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title: "Southampton predicted XI: Shrewsbury Town (H)"
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published: "2021-01-19T09:30:00Z"
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# Southampton predicted XI: Shrewsbury Town (H)

[Southampton](https://readsouthampton.com/) host Shrewsbury Town in the rearranged FA Cup third round tie aiming to get back to winning ways following their 2-0 defeat at Leicester City in the Premier League.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have suffered yet another injury setback following that Leicester defeat with Will Smallbone having [suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-01-18/team-news-southampton-vs-shrewsbury-fa-cup-third-round-202021). That will only add to the Saints’ [major injury concerns](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1515560/Preview/England-FA-Cup-2020-2021-Southampton-Shrewsbury)at the moment, with the likes of Moussa Djenepo, Oriol Romeu, Yannik Vestergaard and Danny Ings among those to have been sidelined of late.

There are also [injury issues](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1515560/Preview/England-FA-Cup-2020-2021-Southampton-Shrewsbury) with the likes of Nathan Redmond, Nathan Tella and Michael Obafemi, while Mohammed Salisu is also a doubt. That leaves Hasenhuttl with a very limited number of options to call upon against Shrewsbury and he will have to balance between resting important players and fielding a strong enough side.

The Saints made it through to the fourth round of the competition last term after securing a 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town at St Mary’s. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur knocked them out in a replay at that stage, winning 3-2 after a 1-1 draw in the first game. \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/southampton-fc/spielplan/verein/180/plus/0?saison_id=2019)\]

Southampton are in the position where they could put a lot of focus on the FA Cup this season given the [strong position they occupy](https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=363&ha=-1) in the Premier League. However, injuries might have taken away their ability to give everything towards a long run in the competition.

Hasenhuttl’s side will still be favourites against their League One opponents and they should have enough quality to make it through to the next round. A game against Arsenal in the fourth round awaits the winners and then there is the potential meeting with the winners of the tie between Wolves and non-league Chorley in the fifth round.

Here is how we think that Southampton could line-up against Shrewsbury, with seven changes potentially on the cards from the [team which started at Leicester](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3421857) three days ago…