Image source, Getty ImagesAfter 25 games of a top-flight season, only Sheffield United in 1975-76 (eight - 3 points/win) have accrued fewer points than Southampton's nine in 2024-25.
Bournemouth are unbeaten in each of their past seven away Premier League games (W5 D2), with their 22 points won on the road in 2024-25 their joint-most in a top-flight season (also 22 in 2015-16).
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Seven matches make up Saturday's Premier League action and BBC Sport will bring you every kick.
Leicester City v Arsenal (12:30)
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Man City v Newcastle - BBC Radio 5 Live commentary
Southampton v Bournemouth
West Ham v Brentford
Crystal Palace v Everton (17:30) - BBC Radio 5 Live commentary
All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated
I'd be shocked if Bournemouth don't win this.
Even in the FA Cup against Burnley, Southampton could not give their home fans anything to cheer about. Dear me, what a depressing season this has been for them.
Saints would be better off finishing the campaign now - just packing up, shutting the ground down and looking forward to next season, or looking ahead to it, anyway - why would you be looking forward to it after such a dismal few months?
Bournemouth are well organised, have a good balance to their team and Justin Kluivert is on fire. They have quite a few injuries but you don't hear them complain do you? They just get on with it.
Sutton's prediction: 1-3
Image source, Getty ImagesHow does young Southampton star Tyler Dibling react to the transfer speculation surrounding him?
"I don't really change. I don't see how people change from that. I don't really see any difference. I'm just being me," the 18-year-old told BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore.
Millie Sian
BBC Sport journalist
Southampton boss Ivan Juric has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Taylor Harwood-Bellis is unavailable for this weekend. Adam Lallana has "a little problem with his hamstring" so he will be assessed again tomorrow. Jack Stephens is still out but he will start first team training again next week.
Flynn Downes will not be involved this weekend because the pair haven't resolved their problem.
On the Downes situation, Juric said: "I agree that everything is resolvable, but it has to be that he really wants to resolve it. Of course I want to resolve it."
Juric says this game doesn't have more significance for Premier League survival after the win over Ipswich Town because "every game is a must-win" for the Saints at the moment.
Juric added: "I feel like we are more full of courage that we can win games. We might suffer during the match, but we can win the games. It has been a very good week and I think we are ready."
He saw "lots of chances, domination and good things" in the FA Cup defeat to Championship side Burnley, adding: "It's not good to lose any game but I'm feeling that we are getting better and we are improving."
Bournemouth will bring "lots of pressure and intensity" to St Mary's Stadium, with Juric warning: "They like playing forward and they are perfect at that. When they steal the ball and play it forward immediately, they create lots of chances."
Juric said he likes watching Bournemouth games as they are "very interesting" and added: "What I feel about Bournemouth is that the boss wants to play his kind of football and the club buys him those kinds of players. It's like every player is in the right spot. If they need two specific midfielders, they will find them - such as Justin Kluivert. I feel the players are connected, they are all working in the same way and doing well."
On Aaron Ramsdale's comment that Premier League survival looks impossible but all the players believe it is still possible, he said: "I think the players are really believing. They are feeling that they can win the matches. We have to be focused and work hard on our things that can be good."
Kamaldeen Sulemana has spoken out about feeling misunderstood at the club but Juric confirmed he has "never had a problem" with the forward: "I've had experiences with lots of different players - French, African and ex-Yugoslavian. They are all different and you have to find a way to work with them. He is training hard. He is a funny guy, always laughing. For me, he is professionally perfect."
He praised 20-year-old Mateus Fernandes for being "extremely professional" when regularly called on this season: "He is like living for football and thinking about football. When you are working with him and showing him videos, he is wanting to improve himself. He is a really motivated guy. He wants success so he is working really hard."
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The Premier League's bottom two Southampton and Ipswich using the highest number of players this season - 33 and 31 respectively - does not come as a surprise.
Both are newly-promoted sides with relatively limited budgets who began the campaign with managers that had never previously led teams in the division.
Saints suffered an identity crisis under Russell Martin who refused to his possession-based approach for the top flight before replacing him with Ivan Juric who is still attempting to find his favoured starting XI.
Ipswich have fought admirably in their first Premier League season but manager Kieran McKenna is learning on the job. Back in October, BBC Radio Suffolk's Graeme McLoughlin wrote he was "not sure McKenna knows his best line-up yet" and, although things have settled, the Town boss is still adapting from game to game.
