10] goalkeeper Angus Gunn from Premier League champions Manchester City for £13.5 million,[11] and Danish centre-back Jannik Vestergaard from German club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[12] In August, Liverpool striker Danny Ings joined on an initial loan, with a permanent move planned for the following summer.[13] A number of players were loaned out, including striker Guido Carrillo,[14] playmaker Sofiane Boufal,[15] and midfielder Jordy Clasie.[16]
In the January transfer window, the club sold out-of-favour striker Manolo Gabbiadini to Italian side Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee.[17] Midfielder Steven Davis also returned to his former club Rangers on loan until the end of the season,[18] while Wesley Hoedt and Cédric Soares moved to Celta Vigo and Inter Milan on loan until the end of the season respectively.[19][20]