Southampton will be without at least two players for Saturday's Premier League clash with Fulham at St Mary's.
January signing Albert Gronbaek is closing in on a return from an Achilles issue, but the midfielder will not recover in time to face the Cottagers, while Charlie Taylor remains sidelined with a hip injury.
Interim boss Simon Rusk is set to continue with a three-at-the-back system with Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens all retaining their spots in central defence, protecting goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Manning are the most likely duo to operate as wing-backs, although both James Bree and Welington will be hoping to force their way back into the first XI.
Lesley Ugochukwu scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in last weekend's 1-1 draw with West Ham United and the Chelsea loanee is set to link arms with Flynn Downes in centre-midfield, meaning that William Smallbone and Joe Aribo may have to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench once again.
Rusk could be tempted to make one or two changes in attack, with in-demand Tyler Dibling and Cameron Archer both pushing to start at the expense of either Mateus Fernandes, Kamaldeen Sulemana or Paul Onuachu.
Southampton possible starting lineup: Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes, Dibling; Archer
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Oliver Thomas