When contrasted with high-flying Nottingham Forest - who have used 23 players, the lowest in the division- it is clear the impact a settled, consistent starting XI can make.
Image source, Getty ImagesFollowing their 3-1 win at Vitality Stadium in September, Bournemouth are looking to complete the league double over Southampton for the first time, in what is the 15th different campaign in which they have met.
Meanwhile, the Cherries have won possession in the final third more often than any other Premier League side this season (146), while Saints have lost the ball more often in their defensive third than any other team (154).
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Image source, Getty ImagesFlynn Downes' "attitude" has come under fire from Southampton manager Ivan Juric, but we wanted to know whether you would continue to leave the defensive midfielder out of the team.
Here are some of your thoughts:
Kev: Flynn Downes has acted like a petulant child, if what Juric says is correct. In life and work we all have situations which we are unhappy about, but we are paid to do a job. If we don't like it and are unable to leave, we have to carry on and work hard and prove ourselves. If we all took Downes' attitude, we would be sacked. Stop being an idiot, knuckle down and try to help the team at least restore some pride in one of the worst seasons in Southampton's history!
Antoine: He should have gone to Ipswich when he had the chance.
Kris: This isn't a new phenomenon - an underperforming player thinks the grass is greener elsewhere, won't take responsibility and agitates for a move. The club would be better off without him. He should have been red carded for his elbow to Morgan Gibbs-White's face and they looked a lot better when he was substituted. Well done Juric, no time for divas.
Noah: I personally think he is a great player and we really need someone like him. We should definitely keep him until 2026 and then go from there.
Lee: Yes, absolutely he should leave. His performances on the field have been below par and, at this point, all of the players should be doing whatever it takes for the club. If you don't like it, move on.
Sam Ashoo
BBC Final Score
Image source, Getty ImagesThis was always going to be a tricky one to navigate for Southampton. The Premier League's lowest scorers simply could not out-think a Burnley defence that just do not concede goals. Dare I say it was the perfect game for Saints forward and West Brom loanee Adam Armstrong, who got on the scoresheet for his new club instead.
Despite a pretty abject performance, I thought Kamaldeen Sulemana had a good game for Southampton. He was lively, tricky and one of the few players who wanted to get on the ball and play.
With Premier League relegation almost an inevitability, keeping hold of players like Sulemana will be imperative if Ivan Juric's side are to mount an immediate promotion challenge next season.
There were no points at stake on Saturday, but you feel that this was a missed opportunity to gain some momentum following that win at Ipswich last week.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on Southampton's FA Cup match against Burnley.
Here are some of your comments:
Mark: Although I think the manager has improved the way we play, for me he is playing the wrong players to have any success. The defence is still shambolic and we still have no cutting edge in attack. It's the same players making the same mistakes over and over again.
Graham: Another poor effort. This is the worst Southampton squad I've seen in 60 years of supporting them. The owners are clueless, the managers are not Premier League standard and now we can't buy people because they don't want to come here.
Ian: Four full-backs on the pitch. Bella-Kotchap on the bench. Dreadful team selection and a wasted chance to advance and perhaps enjoy a cup run. And then afterwards Juric tells us how good we played. Sack him!
Clauss: Absolutely rubbish for the entire 90 minutes. Definitely one of the worst performances of the season. The manager must have watched a different game. His substitutions were far too late to influence the game. Both he and the side were clueless.
Noah: I thought it was a tight first half but Burnley came out stronger in the second. We had so many great chances but couldn't get past their strong back line. If we didn't keep passing it backwards we would have won.
Ray Hunt
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesWe took on another defeat to compound more misery on this horrible season, as Saints limped out of the FA Cup fourth round to Championship high-fliers Burnley.
Saints were unable to breakthrough Scott Parker's stubborn defence. It was the top-flight's worst attack against the best defence in the country, so was it really a shock?
Ivan Juric fielded a strong side with one notable absence - Flynn Downes, who was left out of the squad for the second game running.
Juric was coy on his omission last week but the manager has since broken his silence on the situation, revealing that the defensive midfielder was the subject of a late bid from Ipswich Town.
Downes wanted that move, but the transfer was reportedly blocked and Juric has been unhappy with his response. He said: "It is an ugly situation because his attitude was not good. It is a little bit of a club problem, but we will see."
