Welington's injury does not look great - Still

Welington was forced off in the first half against Stoke City

Will Still has confirmed defender Welington suffered a badly twisted ankle in Southampton's 2-1 home defeat against Stoke City.

Left wing-back Welington picked up the injury in the first half and after lengthy treatment was taken down the tunnel on a stretcher and replaced by Ryan Manning.

"Yes, it's not great," Southampton manager Will Still said when asked for a post-match update on the player.

"He's twisted it badly, it's his ankle and he's already had issues with that so it doesn't look hyper positive."

Welington's injury was an additional setback for Still on top of the result, his first defeat as Southampton manager.

"It's a frustrating one," he said. "We've gifted them two goals again.

"We need to stop playing that sort of short pass inside, because it's the ideal moment for the opposition to press and we've done it three times.

"We didn't get punished in the first half for doing it. Probably [they are habits the players have got into] but we just need to unlearn that.

"They [Stoke] have been incredibly efficient and we've probably lacked a bit of that cutting edge and efficiency in front of goal in both boxes probably."

Saints are away to Watford next Saturday.