Newcastle have won once in 10 Premier League games, and didn’t score a goal in their four February league matches. Despite those grim statistics, Steve Bruce is “quietly confident” of getting a result at St Mary’s, with morale boosted by their FA Cup run, and new contracts given to Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie. Newcastle fans may be more pessimistic – the long journey to Southampton has yielded three points once since 1972. For the hosts, Stuart Armstrong is ruled out with a concussion, so Moussa Djenepo could return in his place. Niall McVeigh
Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 0 Newcastle 0
Referee Graham Scott
This season G14 Y41 R3 3.36 cards/game
Odds H 4-6 A 9-2 D 3-1
SOUTHAMPTON
Subs from Gunn, Lewis, Vestergaard, Vokins, Slattery, Danso, Valery, Smallbone, Romeu, Sims, McQueen, Adams, Long
Doubtful Smallbone (ill)
Injured Armstrong (concussion, 15 Mar), Redmond (groin, Apr)
Suspended None
Discipline Y43 R2
Form LWLLWL
Leading scorer Ings 15
NEWCASTLE
Subs from Darlow, Schär, Bentaleb, Lazaro, Yedlin, Lejeune, S Longstaff, M Longstaff, Atsu, Joelinton, Muto
Doubtful None
Injured Krafth (ankle, 14 Mar), Clark (ankle, Aug), Dummett (hamstring, Aug), Willems (knee, Aug), Carroll (hip, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y48 R3
Form WDDLLD
Leading scorer Shelvey 5
