Ronald Koeman has given an update on Saints casualty list and its a case of good and bad news.
Saints manager Ronald Koeman has confirmed that Jay Rodriguez is still some way off returning to training.
Speaking on the Clubs twitter feed he said
"It's going well, but he's not close to [rejoining] the group. He needs more time."
Not the news Saints fans wanted to hear and by the time he returns Rodriguez is likely to have been out of action for around a year, however if he can return in the final month or so of the season it will be a timely boost to Saints top four aspirations and in being almost like a new signing it will be something that none of Saints rivals will have.
But there is good news on Toby Alderweireld, Victor Wanyama & Morgan Schneiderlin, all of whom are on track and should be ready for action in the next two weeks, that again will be a timely boost if the trio can be fit for the visit to QPR and the home game against West Ham United.
In the meantime Saints have two important games against Palace in the cup and Swansea at home and hopefully the squad will be good enough to keep the winning streak going.