Mark Hughes primed for ‘huge game’ in Southampton’s survival bid

27 April 2018 09:29
• Saints in desperate need of home win against Bournemouth • Hughes: ‘This is one of the biggest games of my career’Mark Hughes has described Southampton’s game against Bournemouth on Saturday as “huge” for the club and one of the most significant of his career in management as he seeks to kickstart the team’s bid for Premier League survival.The Saints have never lost to their south-coast rivals at home but are entrenched in the bottom three, four points from safety and with a solitary league success to their name since late November. Hughes, the former Wales, Blackburn, Manchester City and Stoke manager hired to replace Mauricio Pellegrino in March, has taken one point from his four league games in charge. Related: Stoke and Southampton still have reasons for hope as relegation looms | Barry Glendenning Continue readingreadfullarticle

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