Contemporary from boss Tonda Eckert being given the all-clear to proceed as Southampton boss after the e affair, Saints are hoping to keep up their 100% residence report within the Championship with a fifth successive victory.
South coast rivals Portsmouth make the brief journey alongside the M27 on Sunday (12:00 BST) on a three-game unbeaten run.
- The final 4 league encounters between Southampton and Portsmouth have all been drawn, with Pompey the final crew to win on this fixture in a 4-1 victory at Fratton Park in April 2005.
- Portsmouth have received considered one of their previous 9 league visits to Southampton (D4 L4), profitable 2-0 within the top-flight in January 1988 below Alan Ball.
- Southampton have scored 15 targets in simply 4 residence league video games this season – it’s the most by a Championship facet of their first 4 residence video games since Studying scored 16 in 2008-09.
- That is solely Portsmouth's third league recreation on a Sunday previously two seasons, with the earlier two each towards Southampton (D2). Pompey have received simply 4 of their previous 32 league video games on Sundays (D11 L17).
- Southampton's Cyle Larin has scored 11 targets in 14 Championship appearances at St Mary's, scoring a aim each 81 minutes. Since 2004-05, the one participant to play 750+ minutes at one stadium and have a greater minutes per aim ratio is Dwight Gayle at St James' Park (one each 72 minutes).