Downes was a pivotal member of Russell Martin's promotion-winning side last season, while on loan from West Ham United, and he made the move permanent by penning a four-year deal in July.
But his performances have been below par in the top-flight since then, with many fans now questioning his fee.
So what is next for Downes?
Juric insists the situation is resolvable, but it is plain to see he wishes his future is elsewhere and we will be adding his name to a long list who will be out the door in the summer.
He has a long way to go to earn back trust. If he is unwilling to give his all in the remaining 14 games, then he should continue to be ousted by Juric.
The only thing he has succeeded in doing is alienating himself from the fanbase.
Would you continue to leave him out?
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Image source, Getty ImagesOn the latest episode of BBC Radio Solent's Goin' home with Adam and Jo podcast, former Southampton midfielder Jo Tessem shared his thoughts on Ivan Juric's comments on Flynn Downes' attitude:
"As a former player, I would have liked this to be kept inside the dressing room. I don't think it belongs outside. We see players often talk to the media which sometimes doesn't go down well."
BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore added: "We can understand players not wanting managers to leave and showing blind loyalty, but the real football world is not like that. You are a professional football player who is paid by the club, not Russell Martin.
"You might not like the manager but that is irrelevant - we don't all like our managers. I understand him being frustrated at the situation, but It's not like he was playing out of his skin before this happened.
"Ultimately, there is only one way that this should end; with him knuckling down. Be humble and get back into the squad. Apologise if you have to, it doesn't cost anything."
What do you think of the Flynn Downes situation, Saints fans?
Listen to the interview with Juric as well Adam and Jo's full discussion on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesIvan Juric spoke to BBC Radio Solent about Flynn Downes, who was left out of Southampton's squad for their FA Cup defeat on Saturday: "During the transfer window we have lots of players who are always professional. Some players make mistakes. His attitude was not good [during the transfer window].
"[Jan] Bednarek refused a big offer for his life; he was still training and playing the games. That is what I expect from all players.
"It's a little bit of a club problem."
The latest episode of the Goin' Home With Adam And Jo podcast has landed.
BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore and former Southampton player Jo Tessem discuss Saturday's FA Cup defeat to Burnley and Ivan Juric's comments on Saints midfielder Flynn Downes.
Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesIvan Juric after Southampton's defeat to Burnley: "I think we did lots of things good. We did some mistakes in defence and it was enough to lose the game.
"I think we dominated the game, created lots of chances but we didn't score. There were some really good moments in the game, but some bad moments in defence.
"I saw really a lot of players playing at a good level. I think we were just not clinical despite dominating a lot. We really were not good in the last 20 metres [of the pitch].
"I'm disappointed we didn't win. It is a great competition and opportunity for us."
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Nine Premier League teams are competing in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round action, and we will bring you every moment.
Leyton Orient v Man City (12:15) - watch on BBC One and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
Coventry v Ipswich
Everton v Bournemouth
Southampton v Burnley
Wigan v Fulham - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
Birmingham v Newcastle (17:45) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
Brighton v Chelsea (20:00) - watch on BBC One and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated
Burnley's defensive record is unbelievable, but they have got a problem at the other end of the pitch.
They do not score many goals and it appears there is an element of Burnley fans who are quite bored watching Scott Parker's team.
Their situation is the same as Leeds, in that they are one of four teams chasing one of the two automatic promotion spots in the Championship.
Again, they have got a midweek league game coming up, at Hull City on Wednesday, which will be their priority. I think Parker will make changes here and they will fall foul of that.
Southampton will not be complaining, because they have won so few games against anyone this season.
Saints picked up a rare win at Ipswich last weekend, and at home they have managed only three victories in all competitions - Stoke City in the Carabao Cup, Everton in the league and Swansea City in the FA Cup third round.
To say they have momentum after beating Ipswich is probably pushing it, and they are still a long way adrift at the bottom of the table, but a decent FA Cup run would give their fans a bit of escapism in what has been a miserable season.
Sutton's prediction: 1-0
Image source, Getty ImagesThe fifth-round draw will take place during Monday's episode of The One Show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Former England winger Theo Walcott, who won the trophy twice while with Arsenal, will conduct the draw at about 19:10 GMT.
There are 16 Premier League teams left in the draw, with Leicester having been beaten by Manchester United on Friday, and Arsenal, Brentford and West Ham exiting in the third round.
