The Championship tie at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday sees home team Southampton go into battle with Sunderland. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Southampton are hoping to win again after their last result, the 3-4 Championship triumph versus Birmingham City. In our view, The Saints will probably line up in a 4-3-3 system in the match with Gavin Bazunu, Jack Stephens, T. Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Ryan Manning, Joe Aribo, Will Smallbone, Stuart Armstrong, David Brooks, Che Adams and Sékou Mara.
Juan Larios, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Ross Stewart will not be able to play for S'hampton boss Russell Martin.
How Southampton could look against Sunderland
Since tasting defeat last time out to Leicester City in Championship action, Sunderland and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one. From our viewpoint, The Black Cats seem likely to elect for a 3-5-2 lineup, starting the game with Anthony Patterson, Jenson Seelt, Daniel Ballard, Luke O'Nien, Trai Hume, Chris Rigg, Pierre Ekwah, Dan Neil, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Jobe Bellingham and Luis Semedo.
Sunderland manager Mike Dodds has to choose a team with limited availability. Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament injury), Bradley Dack (Thigh problems), Dennis Cirkin (surgery) and Niall Huggins (Knee surgery) miss out here.
Probable Sunderland team
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