Southampton vs Burnley team news: Matt Targett replaces Ryan Bertrand who is out with a hamstring injury for Saints

SOUTHAMPTON are looking to climb into the top eight of the Premier League as they attempt to extend their unbeaten home start to the season.

Saints have not lost in the Premier League for over a month as manager Claude Puel begins to find his feet in English football.

Burnley have won just once in their last five matches and boss Sean Dyche needs to find a solution to the defensive problems that have seen them keep just two clean sheets all season.

What are the teams?

Southampton team: Forster, Martina, Fonte, Van Dijk, Targett, Romeu, Clasie, Davis, Tadic, Redmond, Austin. Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Ward-Prowse, McQueen, Hojbjerg, Long, Rodriguez.

Burnley team: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Hendrick, Marney, Defour, Gudmundsson, Boyd, Vokes. Subs: Robinson, Flanagan, Tarkowski, O'Neill, Arfield, Kightly, Bamford.

Southampton squad:

Fraser Forster, Alex McCarthy, Stuart Taylor, Maya Yoshida, Cuco Martina, Virgil van Dijk, Jack Stephens, Jeremy Pied, Florin Gardos, Cedric Soares, Ryan Bertrand, Jose Fonte, Jordy Clasie, Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse, Steven Davis, Lloyd Isgrove, Charlie Austin, Shane Long, Sofiane Boufal, Nathan Redmond, Dusan Tadic, Jay Rodriguez

Definitely out:

Ryan Bertrand - hamstring, Jeremy Pied - knee

Burnley squad:

Tom Heaton, Nick Pope, Paul Robinson, Tendayi Darikwa, Jon Flanagan, Ben Mee, Kevin Long, Matt Lowton, Dean Marney, James Tarkowski, Stephen Ward, Johann Gudmundsson, Jeff Hendrick, Michael Keane, Steven Defour, Scott Arfield, Michael Kightly, Patrick Bamford, Ashley Barnes, George Boyd, Andre Gray, Sam Vokes

Definitely out:

Ashley Barnes - hamstring

Stats:

• Southampton have lost just one of their last five league meetings with Burnley, winning two and drawing two.
• On home soil, Saints have suffered just one defeat in their last 14 league clashes with Burnley (W7 D6).
• Saints have kept six consecutive clean sheets in all competitions. They've only enjoyed a longer run once in their history (eight, ending in August 1922).
• Burnley have enjoyed just two victories in their last 15 Premier League away games, drawing three and losing 10.
• Southampton have unbeaten in eight Premier League games on home soil (W5 D3) a run bettered only by Leicester (19) and Liverpool (10).
• Indeed, Saints have scored in each of their last 13 Premier League games at St. Mary's, the best current run in the competition.
• In his two previous Premier League games against former club Burnley, Charlie Austin has scored twice and been sent off.
• 10 Burnley players have appeared in all seven Premier League games this season, more than any other club.
• Steven Defour has been directly involved in a Premier League-high 80% of his team's goals this season, scoring one and assisting three of the Clarets' five goals.
• The Clarets have posted a Premier League-low 36.8% average possession figure this season.

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