It will be worth keeping an eye on Charlie Austin as he makes his home debut for Southampton against the club that took a pass on him. Ronald Koeman’s side are in rich form and will hope Austin’s predatory skills help to close some of the gap to the team above them in sixth. West Ham are hard to beat, though, and have Andy Carroll available again after recovering from injury. Gregg Bakowski
Kick-off Saturday 5.30pm
Venue St Mary’s
Last season Southampton 0 West Ham 0
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Mark Clattenburg
This season G19, Y60, R4, 3.37 cards per game
Odds H 3-4 A 19-4 D 3-1
Southampton
Subs from Stekelenburg, K Davis, Yoshida, Ward-Prowse, Targett, Clasie, Pellè, Long, S Davis
Doubtful S Davis (match fitness)
Injured Rodriguez (knee, 20 Feb), Gardos (knee, Apr)
Suspended None
Form LLWWWD
Discipline Y39 R3
Leading scorer Pellè 6
West Ham Utd
Subs from Howes, Randolph, Oxford, Ogbonna, O’Brien, Cullen, Byram, Moses, Obiang, Jelavic, Carroll, Emenike
Doubtful Byram (match fitness), Emenike (match fitness), Ogbonna (ill)
Injured Lanzini (hamstring, 13 Feb), Sakho (thigh, 13 Feb)
Suspended None
Form WWWLDW
Discipline Y32 R4
Leading scorer Payet 6
