Three defeats in four league games – as well as that chastening Capital One Cup defeat to Liverpool – have taken the sheen off Southampton’s start to the season and the visit of their former manager, Mauricio Pochettino, presents a good opportunity to blow the cobwebs away. Another defeat or two could see them looking over their shoulders and Ronald Koeman will be hoping that Graziano Pellè, who had an injection to his injured knee, will be fit and perform somewhere close to his brilliant best. Nick Ames
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s
Last season Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2
Referee K Friend
This season G8, Y28, R3, 3.88 cards per game
Odds H 31-18 A 15-8 D 12-5
Southampton
Subs from K Davis, Martina, Clasie, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Long, Juanmi
Doubtful Pellè (knee)
Injured Stekelenburg (ankle, 26 Dec), Rodriguez (foot, 23 Jan), Forster (knee, Jan), Gardos (knee, Apr)
Suspended None
Form WWLLDL
Discipline Y31 R2
Leading scorer Pellè 6
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Fazio, Davies, Carroll, Bentaleb, Winks, Onomah, Son, Chadli, Townsend
Doubtful Dembélé (foot)
Injured Mason (ankle, 26 Dec), Njie (knee, 16 Jan), Pritchard (ankle, Jan)
Suspended None
Form WDWDDL
Discipline Y36 R0
Leading scorer Kane 8
