Southampton v Crystal Palace: match preview

Southampton and Crystal Palace season’s are winding down with a bit of a whimper as both teams are essentially safe for another season. Ralph Hasenhüttl and Patrick Vieira will be assessing their squads for a summer shakeup as each have talent at their disposal and have impressed on occasion but are 13th and 14th respectively due to inconsistent performances all season. One of Vieira’s biggest headaches will be replacing the on-loan Conor Gallagher’s brilliance in midfield next term. Players will be aware they are potentially playing for their futures but another club will always coming knocking so with no real skin in the game this one could be fairly low in the Match of the Day pecking order come Saturday night. Graham Searles

Saturday 3pm

Venue St Mary’s Stadium

Last season Southampton 3 Crystal Palace 1

Referee Jarred Gillett

This season G7 Y26 R1 3.86 cards/game

Odds H 16-11 A 11-5 D 23-10

Subs from Caballero, McCarthy, Lewis, Long, Small, Valery, Walcott, Smallbone, Tella, Djenepo, Stephens, Lyanco, Diallo, Elyounoussi, A Armstrong

Doubtful McCarthy (match fitness)

Injured Livramento (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y59 R2

Form LDLWLD

Leading scorer Ward-Prowse 9

Subs from Matthews, Benteke, Kelly, Banks, Hannam, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi, Tomkins, Eze, Hughes, Ward, Milivojevic, Ayew, Édouard, McArthur

Doubtful Mitchell (match fitness), Milivojevic (hamstring)

Injured Ferguson (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y55 R1

Form WDWLLD

Leading scorer Zaha 11