Southampton v West Brom: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash

  • Mauricio Pellegrino reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of West Brom tie
  • Full-back Jeremy Pied continues to work back to full fitness from a groin injury
  • West Brom are hopeful either Ben Foster or Boaz Myhill will be fit to keep goal
  • James Morrison, Oliver Burke and Hal Robson-Kanu remain sidelined

Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Southampton's home clash with West Brom.

 

Southampton v West Brom (St Mary's Stadium)

Team news


Southampton 

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday's Premier League match against West Brom.

Italian forward Manolo Gabbiadini will be hoping to retain his place in attack after scoring both goals in last weekend's 2-2 draw against Newcastle.

Manolo Gabbiadini will be hoping to retain his place after scoring twice against Newcastle

Manolo Gabbiadini will be hoping to retain his place after scoring twice against Newcastle

Full-back Jeremy Pied continues to work his way back to full fitness from a groin injury.

Provisional Squad: Forster, Soares, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Long, Romeu, Redmond, Lemina, Tadic, Gabbiadini, McCarthy, McQueen, Ward-Prowse, Hoedt, Austin, Boufal, Davis.  

West Brom   

West Brom are hopeful either Ben Foster or Boaz Myhill will be fit to keep goal against Southampton at St Mary's.

Foster missed the draw at Leicester with a knee injury so Myhill made his first Premier League start since April 2016 but finished the game hobbling around with a hamstring problem.

West Brom are hopeful either Ben Foster or Boaz Myhill will be fit to keep goal against Saints

West Brom are hopeful either Ben Foster or Boaz Myhill will be fit to keep goal against Saints

Both players trained on Thursday and it is hoped they will do so again on Friday before the squad travel to the south coast. James Morrison, Oliver Burke and Hal Robson-Kanu remain out with muscle injuries.

Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Nyom, Evans, Dawson, McAuley, Yuning, Hegazi, Gibbs, Brunt, Yacob, Livermore, Field, Phillips, McClean, Barry, Rondon, Rodriguez, Chadli, Krychowiak. 

SOUTHAMPTON V WEST BROM

Kick-off: Saturday, 5.30pm (bt sPORT 1)

Odds (subject to change):

Southampton: 5/6

Draw: 12/5

West Brom: 4/1

Managers:

Mauricio Pellegrino (Southampton)

West Brom (Tony Pulis)

Head-to-head league record:

Southampton wins: 5

Draws: 4

West Brom wins: 5

Recent league form (latest result first):

Southampton: DLLWL

West Brom: DDLDL 

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Key match stats (supplied by Opta) 

Saints have won two of their last three Premier League games against West Brom, as many as they had in their previous nine against them in the competition.

After a winless run of 19 games in all competitions at Southampton, the Baggies have won two of their last five away games against the Saints (D1 L2).

Of all teams to have met in at least seven different Premier League campaigns, Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion has the lowest goals-per-game ratio in the competition (21 in 14 games – 1.5 per game).

Southampton have conceded a league-high ratio 33% of their Premier League goals from outside the box this season (3/9).

Southampton have drawn a blank in nine Premier League home games so far in 2017, only three Premier League sides have failed to score in more home matches in a calendar year (Portsmouth; 11 in 2007, Fulham 10; in 2002 and Manchester City; 10 in 1995).

Dusan Tadic has been directly involved in a goal in his last three outings against West Brom

Dusan Tadic has been directly involved in a goal in his last three outings against West Brom

West Bromwich Albion have now scored 47 set-piece goals (excl. penalties) in the Premier League since Tony Pulis took charge of the club, more than any other side.

Of Tony Pulis’ 102 Premier League games in charge of West Brom, only 10 of these have seen the Baggies have more possession than their opponents. 60 of these games have seen WBA hold less than 40% of possession.

19 different players have made a Premier League appearance this season aged 34 or older; four of which have been for WBA – Ben Foster, Boaz Myhill, Gareth Barry & Gareth McAuley. No other side handed appearances to more than two players aged 34 or older this season.

Dusan Tadic has been directly involved in a goal in each of his last three Premier League appearances against West Brom (one goal, two assists).

Manolo Gabbiadini scored with both of his shots against Newcastle United on MD8 – his previous two goals in the competition came over a period of 16 appearances and 27 shots.