Southampton and Watford will be aiming for three points at St Mary’s on Saturday after disappointing results last weekend.The hosts were crushed 6-1 by Manchester City and this week have trained at their own stadium as manager Mark Hughes tries desperately to turn their season around.
4What are the managers saying?
Mark Hughes (Southampton):“I’d be very disappointed if we didn’t go in with the attitude that this is a game that we’ll target to win. Our intention is to get maximum points.“We’re in a situation that people think we’re under a little bit of pressure, so we’ve got to use that as a motivation going into this game.“Watford are a good team, have had a good start, but we feel we’re more than capable of beating them.“This is a real opportunity now to start our season in earnest.”
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4Team news
Wesley Hoedt and Mario Lemina have both recovered from injury to start for Saints.Hornets captain Troy Deeney is on the bench as he returns from a hamstring issue, butSebastian Prodl (hamstring) and Daryl Janmaat (knee) remain sidelined.Elsewhere, Etienne Capoue is suspended for the match at St Mary’s and while Tom Cleverley is finally back training he is not fit enough to play.
4Confirmed line-ups
Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Hoedt, Yoshida, Bertrand, Armstrong, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Redmond, Ings, Gabbiadini.Subs: Vestergaard, Stephens, Austin, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Gunn, Obafemi.Watford: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Doucoure, Chalobah, Deulofeu, Hughes, Pereyra, Success.Subs: Gomes, Deeney, Masina, Gray, Wilmot, Kabasele, Okaka.
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