{"id":10047,"date":"2026-03-08T12:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T12:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10047"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T12:21:55","slug":"fa-cup-fifth-round-live-build-up-team-news-score-and-live-text-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10047","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup Fifth Round LIVE: Build-up, team news, score and live text updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:712807bb-3d1d-4ed7-a94e-d828a01ec0e8\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1gu7x8n-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hhifyp-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>Eckert has turned Saints&#8217; season around<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-1qstrv8-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 11:42 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">11:42 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-w0w395-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Fulham v Southampton (12:00 GMT)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-pqb4c0-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-imuedn-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tonda Eckert Saints manager\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/640\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/8\/ae774cb0-2f00-4226-9c85-e5042018f26b.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/8\/ae774cb0-2f00-4226-9c85-e5042018f26b.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/8\/ae774cb0-2f00-4226-9c85-e5042018f26b.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/8\/ae774cb0-2f00-4226-9c85-e5042018f26b.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/8\/ae774cb0-2f00-4226-9c85-e5042018f26b.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/3\/8\/ae774cb0-2f00-4226-9c85-e5042018f26b.jpg.webp 800w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">When Southampton appointed Tonda Eckert, they were languishing in the bottom half of the Championship and struggling to string wins together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But in the 22 matches since then, they have reshaped their season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Only one side has taken more points in that period and no team has scored more goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A seven-game unbeaten run, five wins and two draws, has carried Saints from 15th and 10 points outside the play-offs to eighth, now just four points off sixth place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They will see the game today as genuinely winnable but, whether they are prioritising promotion to the Premier League or a decent cup run is the question.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eckert has turned Saints&#8217; season aroundpublished at 11:42 GMT 11:42 GMT Fulham v Southampton (12:00 GMT) Image source, Getty Images When Southampton appointed Tonda Eckert, they were languishing in the bottom half of the Championship and struggling to string wins together. 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