Fraser Forster will continue along the road to recovery and get a game under his belt for Saints U21 side.
Fraser Forster will hopefully play his first game since his knee injury against Burnley almost 10 months ago, when Saints U21 side face Chelsea in their defence of the Premier League U21 cup.
Not the easiest of comebacks for Forster but he has made good progress in his rehabilitation and after an initial diagnosis of 9-12 months on the sidelines is at the quicker end of a return.
He has been back in full training since mid December and if was not for the Xmas period then he probably would have made his comeback to match action a little earlier than today.
If he comes through tonight unscathed then he will have taken a big hurdle towards a return to the first team, if he had got this game in a week or so ago then he may well have been in contention for Saturday's game against Palace in the cup which would have been an ideal opportunity, however that could be a little too much to ask of him at this stage and could risk further injury to play twice in a week.
However it does point to the fact that he could well be ready to return to the first team squad in the coming weeks, although he will have to compete for his place, but this could well put pressure on Maarten Stekelenburg to up his game to hang on to the first team keepers jersey whic can only be good for Saints.