Southampton have been dealt a number of blows as Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed three injuries ahead of the clash with Aston Villa.
Hasenhuttl has revealed that Nathan Redmond, Sofiane Boufal and Kyle Walker-Peters will all miss the match.
Redmond is expected to be out for at least a month, with no return dates set for either Boufal or Walker-Peters at this stage.
Both Boufal and Walker-Peters started and were substituted against Burnley last weekend, whilst Redmond was not in the matchday squad having already sustained his injury in training.
Walker-Peters is suffering with a calf problem, with Boufal having limped off against Burnley after damaging his heel. Hasenhuttl says that Boufal has not been in training all week because of his injury.
Speaking to BBC Solent’s Adam Blackmore, Hasenhuttl confirmed all three injuries.
These Southampton fans reacted to the triple blow…
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore Sadly we did nothing to improve the squad depth in the window, certainly paying the price. (@HackStuart)
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore Well that’s all very depressing! (@Phil_Lawrence)
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore Good job we bought all those players in the transfer window then!! (@travis_nadine)
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore Jwp to rb again then probably, not ideal really (@doeboy1)
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore Shambles…..again..!! (@AlexAndreae4)
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore Problem of trimming trimming the squad now becoming evident as may need to rob Peter to pay Paul (@smudger1703)
Twitter: @AdamBlackmore JWP back to right back then and hopefully Djenepo gets a good game. (@NorwegianSaint2)
Hasenhuttl will now have a number of team selection decisions to make as Southampton prepare to host Aston Villa at St. Mary’s on Saturday.
