page_title: 2016–17 Southampton F.C. season
section_title: August–October 2016
hierarchical_section_title: 2016–17 Southampton F.C. season / Premier League / August–October 2016
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Claude Puel, ancien joueur puis entraineur de l'AS Monaco FC, entraineur du LOSC Lille MétropoleEnglish: Claude Puel, formerly player and manager of the AS Monaco FC, manager of the LOSC Lille Métropole
context_page_description: The 2016–17 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 18th season in the Premier League and their 40th in the top division of English football. In addition to the 2016–17 Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season was the club's only campaign with manager Claude Puel, who took over from Ronald Koeman on 30 June 2016. The club finished eighth in the Premier League table, having won twelve, drawn ten and lost sixteen of their 38 matches played. They were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League at the group stage, having won two, drawn two and lost two of their matches, and the FA Cup in the fourth round, while they finished as runners-up in the EFL Cup Final losing 3–2 to Manchester United.
  Following the end of the 2015–16 season, Southampton released goalkeeper Will Britt, midfielder Gastón Ramírez and defender Josh Debayo, while veteran goalkeeper Kelvin Davis retired. The club also sold striker Juanmi to Real Sociedad, midfielder Victor Wanyama to Tottenham Hotspur, winger Sadio Mané to Liverpool, striker Graziano Pellè to Shandong Luneng, defender Bevis Mugabi to Yeovil Town, and defender Jordan Turnbull to Coventry City.
context_section_description: Southampton began the 2016–17 Premier League season on 13 August 2016 with a home fixture against Watford, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Watford midfielder Étienne Capoue opened the scoring for the visitors within ten minutes, before winger Nathan Redmond scored on his debut shortly after half-time to seal a point for the hosts. The following week the club travelled to Old Trafford to face Manchester United, losing 2–0 to drop to 13th in the table. Zlatan Ibrahimović opened the scoring for the hosts shortly before half-time, and later scored his second from the penalty spot after the break following a foul by Jordy Clasie on former Southampton defender Luke Shaw. On 27 August, the club drew 1–1 with Sunderland at St Mary's Stadium. The game remained goalless until late in the game, when Jermain Defoe opened the scoring with a penalty for a foul by José Fonte, before Jay Rodriguez equalised five minutes before full-time. The draw saw Southampton drop further down the table to 15th.
  Following a break for international fixtures, Southampton faced Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 10 September, losing 2–1. The Saints opened the scoring within the first 20 minutes, when a Dušan Tadić free kick deflected off goalkeeper Petr Čech into the goal. Laurent Koscielny equalised for the hosts ten minutes later with an overhead kick, and in added time at the end of the game Santi Cazorla scored a controversial penalty to secure the win. The Saints picked up their first league win of the season the following week when they beat Swansea City by a single goal, scored by Charlie Austin. On 25 September, Southampton travelled to the London Stadium to face West Ham United, winning 3–0 to move up to the top half of the league table. The Saints dominated much of the game, with Austin opening the scoring just before half-time with his fifth goal in four games (in all competitions). Tadić scored in the 62nd minute to double the visitors' lead, before substitute James Ward-Prowse scored in injury time to make it three.
  Southampton faced league champions Leicester City on 2 October in a game that ended goalless. Austin came closest to scoring in the first half, hitting the post once and heading on goal twice. The striker was also denied in the second half by Kasper Schmeichel, while Jamie Vardy saw his side's best chance blocked later on. After another international break, Southampton hosted Burnley on 16 October, winning the game 3–1. After a goalless first half, the Saints scored three goals in 15 minutes to take a commanding lead, with Austin opening the scoring after 52 minutes and Redmond scoring on 60 minutes. Austin scored a penalty six minutes later to make it three, before Sam Vokes also converted from the spot for the visitors. The following week, Southampton drew 1–1 with Manchester City. Redmond opened the scoring for the Saints in the 27th minute after a mistake by City defender John Stones, although the visitors did not have many more chances to score in the first half. After the break, the home side equalised quickly through Kelechi Iheanacho, but saw a number of chances to win the game prevented by Fraser Forster in the Southampton goal. The month ended with a 2–0 loss at home to Chelsea, thanks to goals from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa.
caption: Claude Puel took over from Ronald Koeman as Southampton manager at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.
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