Southampton will be looking for a massive three points when they entertain fellow strugglers Watford on Saturday evening.
Saints had to suffer late heartache in their last match at Arsenal as they fell to a late equaliser that drew the game 2-2, despite the visitors dominating much of the match.
Some poor finishing prior to the leveller proved to be costly but Ralph Hasenhuttl can take some promise from the performance heading into a crucial set of fixtures.
Saints face Norwich, Newcastle and West Ham after the visit of Watford in a period that could define their season.
The Saints and the Hornets are the current bottom two in the Premier League with Saturday’s hosts one point and one place ahead of the visitors who are rock bottom.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ side were humiliated last time out following a 3-0 home defeat to Burnley – although they did pick up their only victory of the season in their last away game against Norwich.
Stuart Armstrong, who impressed last Saturday, has been ruled out with a hamstring injury while Sofiane Boufal is a major doubt after he stubbed his toe in his kitchen which meant he hasn’t trained for three days.
Here’s how we predict the side to line up:
