Southampton will make a late decision on whether to include defender Radhi Jaidi who has been sidelined for the last month.Morgan Schneiderlin (suspended) is still out while boss Alan Pardew is likely to again run the rule over out-of-contract midfielder Lloyd James.
Southend will be without Adam Barrett, Jean-Fracois Christophe and Francis Laurent (all hamstrings).
Harry Crawford, who scored on his debut last weekend, hopes to keep his place
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Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport