The Knights will have 110,000-plus people rooting against them

Fraser Forster believes his hard work on the training pitch has paid off after nine months out injured left him feeling frustrated. The Southampton goalkeeper is yet to concede since returning to Ronald Koemans side, and can become the first Saints stopper in 15 years to keep five consecutive league clean sheets with another shutout against West Ham on Saturday Night Football.Forster had been in good form when he suffered a broken kneecap against Burnley in March last year, and the long road to recovery was a challenging one at times for the former Celtic keeper. Forster suffered the injury during a 2-0 win over Burnley at St Marys last season I am just delighted to be back playing really, Forster told Soccer Saturday. It was a tough nine months, and obviously I have just worked hard to get back.It is the longest I have ever been out for. It is obviously very frustrating, but there is nothing you can really do about it. Fortunately, there is a fantastic medical department here. I have put in a lot of hours and it is nice to be back playing. There are always tough days and good days. There are days when you cant really do a lot. You just have so much time on your hands, and you have to let nature do its thing. Once you can get in the gym and out on the training pitch doing some ball work it gets a lot easier.I am fortunate to have great people around me who support me. I have looked at it as an opportunity to come back stronger than before. I was surprisingly more patient that I thought Id be. Forster is yet to concede since returning to the team in early January Forster produced a man-of-the-match display to keep out Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in midweek, preserving a point for Southampton that moved them up to seventh in the table.Six weeks ago the south coast club feared being sucked into a relegation battle, but a four-game unbeaten run in the league has Forster looking up rather than down. Forster denied Mesut Ozil in the first half with a point-blank save at the Emirates To have the results that we have had has been a real bonus, he added. Before the Arsenal game I had been pretty quiet, and we were solid as a team. Going to the Emirates, you know you are going to be worked.Right from Shane Long, back through the team, we put in a great shift. Obviously it was nice to make a few saves. It was a good point for us.It was nice to come back in the team and not be overworked, and I could build up some confidence. How Saints turned it around Five factors behind Southamptons return to Premier League form Southamptons upturn in form has coincided with a new-look formation as Koeman experimented with a 3-5-2 set-up in January.The Saints manager returned to a back four in the goalless draw at the Emirates, but Forster believes the tactical flexibility has played a part in the clubs change in fortunes. Jamie Redknapp joins Ed Chamberlin to preview Saturdays 3pm kick-offs Things didnt go our way, and we didnt have the luck we needed, but that has changed, he continued. The manager still had great belief in the group. He always believed that the results would come, and we would turn that corner.Obviously, with the change of formation things have changed in recent weeks. With the players we have got, it really suited us and results have picked up. Forster was in spectacular form at the Emirates Stadium We changed again for the Arsenal game, but for whatever reason it seemed to work. As long as we are picking up results it doesnt really matter.We are on a really good run, but we never look more than a game ahead. We were good at that last year so we will see where it takes us. Watch Southampton against West Ham on Sky Sports 1 HD from 5pm. Also See: Premier League questions Match preview How Saints turned it around PL injury table Jimmy Wynn Jersey . 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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan was expected to beat Hawaii by nearly six touchdowns.The odds makers didnt give the Wolverines enough credit.Michigan routed the Rainbows 63-3 in its opener, the storied programs most lopsided win in almost four decades.The fifth-ranked Wolverines (1-0) moved up a couple spots in The Associated Press college football poll and are expecting to keep rolling. Theyre favored to beat Central Florida (1-0) by more than five touchdowns Saturday at the Big House.Here are some things to watch when Michigan hosts the Knights:GROUND GAMEThe Wolverines had 10 players combine for 306 yards rushing last week led by Chris Evans, who ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns in his debut. The ability to run early, often and effectively took a lot of pressure off Wilton Speight in his first start. Anytime the quarterback has a run threat, it helps a lot, he said. To have that balance and guys like we have, weapons after weapons, it makes my job a lot easier.FIGHTING KNIGHTSUCFS first-year coach Scott Frost helped the program do something it failed to do last year by winning its opener, beating South Carolina State 38-0. That confidence-boosting game and a nothing-to-lose mentality have Frost believing his team will be prepare to compete with Michigan. I dont think our kids are going to be intimidated or scared, he said. Theyre going to go in there fighting, but we know we have a challenge in front of us.The Knights will have 110,000-plus people rooting against them, but they dont sound worried.Its going to be a big crowd, but I know what me and my teammatess can do if we stick together, receiver TreQuan Smith said.ddddddddddddHE ASKED FOR ITMichigan coach Jim Harbaugh pounded Speights chest, slapped his shoulders, his hips and the side of his helmet last week before he took against Hawaii. The relatively unique scene was caught by a TV camera and shared on social media. Speight insisted a couple days later that he asked Harbaugh to physically fire him up.SO FAR, SO GOODFrost, a former Nebraska quarterback, has brought the up-tempo scheme he used as Oregons offensive coordinator UCF. He hopes the hurry-up, no-huddle offense helps the Knights move the ball, score and draw fans. All went relatively well last week. UCF routed South Carolina State, its first win since Dec. 4, 2014, with 92 plays for 462 yards in front of 36,260 fans.FLOOD OF FRESHMENHarbaugh has not hid the fact that he wants to get talented freshmen on the field even if they play a limited number of plays, ending their chances of redshirting to potentially have a fifth year of eligibility. A few weeks ago, Harbaugh said seven or eight players had earned the right to play right away. That total later went to 10. And by the time the Wolverines finished off Hawaii, 18 freshmen were on the field. Evans and highly touted defensive end Rashan Gary were two of the 16 freshmen on scholarship to play at least a snap. There will be 17 or 20 when its all said and done, Harbaugh said.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '