Ground: Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium.
Nickname: Saints.
Manager: Gordon Strachan.
Current position: 18th.
Top scorers: Pahars and Fernandes - one apiece.
Last time out: Southampton 0, Charlton 0.
How they lined up: Niemi; Telfer, Lundekvam, Williams, Bridge, Delap, Oakley (A Svensson 69), Marsden, Fernandes (Beattie 75), Tessem, Pahars. Not used: Jones, M Svensson, Dodd.
Previous games: West Brom 1, Saints 0; Saints 1, Everton 0; Spurs 2, Saints 1; Saints 1, Chelsea 1; Liverpool 3, Saints 0.
Stats check: Saints have gone seven away games without a win.
What they've said: "It was a bit like the Bermuda Triangle because my players seemed to disappear when the chances were going." - Strachan after the bore draw with Charlton.
Selection update: Finland keeper Antti Niemi, a £2m signing from Hearts, impressed on his debut after replacing the axed Paul Jones and should keep his place. Jo Tessem was given a striker's role but James Beattie, who was dropped, could be back as Strachan looks for a goal boost after seeing Saints score just three goals in seven games. Brett Ormerod staked his claim with a hat-trick for the reserves on Tuesday. Michael Svensson is pencilled in to replace the suspended Paul Williams at centre-back.
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