Mauricio Pellegrino has few injury concerns for a fixture that has been switched to St Mary’s with the London Stadium not ready after the world championships. Ryan Bertrand has recovered from a knock, while Cédric Soares should start despite reported interest from Chelsea. Southampton are under new ownership and insist that Virgil van Dijk will stay, although the Dutchman remains unavailable for this game. For West Ham, Michail Antonio is fit again after four months out with a hamstring injury. Slaven Bilic will be targeting defensive improvement against a team without a home goal in six league games. Niall McVeigh
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 1 West Ham United 3
Referee Lee Mason
This season G0
Odds H 4-5 A 4-1 D 11-4
Southampton
Subs from McCarthy, Taylor, Clasie, Long, Austin, Lemina, Boufal, Hojbjerg, Gardos, Pied, Gallagher, Targett, Sims, Bednarek, McQueen, Hesketh, Valery
Doubtful None
Injured None
Suspended None
Unavailable Van Dijk (unsettled)
Form D
Discipline Y2 R0
Leading scorer n/a
West Ham United
Subs from Adrián, Collins, Cresswell, Byram, Snodgrass, Rice, Fernandes, Fonte, Haksabanovic, Henry, Pask, Browne, Sakho
Doubtful None
Injured Carroll (groin, 26 Aug), Lanzini (knee, 26 Aug), Kouyaté (knee, 2 Sep)
Suspended None
Form L
Discipline Y2 R0
Leading scorer n/a
