EPL Day 6: Southampton SEEKING their first win at Home - Southampton vrs Bournemouth

Bournemouth are aiming to win consecutive Premier League fixtures for just the second time in 2019.

EPL Day 6: Southampton SEEKING their first win at Home - Southampton vrs Bournemouth
St. Mary's Stadium

Bournemouth will play Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium in the first match of the day six of the English Premier League.

The Saints after losing their opening two matches of the season are unbeaten in their last three (W2, D1). They are yet to win at St Mary's this season, having won away from home three times in all competitions.

Bournemouth are aiming to win consecutive Premier League fixtures for just the second time in 2019.

The Cherries won their only previous Premier League game played on a Friday, which was also a south coast derby in which they beat Brighton 2-1 in September 2017.

Southampton have lost just one of their eight Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (W3, D4) and are unbeaten in all four at St Mary's (W2, D2).

Bournemouth have never won a match at Southampton in any competition (D6, L9).

Southampton will be without Moussa Djenepo as the Mali winger has a muscular problem.

Defender Kevin Danso is available again after suspension while Nathan Redmond could feature after an ankle injury.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to St Mary's.

Defenders Simon Francis and Lloyd Kelly played for the under-21s in midweek to build up fitness after injury lay-offs but neither is likely to start.

The Saints will hold a minute's applause tonight ahead of kick-off, following the sad passing of lifelong supporter and former chairman Leon Crouch, aged 70.