Midfielders Anders Svensson and Fabrice Fernandes are both fit to return to Southampton’s squad as they bid to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation with a win at Newcastle tomorrow.

Harry Redknapp will hand immediate debuts to new signings Jamie Redknapp and Calum Davenport when Southampton host relegation rivals Fulham tomorrow night.

Southampton striker James Beattie has recovered from injury and is included in the squad for the Premiership clash at Tottenham tomorrow.

Southampton head coach Steve Wigley will welcome three key players back to his squad for the trip to Manchester United.

Southampton keeper Antti Niemi has a knee injury and misses tomorrow’s relegation clash with Crystal Palace at St Mary’s.

Brett Ormerod will play his third game in five days as Southampton host Colchester in the third round of the Carling Cup tomorrow.

Striker Brett Ormerod is available to bolster Southampton head coach Steve Wigley’s limited options in attack for their Premiership game against Birmingham on Sunday.

Defender Claus Lundekvam has recovered from an ankle injury as Southampton head coach Steve Wigley bids for his first Barclays Premiership win against Manchester City tomorrow.

Captain Jason Dodd and midfielder Matthew Oakley are still missing for the visit of Newcastle on Sunday as Southampton head coach Steve Wigley bids for his first victory since taking charge.

Charlton 0 Southampton 0

Striker James Beattie is expected to miss Southampton’s opening game of the new season at Aston Villa tomorrow through injury.

Sweden will have to do without Everton’s competitive Tobias Linderoth in the Porto clash with Denmark because the midfielder is banned after being booked in both previous Group C matches against Bulgaria and Italy.

Sweden coach Tommy Soderberg will hope to have Mattias Jonsson and Olof Mellberg fit for Monday’s opening Euro 2004 clash with Bulgaria in Lisbon.

Defenders Michael Svensson and Graeme Le Saux are pushing for recalls to Southampton’s side as manager Paul Sturrock bids for his fourth win in five games at Middlesbrough tomorrow.

Gordon Strachan is considering all options as he looks to bring to an end three straight defeats when his team take on Leicester at St Mary’s tomorrow.

Midfielder Rory Delap is trying to shake off an ankle injury in time for Southampton’s away clash with Fulham on Boxing Day.

Southampton striker Kevin Phillips is expected to recover from illness in time to face south-coast rivals Portsmouth in tomorrow’s Carling Cup fourth-round showdown at St Mary’s.

Steaua Bucharest 1 Southampton 0 (Steaua win 2-1 on aggregate)

Republic of Ireland international Rory Delap returns to Southampton’s squad as former manager Dave Jones brings his Wolves team to St Mary’s Stadium tomorrow.

FA Cup result:

FA Cup latest:

Midfielder Rory Delap could return to the Southampton side for Wednesday’s Worthington Cup third round tie at Liverpool.

England defender Wayne Bridge is hopeful of overcoming an ankle injury to keep his place against Manchester United as Southampton bid for their fourth successive victory.

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan will wait for fitness checks on striker Marian Pahars and midfielder Paul Telfer before naming his side to face Manchester City.

Marian Pahars, Southampton’s leading scorer last season, has been ruled out of his side’s opening game of the new Premiership season against Middlesbrough tomorrow by injury.

Jennifer Capriati has said she hopes she can hang on for another week at the Australian Open, despite her hip strain.