premier league

Southampton hold
West Ham to a draw
15 Sep 2013 19:18:24
Southampton and West
Ham United cancelled
each other out in a dismal
0-0 draw in the Premier
League on Sunday.
On a bleak day by the
south coast neither side
possessed much attacking
quality although it was
Southampton who carved
out the better
opportunities.
West Ham's veteran
Finnish keeper Jussi
Jaaskelainen made a
couple of fine saves, one
to deny England striker
Rickie Lambert in the
closing stages and
another to keep out
Morgan Schneiderlin's
skidding volley.
The visitors nearly
snatched an unlikely
victory late on but James
Collins showed why he is
a central defender not a
centre forward by blazing
a shot over the bar when
unmarked in the centre of
the penalty area.
Both sides have five
points from their opening
four games although a
lack of goals will be a
worry, especially for West
Ham who are likely to be
without striker Andy
Carroll for several weeks
with a foot injury.
The weekend's fixtures
conclude on Monday
when Liverpool try and
maintain the only 100
percent record in the
Premier League with an
away match at Swansea
City.