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Charlie Austin, Shane Long and Manolo Gabbiadini are all in contention to start against the Gunners, with Pellegrino likely to stick to his tactics of deploying a lone striker
The Saints were on the verge of becoming just the second side this season to stop their opponents from winning in all competitions, having levelled up the contest with 15 minutes left to play
The Reds are still playing catch-up following a slow start to the campaign, but they have won three in a row domestically to haul themselves back into top-four contention, while the Blues sit three points better off
The Saints make the trip to Merseyside having won just one of their last half-a-dozen fixtures in the top flight, and Mauricio Pellegrino is under pressure to deliver a result on their visit to the North-West
The result leaves Burnley level on points with the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal – and three above Liverpool – whereas Southampton drop down to 13th having now won just three of their last 12 Premier League home games
The Red Devils, who beat Southampton 3-2 in last season’s final to lift the trophy, will head to Ashton Gate next month to face the only lower-league side left in the competition
The 56-year-old has been out of work since June following his sacking at St Mary’s despite finishing eighth in the Premier League and reaching the EFL Cup final.
Their defiance has already triggered a second complaint from anti-discrimination group, Kick It Out
Romelu Lukaku grabbed the winner in the 20th minute of the match as he fired home on the rebound after his initial header from Ashley Young’s cross was kept out by Fraser Forster.
The Red Devils have been near perfect in all competitions so far, also earning victories in the Champions League and EFL Cup, but they did slip up in their most recent away outing when being held by Stoke City
The 21-year-old, who has made 32 appearances for the Blues in the last three seasons, had also been of interest to Southampton and newly-promoted pair Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion
Reports claim Southampton has joined the race for the 20-year-old along with West Ham, Everton and Leicester.
An already relegated team will be battling for pride in this encounter
The Gunners realistically need to win each of their remaining fixtures to maintain hope of gatecrashing the Champions League places
Arsenal face Southampton in the English Premier League on Wednesday and a win would lift them into fifth position
After Manchester City’s 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday, the onus was on Jurgen Klopp to send his side out to look for three points against a Southampton team who have largely under-performed this season
Two matches, including the one involving Sunderland, sent the team down the ladder
Hull will have striker Oumar Niasse available as they look for a long-awaited away win against Southampton on Saturday (today)
The hosts had already done enough to take another step towards the Premier League title by that point, increasing their lead at the top of the table to seven points for 24 hours at least, with Spurs in action on tomorrow night