Southampton travel to Stoke for their third Premier League away game of the season.
Mauricio Pellegrino’s side narrowly lost out to Manchester United last weekend, as a scrappy goal from Romelu Lukaku saw the visitors claim all three points.
Saints, however, showed great passion and determination against the Red Devils, and can take that into account when playing against a tough Stoke side.
Mark Hughes’ side have not had a great start to the campaign, grabbing only one win so far this season, and will be hoping to get their win total to two against the Saints.
Ahead of the clash, here are three Saints players that could play a crucial part in the match.
Mario Lemina
No real questions here, as Lemina has had a terrific start to his time on the South Coast. He guided Saints to victory at Palace, and did terrifically well against United. £18 million seems like a bargain.
Hopefully we can see another good performance from the Gabon international against Stoke this weekend.
Dusan Tadic
Stoke are a very good side who are very organised on set-pieces, so our deliveries must be exquisite in order to grab a goal from a set play.
Tadic has started to show his true self once again with some impressive performances against Palace and United, and his set-pieces could be crucial for us on Saturday.
Shane Long
Along with Lemina and Tadic, Long has been very impressive since being called up to the starting line-up, causing defences so many problems. His pace is menacing for centre-backs, and makes the most out of any loose ball situation.
Hopefully the Irishman can continue his decent form and finally grab a goal for the Saints!
