Southampton will give fitness tests to three players, while Norwich are likely to be without Darren Huckerby.
Doubts for both teams
Southampton will give fitness tests to three players, while Norwich City are likely to be without Darren Huckerby.
The managerless Saints have doubts over defensive trio Andrew Davies, Darren Powell and Alexander Ostlund.
Davies (hamstring) and Powell (groin) limped out of the FA Cup win over Bury, while Ostlund has hamstring trouble.
On-loan Stephen O'Halloran and Inigo Idiakez may deputise at the back, while Youssef Safri is away on international duty with Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations..
Jhon Viafara and Marek Saganowski are both set to be on the bench, but Claus Lundekvam, Nathan Dyer (both ankle), Chris Makin (hip), Cedric Baseya and Adam Lallana (both knee) are all still out.
Norwich news
Canaries boss Glenn Roeder is unlikely to gamble on the fitness of Huckerby, who has had an injection in his long-standing hip problem.
Dion Dublin should be ready to continue his partnership in attack with on-loan Manchester City youngster Ched Evans.
Long-term casualties Adam Drury (knee) and Luke Chadwick (shoulder) remain sidelined.
