The Saints squad has been suffering from a virus problem this week and leaves several key players as doubts for the visit of West Ham
Perhaps the biggest worry is that of Jay Rodriguez who is not only the key man in the Saints side at the moment but also the talk of the Premier league after his blistering form of late, he is joined in being laid wow by the virus by Luke Shaw, another who would be a key loss.
Third to suffer is Jason Puncheon who has been more a fringe player in recent weeks and whose loss wont be felt so keenly as the other two.
This goes to show that in football there is always something around the corner that can knock you backwards, with these three fit Saints would go into this game full of confidence, without them it will be a much harder task, however the three straight wins have taken a lot of pressure off of this game, so hopefully it wont be so much of a problem with regard to our league position it might have been.
However sometimes these things work in your favour as a team and often players come in with a point to prove and put in some match winning displays.