Strachan looks to end dip in form

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.

After a promising start to the season, Southampton’s form has dipped in recent weeks – and they have not scored a goal in 270 minutes of football since beating Portsmouth 3-0 before Christmas.

Newcastle romped to a 3-0 victory in Sunday’s FA Cup tie at St Mary’s, and Strachan said: “I have got to be looking at my forwards, midfield and defence an trying to work out where we go from there. It is not proving easy.”

Defender Matt Oakley remains a long-term absentee, while Graeme Le Saux (foot) is also out despite recovering from a hamstring problem.

Provisional squad: Niemi, Dodd, Lundekvam, M Svensson, Higginbotham, Telfer, Prutton, Delap, Pahars, Beattie, Phillips, Jones, A Svensson, Fernandes, McCann, Delgado, Ormerod, Marsden.