Having experienced very different fortunes last weekend, Southampton and their fellow Premier League strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers convene at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.

Not long after their EFL Cup semi-final defeat, Saints suffered another league loss at the hands of Brentford; meanwhile, Wolves were the latest team to pick off an ailing Liverpool side – hauling them up to 15th place in the table.

The visit of Wolves will do little to lift the mood on the South Coast either, given the Midlands outfit have won each of the last four H2H meetings between the sides, as well as winning on their last three visits to St Mary’s.

The Wanderers should also be brimming with confidence at present after dishing out a 3-0 mauling to Liverpool last weekend, although their away form still needs improvement after collecting only six points on their travels this season.

That victory left Julen Lopetegui’s side two points clear of the relegation zone, but only five above Southampton, so they know they will be dragged right back into trouble with a defeat in this game.

Lopetegui has already warned his team that they have to adopt “a big mentality” in order to beat the drop, something he seems to have been pretty successful in instilling since arriving at Molineux in November as they have won three of his six league games in charge (D1, L2).

Nathan Jones’ side are bottom of the Premier League table and in desperate need of a win to keep them in the fight for safety.

The Saints boss is under intense pressure to get the club moving up the table quickly, and he has an important decision on his hands to pick the right team to face Wolves today.

Players to watch: Saints striker Ché Adams has been on the winning side in 15 of his 22 PL goalscoring appearances (D3, L4), including two this season (L1). He will be hoping to outscore Daniel Podence, who has netted first or last in ten of his 14 goalscoring appearances for Wolves, including the winning strike against Southampton in September.

Hot stat: Southampton have the worst PL home record this season, picking up just six of an available 30 points (W1, D3, L7).