Southampton will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.
The Saints were somewhat lacklustre in their last outing at West Ham as they suffered a 3-1 defeat in the capital.
That defeat has left some fans looking over their shoulders at the potential of being dragged back into the relegation battle, which makes this weekend’s game against Newcastle even more important.
However, a victory at St Mary’s would make it back-to-back home wins for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side after a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa a fortnight ago.
Saturday’s visitors have struggled for both points and goals over recent weeks having failed to score in their last four league matches.
This has meant that Steve Bruce’s side are also nervously looking behind them with the gap between them and the relegation zone just five points, although an away win would move them above the Saints.
However, the Magpies did progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Tuesday evening with a 3-2 victory at West Brom.
Hasenhuttl revealed in his pre-match press conference that Stuart Armstrong is out with concussion, Will Smallbone is ill so is also set to miss Saturday, while Moussa Djenepo has returned to training following the loss of his mother.
Here’s how we predict the side to line up:
