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Our team is more than just those who step out onto the pitch.

This is a shot at redemption.

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Taking a beating: Which clubs have lost the most Premier League games since 1992?

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WHICH Premier League club has lost the most matches in the English top flight since it was formed in 1992?

There have been plenty of awful sides in the Premier League over the years - and many you’d expect to see are here.

However, some teams make the top 20 just because of how many games they’ve played in the top flight.

So which teams have tasted defeat in the Premier League most often?

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McMenemy: Is the FA Cup being shown a lack of respect? You can bet on it

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RECENTLY I was with some of my ex-players, two of whom, David Peach and Nick Holmes, were the only ones who played in both cup finals.

We were talking about many things and horses and betting cropped up because the legend Mick Channon and his son Michael were in attendance.

Michael by the way has written a book recently called ‘How’s your dad?’ Apparently it is doing very well.

He doesn’t pull any punches but being in their company you can tell how well they get on.

One memory cropped up of when I had agreed with Brighton to play a midweek friendly game which was for a charity as I remember.

I decided to treat it as a couple of days away for the players.

We went down the night before and on the day of the game where normally they would be resting after lunch I said ‘off you go.’ Some went to have a round of golf, others stayed to swim at the hotel pool.

Of course, inevitably, there was the group who wanted to go to the races.

There was a very small racetrack in that area and I was persuaded to go along with them.

To put it in a nutshell, I backed more winners on the day than all of the rest of them put together.

As we remembered the other night, the last race was what Mick called a ‘cavalry charge’ because there were about 40 horses in it.

We all picked three each and, whilst I didn’t get the winner, all of mine came in before any of Mick’s, which I told him could well still be running.

I said at that time I would one day tell the squad about my system.

Eventually they dragged it out of me.

It was probably not what they expected - look at the list of horses in the newspaper and go ‘eney, meeny, miny, moe, catch a rascal…’ Even if there’s only five or six horses keep going up and down until you get to the last word and you back that one and the one after it.

I often do that when I look to see if Mick has any horses racing, and if I bother to look at the results later I find my system has normally come up with if not a winner at least a place.

The reason I thought about this in connection with this weekend is that it is the FA Cup fifth round, which involves eight games.

As we have said recently, it shows up what I think can be called the lack of respect now from whoever it is – clubs, owners, managers – for the FA Cup.

There are only eight Premier League clubs left in, along with those from the lower divisions and of course, and congratulations to, two non-league clubs in Lincoln and Sutton United.

For me the surprising thing looking at the draw is that the eight Premier League clubs have all been kept apart.

You certainly would have got good odds on that, even though as we know the draw is open, honest and done on television for the whole world to see.

If in fact coaches have not turned out first teams in the previous rounds, surely now when most of them know what their league situation is and the knowledge that if they get through this round there will only be eight clubs left, they will put out their full strength teams.

I suppose Sutton United in particular, and especially after the humiliation of Arsenal in Europe this week, will be hoping Arsene puts his third team out, never mind his first team.

Either way it will still be a great occasion for Paul Doswell, Ian Baird and the club in general.

Speaking with my ex-players and many football supporters since the last FA Cup games, the general description of Saints’ previous match in the competition was Saints reserves lost heavily to Arsenal reserves.

I think that’s a great pity and I hope that the amount of bad publicity games like that have received will persuade clubs in the future to treat the FA Cup with the respect it had in our day, and continues to have with supporters all around the world who look forward to seeing the final on their TV sets.

I will quote word for word a sad fact I came across recently.

Former Everton defender Johnny Heitinga and his wife Charlotte-Sophie say they have found it difficult adjusting their spending now the former Dutch international has retired.

Wait for it, they can no longer afford a private jet.

I can hear the gasps and the sobbing from all around and I am sure many of you will wish to start a fund to help this poor couple.

I have only one thing to say – get a * life and try and catch the bus.

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Redmond: Saints can look forward to Wembley

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Nathan Redmond believes that Southampton have prepared themselves well for a cup run while remaining competitive in the Premier League this season.

Saints have fought on four different fronts during the course of the season, and head to Wembley next Sunday for the EFL Cup Final in search of the club’s first piece of major silverware since 1976 when they won the FA Cup.

It’s not a bad feat for manager Claude Puel in his first season as Southampton manager, and Redmond – a fellow summer arrival at the club – says the club’s progress is of little surprise.

“I think he expected that when he came in, having Europa League, FA Cup, League Cup,” said Redmond.

“He knows Southampton is an established Premier League side now so maybe they wanted a cup run.

“When it boils down to it, the Premier League is the most important thing and we have Wembley to look forward to and it was important we got the three points (at Sunderland).”

Saints step up their preparations for Wembley early next week, and Redmond says there’s already a quiet determination within the squad to win the trophy.

“It’s a long week,” he said. “We’ll leave that up to the staff to get prepared but as I said, it is a one-off game and we’re going to give our all to go and win it.”

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U23 Preview: Everton vs Saints

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Jaïdi: Everton are top for a reason

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Everton are currently six points clear of second in the Premier League 2 table, but Jaïdi is confident his players can rise to the test.

“They are top of the table for a reason,” he started.

“It will be a different game to our last one against Bristol City, but our challenge is to make sure we are ready and prepared for it.

“They are a team that have been together for a long time, are confident and have quality throughout the pitch, so there are lots of aspects to look at.”

Saints fought out a 1-1 draw with the Toffees when they visited Staplewood Campus back in November.

Olufela Olomola’s strike cancelled out Oumar Niasse’s opener that evening, and Jaïdi know his side will once again need to be braced for a physical battle.

“It’s always a hard game against Everton,” he continued.

“As a team they will challenge you in all thirds of the pitch and can look to be physical and aggressive.

“They also have quality up front, so I am expecting our back four to deal with some good strikers - it’s also an even bigger challenge for our midfield.”

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This time next week, #SaintsFC fans! :innocent:

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Premier League stats: Which clubs have scored the most goals from corners this season?

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CORNERS are, in theory, one of the easiest chances to score in a game - so who is best at it in the Premier League?

Despite the amount of chances created from corners, only one team has made it into double figures for goals after 25 games this campaign.

Shockingly, David Moyes’ Sunderland side are yet to score a single goal from a corner this season - according to data from Stat Bunker.

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Premier League: Comparing every club’s points difference after 25 games between this and last season

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Leicester City were top of the Premier League at this time last season as they wowed audiences on the way to winning the title.

But after 25 games this time around, the Foxes are only one point above the relegation places.

Incredibly, Claudio Ranieri’s side have picked up 32 fewer points this term than at the same stage last year, and it is obvious they are in a relegation battle.

But, how do all the other Premier League clubs compare when looking at their records after 25 games last season and this?

talkSPORT have dug through all the data, and present to you the points difference between this season and last after 25 games for the 17 clubs who have been in the Premier League since the start of the last campaign.

You can find out all the results by clicking the right arrow, above…

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Video: Romeu previews EFL Cup final

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Why is our #MarchToWembley so special for @Prowsey16?

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#MarchToWembley: Chris Lovegrove

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As we start our #MarchToWembley series, Chris Lovegrove explains why he hopes this time will be different, having been with Saints the last time they reached a major cup final.

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