Roy Hodgson will be looking for Watford to bounce back quickly from their abject defeat at Wolves on Thursday. The game was over after 20 minutes and, unless Hodgson can coax better performances from the defence, their season will be over soon too. Watford may be only four points from the last safe spot but Everton and Burnley have multiple games in hand over them so they need to be aiming for winning at all costs against a Southampton side suffering from a dip in form. Watford’s problem is that Ralph Hasenhüttl will see them as the perfect side to be aggressive against so they can correct their slump. A huge FA Cup quarter-final awaits next week and what better way to build up to it than a spirit-boosting thrashing of Watford. Graham Searles
Sunday 2pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season n/a
Referee Graham Scott
This season G9 Y27 R0 3 cards/game
Odds H 7-11 A 5-1 D 13-4
SOUTHAMPTON
Subs from Caballero, Lewis, Long, Small, Valery, Walcott, Smallbone, Redmond, Diallo, Tella, Broja, Elyounoussi, Salisu, Livramento
Doubtful Tella (groin)
Injured Lyanco (hamstring, Apr), McCarthy (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y49 R2
Form WDWWLL
Leading scorer Adams 7
WATFORD
Subs from Elliot, Bachmann, Fletcher, Gosling, Kabasele, Rose, Sema, Sierralta, Masina, Troost-Ekong, Baah, Kalu, Kucka, Kayembe, Ngakia, King, Etebo
Doubtful Pedro (Covid), Nkoulou (hamstring), Ngakia (hamstring), Troost-Ekong (groin)
Injured Sarr (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y47 R2
Form LWLDLL
Leading scorer Dennis 9
