Southampton are reaping the rewards for keeping faith with Ralph Hasenhüttl after a sluggish start to the season. One defeat in their past 10 matches in all competitions has lifted them into the top half of the Premier League and through to the fifth round of the FA Cup. They will provide a stern test for Frank Lampard’s side, especially considering Southampton have lost only once at home all season while Everton are without an away win since August. Everton’s prospects are not helped by Demarai Gray, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Tom Davies, Yerry Mina, Ben Godfrey and Fabian Delph still being sidelined by injury. Stephen Hollis
Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 2 Everton 0
Referee Andy Madley
This season G9 Y18 R2 2.22 cards/game
Odds H 11-10 A 13-5 D 13-5
SOUTHAMPTON
Subs from Caballero, Lewis, Stephens, Long, A Armstrong, Small, Valery, Walcott, Djenepo, Smallbone, Redmond, Livramento, Diallo
Doubtful Redmond (ankle)
Injured Tella (groin, 25 Feb), McCarthy (hamstring, unknown), Lyanco (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y47 R2
Form DWLDWD
Leading scorers Adams, Broja, Ward-Prowse 6
EVERTON
Subs from Begovic, Tyrer, Lonergan, Patterson, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Gbamin, El Ghazi, Gomes, Townsend, Alli, Dobbin, Tosun, Onyango, Rondón, Astley
Doubtful None
Injured Gray (hip, 26 Feb), Doucouré (groin, 26 Feb), Davies (hamstring, Mar), Delph (thigh, Mar), Godfrey (hamstring, Mar), Mina (quadriceps, Apr)
Suspended None
Discipline Y45 R1
Form DLLLLW
Leading scorer Gray 5
