Defenders Graeme Le Saux and Jason Dodd face fitness tests as Southampton bid to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation with victory over Charlton on St Stephen's Day.

Tottenham set about chasing a fourth successive Barclays Premiership victory - something they have not managed since 1995 – with Jermain Defoe and Frederic Kanoute up front.

Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 2

Norwich 2 Southampton 1

Harry Redknapp (pictured) will seek an urgent meeting with Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric tomorrow to try to discover whether his job as manager at Fratton Park is any more secure than that of South Coast rival Steve Wigley at Southampton.

Southampton 2 Portsmouth 1

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

Teenager Leon Best is in line to make his full debut as Southampton head coach Steve Wigley faces a striker crisis ahead of his side’s match at Everton tomorrow.

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.

James Beattie recovered from a thigh injury to return alongside skipper Kevin Phillips in Southampton’s attack against Blackburn at St Mary’s.

NEWCASTLE midfielder Gary Speed has vowed to prove his club’s detractors wrong as they embark on a do-or-die quest for Champions League qualification.

Wolves striker Henri Camara has been cleared of violent conduct at an FA disciplinary hearing today.

Wolves will request a personal hearing with the Football Association in a bid to save striker Henri Camara from a three-match ban.

Defender Michael Svensson is again ruled out by injury as Southampton bid to boost their hopes of clinching a place in Europe with victory against Bolton tomorrow.

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.

Southampton captain Jason Dodd has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Southampton 4

Southampton 1 Tottenham 0

Portsmouth 1 Southampton 0

Southampton 2 Liverpool 0

Alex Ferguson’s ‘distressing’ week ended with a familiar roller-coaster ride to victory as Manchester United clambered back to the Premiership summit.

Birmingham 2 Southampton 1

Southampton 0 Newcastle 3

Southampton striker Marian Pahars is winning his battle to be fit for tomorrow’s FA Cup third round clash at home to Newcastle after missing the last two matches with a thigh strain.

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan faces an anxious wait to see if key defenders Jason Dodd and Claus Lundekvam are fit to face Newcastle in the FA Cup third round at St Mary’s tomorrow.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp believes he may be a busy man on the transfer front in January as he seeks to add numbers to a squad shattered by injuries.

Southampton 3 Portsmouth 0

Southampton 3 Portsmouth 0

Bolton 1 Southampton 0 (After extra-time)

Liverpool 1 Southampton 2

Southampton 0 Manchester City 2

GORDON STRACHAN yesterday gagged his Southampton players in an attempt to halt fresh revelations about Saturday’s tunnel bust-up between Graeme Souness and Dennis Rofe.

Graham Le Saux today urged his Southampton team-mates to steer clear of the European jitters which wrecked the continental dreams of his former club Chelsea for three years running.

Leeds 0 Southampton 0

Agustin Delgado, Southampton’s reformed rebel striker from Ecuador, insists he will be ready to tackle Arsenal on FA Cup final day – if Saints can brush past First Division Watford in tomorrow’s semi-final at Villa Park.

Glenn Roeder vowed that he would never quit his job as manager of West Ham after a 1-0 defeat at home to Southampton left his team rooted to the foot of the Premiership and still without a league win at Upton Park this season.

James Beattie struck his fifth league goal of the season from the penalty spot to give rampant Southampton a deserved 1-0 half-time lead over Blackburn at St Mary’s Stadium.

Southampton 4 Fulham 2

Brett Ormerod hit a glorious double to add to his Worthington Cup hat-trick in midweek to put the skids under Manchester City at St Mary’s.

Southampton 0 Charlton Athletic 0

Paul Jones looks set to keep his starting place for the trip to Tottenham after impressing in Southampton's midweek draw with Chelsea.