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Freeman signs first pro contract

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The right-back, who is part of the club’s Under-18s squad, has put pen to paper on a deal until June 2019.

Freeman joined Saints from the Dundee United youth ranks last summer, but has had to endure a long spell on the sidelines this season, after suffering a knee injury.

However, he is well on the way to playing again and has been given another boost with his first pro deal.

Freeman, who has just turned 17, said: "I’ve only played a handful of games, all friendlies. I’ve not really been able to show what I’m capable of yet, but I’m glad that it happened here, because the physios have been really good at getting me back fit, and I can see it in sight now.

“I should be doing a bit of ball work next week maybe and then get with the squad in a few months and then next season I hope to play quite a lot, play well, show what I’m capable of and why they signed me, and see where it takes me.”

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Southampton manager Puel calls on team to shoulder goalscoring burden

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Southampton manager Claude Puel wants his players to step up and contribute more goals in the absence of injured striker Manolo Gabbiadini, who was ruled out of Wednesday’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace.

Gabbiadini had scored six goals in five games since joining the club in January, but injured his groin against Tottenham Hotspur last month.

The 25-year-old missed Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Bournemouth, which marked the first time since November that Southampton have failed to score at home in the league.

‘It’s important that we score goals from different areas. It is not just the work of the strikers, but the work for all,’ Puel told reporters on Monday. ‘I think Manolo will not be available for this game, but we will see for Saturday.’

Midfielder Sofiane Boufal is also in doubt with a muscle problem.

Southampton are 10th in the league, three points above Crystal Palace, who are putting on a late charge for Premier League survival with four wins in a row including a shock 2-1 away victory at leaders Chelsea on Saturday.

‘It’s important to have a good focus and concentration against a strong Palace team,’ Puel said. ‘It’s important to take points of course because one win or one loss can do a lot of difference on the table because all the teams are close together…’

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Manolo Gabbiadini [groin] has been ruled out of the game against Crystal Palace. #SaintsFC

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 03/04/2017 19:30:20

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Paul Merson’s Premier League predictions: Chelsea to bounce back, Arsenal to ease pressure

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The Premier League is back, and so is Paul Merson with his midweek predictions…

There’s a full round of Premier League fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday including some crunch matches in the top-four race.

Chelsea host Manchester City, while Arsenal face West Ham and Tottenham travel to Swansea on Wednesday night, following Manchester United’s game with Everton on Tuesday.

Read on to see what Soccer Saturday pundit Merson is tipping…

A few weeks ago everyone was talking about Everton being on the up, and then they go to Middlesbrough and draw 0-0. Then they get bigged up, go to Tottenham and are poor. Then they get bigged up again, go to Liverpool and are poor.

They are missing a few players, but I thought it was comfortable for Liverpool.

Sooner or later Man Utd are going to hit a few past a team. I think if Man Utd don’t win this, all their eggs are in the Europa League basket.

This is a big game. Burnley need to win, they’re on the old glass mountain with moccasin slippers on. They are sliding.

That’s seven games without a win. If they win this it takes the pressure off, but if they don’t, they then go to Middlesbrough on Saturday and they’re looking in trouble.

But they’re decent at home, and I actually think the Spurs game on Saturday was quite even. I’m going for a big three points for Burnley.

You can’t stop them now! I’m going for Leicester to beat Sunderland. I was really disappointed in Sunderland on Saturday, it was a game they really had to win.

David Moyes was saying they have to win five games, and surely that was one of them. Leicester are flying; Stoke had some chances at the end on Saturday, but I fancy the hosts here.

I think Watford can relax now. They had a very, very big result against Sunderland at the weekend, as it looked like they were struggling at one point, and now they’re back into the top half of the table.

West Brom will be a very difficult game, so I’m going to go 1-1. You never know what you’re really going to get with Watford, but with Troy Deeney, who should be back, I fancy them to get a result.

I just don’t see how Man City are going to contain Chelsea. They’re all over the place at the back at the moment. I think Chelsea will bounce back here.

Which Man City are we going to get? The great Man City from the first 15 minutes against Arsenal, where they ripped them to shreds?

I think there is still a title race, because I’ve got Tottenham to win, and then I fancy them to win again early Saturday against Watford, so that would be four points.

