This will be Mauricio Pellegrino’s first match in charge at St Mary’s but the 90 or so minutes will inevitably be overshadowed by missing parties. Neither the Southampton captain, Virgil van Dijk, or Swansea City’s playmaker, Gylfi Sigurdsson, will feature with question marks over their futures. Saints’ record signing, Mario Lemina, could make his debut after joining from Juventus on Tuesday and Pellegrino’s other summer signing, Jan Bednarek, could also feature. The 19-year-old striker Tammy Abraham is expected to lead the line on his full Swansea debut. Ben Fisher
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 1 Swansea City 0
Referee Mike Jones
Last season G18, Y61, R1, 3.50 cards per game
Odds H 3-5 A 5-1 D 3-1
Southampton
Subs from Gazzaniga, Taylor, Clasie, Long, Austin, Tadic, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Gardos, Pied, Targett, Bednarek, McQueen, Sims, Hesketh, Gallagher
Doubtful Yoshida (thigh)
Injured McCarthy (calf, unknown), Van Dijk (illness, unknown)
Suspended None
Form n/a
Discipline (last season) Y59 R2
Top scorer (last season) Redmond 7
Swansea City
Subs from Birighitti, Mulder, Nordfeldt, Van der Hoorn, Narsingh, Montero, Grimes, Rangel, Bartley, Kingsley, Gorré, Mesa, Fulton, McBurnie
Doubtful None
Injured Llorente (broken arm, 26 Aug), Ki (knee, Sep), Dyer (achilles, Oct), Sigurdsson (unsettled, unknown)
Suspended None
Form n/a
Discipline (last season) Y56 R0
Top scorer (last season) Llorente 15