Saints do have some injury issues for the longest trip of the season up to St James Park to take on Newcastle United, but hopefully they can cope with those that might be missing.
Biggest loss might be Sofiane Boufal who is still suffering the after affects of an altercation with a kitchen unit that injured his toe.
Although Boufal was on the bench on Wednesday night Ralph Hasenhuttl revealed that he was nursing him and hoping he would not be needed.
"Boufal’s toe is still a problem with him not training. The last game he was on the bench but there was no reason to bring him in so I decided to give him the rest."
"Tomorrow he will train for the first time. I must look how he is and we must pay attention because such an injury can take a long time if you’re not careful.”
Stuart Armstrong is close to a return but won't be in the squad according to Hasenhuttl.
"Armstrong is close to recovering from a hamstring injury and while he will not be available on Sunday, he may be ready next weekend. "
"It’s good that Stuie is back on the pitch, it’s just running, but maybe he is an option for West Ham.”
Other than that it is a case of making sure that no one is going to over stretch themselves by playing three games in a week, and from that point of view Ralph may make a change or two.
"We have a few issues with the high workload the players did with a lot of sprinting,”
"I think for the weekend these players will all be able to play and it’s on me to decide if I go again with the team that invested a lot two times or if I put a few fresh players in."
"I think the subs in the last games also did a very good job and we were getting better when we were changing players."
"In the end we need to decide who is really an option for me.”
If this was the case it would not surprise me if the manager rested Danny Ings from the start, either using Shane Long alone upfront or Che Adams alongside him.