💥Saints v Wolves💥[LIVE]

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Southampton have on-loan striker Danny Ings available once again after he was ineligible to play against parent club Liverpool last time out.

Mario Lemina is still recovering from abdominal surgery, and Michael Obafemi is out for the rest of the season.

Wolves will recall goalkeeper Rui Patricio, who made way for John Ruddy in the FA Cup last weekend.

Centre-back Ryan Bennett could also be restored to the starting line-up, with Romain Saiss preferred at Wembley.

Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger leaves the club
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

@johnrodercomm: If you only include Premier League results from when Ralph Hasenhuttl took charge of Southampton in early December, the Saints would be 12th in the table and 12 points clear of the relegation zone.

They will also be encouraged by the fact they have scored in each of their last 11 league matches at St Mary's, while Wolves haven't kept a league clean sheet away from Molineux since early October.

What impact, if any, will the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Watford have on the rest of the season for Wolves? A repeat of the 2-0 victory over Southampton back in September would be the perfect response.

VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl on Wolves: "It's a very strong opponent, one of the most organised in the league [who have] made a fantastic job and beat a lot of big teams. They play a similar shape to what we do and it will be interesting tactically for us. Not an easy game.

"I think they showed that they have a clear plan and also good players that can fill the plan with life. The whole way they want to play at the moment is a very successful one and it's not a coincidence they are so high in the table."

Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo: "It's a tough challenge. They [Southampton] are well organised, have good players and a good manager.

"Our pack [fans] are always present, so we hope Southampton is another full house with our pack behind us. It is amazing what they are giving us. We want to do it together."

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

Feck you Lawro (1-0)

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Wolves are unbeaten in the past six meetings in all competitions, winning the last four.
Saints are without a goal in five hours and 39 minutes against Wolves since Alex Pearce scored in a 2-1 home Championship defeat in November 2008.
Southampton

Southampton have won five of their 12 league games in 2019, only one fewer than they managed throughout 2018.
Three of their four home league wins this season came against sides who are in the top half of the table: Tottenham, Arsenal and Everton.
Saints have scored in 11 successive home league fixtures since October's goalless draw with Newcastle.
They have lost five of their last six matches against newly-promoted sides, with four of those defeats occurring this season.
The south coast side have dropped a league-high 23 points from winning positions this term, 15 of them at St Mary's.
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves are winless in their last four away league matches (D2, L2).
They have lost six league fixtures against bottom half-of-the-table opponents, one more than versus top-half teams.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side are without a clean sheet in 12 Premier League away fixtures.
Wolves are looking to complete their second league double of the season, having so far only beaten West Ham both home and away.
Only Huddersfield have scored fewer first-half goals than the 12 by Wolves.
Raul Jimenez has been directly involved in 19 Premier League goals this season, scoring 12 and assisting seven, which is 48% of Wolves' league total.