Southampton’s youngsters return to action on Saturday, hosting Fulham in U18 Premier League at Staplewood Campus (11am GMT).
The league leaders travel to the south coast having only lost once all season, proving to be a big test for 8th placed Saints.
Saturday’s hosts narrowly lost out to second place Chelsea in their last outing at the start of the month, coming away from West London with a 2-0 defeat on February 1st.
The defeat at Chelsea followed a dominating 5-0 victory over Swansea on their last fixture at Staplewood, featuring a hat-trick from Jack Turner.
Many Under-18s regulars have made the move up to the Under-23s in recent weeks, meaning a new look side will take the field on Saturday.
A win for Saints could will open up the game on the lower half of the league standings, putting them a point behind Aston Villa in 7th should they lose their game at home to Norwich City.
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