I think he gap will close over the next three or four weeks, but Chelsea to win here.

Liverpool struggle against the lesser teams at home, but if they can win this, back-to-back wins, they’ll cement their place in the top four.

Philippe Coutinho is back in form, and he looked superb on Saturday against Everton. He’s the key to them against these sides near the bottom of the table.

I like Slaven Bilic, I think he’s a good manager, but it’s just one of those seasons. West Ham are struggling at the moment, and you’d expect Arsenal to win this game with the way the Hammers are playing.

The last 20 minutes against Man City for Arsenal was like an Emirates Cup game, like Austria v West Germany in the World Cup many years back. It was like: “That’s a draw, we’re both happy with that.” Neither side wanted to lose.

West Ham are struggling, so I’m going with Arsenal.

Marco Silva has not lost a home game in three years. That is some record.

I thought Hull were fortunate on Saturday; they went 1-0 down against West Ham, never looked like scoring, and then they suddenly scored, got on the ride and went on to win the game.

This is a massive, massive game. Boro needed more than a draw at Swansea, especially with Rudy Gestede’s chance at the end, he’s just got to score with that chance. I’m going to go with another draw.

Swansea v Boro was a weird game; the draw was good for nobody. You look at Swansea, that was the game they had to win, to put a bit of distance between them and the bottom three with Spurs at home coming up.

I’m going to go with Tottenham. It was a professional performance at Burnley. It was difficult at first but they turned it on.

I’m going to go Palace here. They’ve got some really, really tough fixtures coming up, and they need to win this. They have the hardest run-in, so they need to get a gap between them and the bottom three.

If they win this, I think they’ll be OK. Because then, Sam Allardyce can set his side up not to lose against the big teams.

You don’t want to go into those games against the bigger teams needing to win. He’s the best in the business at getting draws against those big teams.

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Did you miss Claude Puel’s pre-#CPFC press conference?

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 03/04/2017 20:30:34

| | Puel: 'All players must contribute goals’SPORTSMOLE |
| | ‘We have a solution with Jay Rodriguez or Shane Long’ - Claude Puel wants Southampton to be more clinicalIRISHINDEP |
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Check out the best images from today’s training as #SaintsFC prepare to take on #CPFC in the #PL:… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/848996531839672321

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Claude Puel urges Southampton to be clinical against Crystal Palace

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Claude Puel has challenged his Southampton side to be more clinical in front of goal in their midweek Premier League clash against in-form Crystal Palace.

The Saints were held to a goalless draw against Bournemouth on Saturday after missing numerous chances to claim all three points with the Frenchman insisting that his side’s lacklustre performance was due to tiredness following the international break.

Despite scoring 11 goals in their last five games, Puel believes his side will need to be at their best if they are to overcome a Palace side who have won four games on the spin, including a 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Saturday.

“It’s important now to find a good balance, to find a clinical edge because we haven’t scored in the last game,” he said.

"Against Sunderland, Watford we found a good clinical (edge). All of this is interesting, all the team took confidence. It’s important to have a good feeling about this.

"We have a solution with Jay Rodriguez or Shane Long.

“It’s important to have a good feeling with all the players. You can score the first goal after the team can take confidence and it’s better for the next [game].”

Southampton occupy 10th position in the table but the six teams below them are within three points.

Meanwhile, Puel is hopeful striker Manolo Gabbiadini will make a return to action for their clash against Manchester City on April 15.

The striker missed the Bournemouth game after suffering a groin injury prior to the international break.

The former Napoli frontman, who bagged five goals in his first four starts for the club, will miss their midweek game against Palace but Puel said he has taken part in light training.

“He has started to run but cannot, for the moment, make the full training session with the squad,” said the Frenchman.

“I hope (he can be back) the next week and if he cannot participate and stay available, we will wait for the next game against Manchester City. He is an important player for us but for now I prefer speaking about Jay (Rodriguez) or Shane (Long) because now they are the important players for us.”

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 03/04/2017 21:30:47

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Watch the second part of Claude Puel’s press conference, ahead of #SaintsFC’s clash with #CPFC: http://sfcne.ws/CPFCHPressPt2

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Gallery: Preparing for Palace

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Our photographer was on hand to capture Monday’s training session at Staplewood Campus, as Southampton prepare to take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

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