Southampton have lost just one of their past 10 league games and are seventh, just one point behind Tottenham in fifth. Ronald Koeman will have his work cut out against Stoke, though. Mark Hughes’s side have been much improved since Ryan Shawcross’s return, beating Chelsea before the international break at the Britannia Stadium. Jonathan Walters is fresh from firing Ireland into Euro 2016 and Hughes will hope he can reproduce that form on Saturday. Graham Searles
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 1 Stoke 0
Referee L Mason
This season G11, Y35, R1, 3.3 cards per game
Odds H 8-13 A 11-2 D 31-10
Southampton
Subs from K Davis, Gazzaniga, Reed, Yoshida, Caulker, Targett, Isgrove, Ward-Prowse, Ramírez, Juanmi, Martina, Clasie
Doubtful Van Dijk (knee)
Injured Forster (knee, Apr), Gardos (knee, unknown), Rodriguez (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WWDDWW
Discipline Y25 R2
Leading scorer Pellè 6
Stoke City
Subs from Given, Haugaard, Wilson, Cameron, Bardsley, Ireland, Van Ginkel, Sidwell, Afellay, Crouch, Diouf, Odemwingie
Doubtful Cameron, Diouf (match fitness), Given (knee), Pieters (nose)
Injured Muniesa (hamstring, 28 Nov)
Suspended None
Form WDLWWW
Discipline Y20 R2
Leading scorer Diouf, Arnautovic 3
