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Hwang Hee-chan goes down after being clattered but play continues.

A bruising start for the Wolves man on his first league start for the club.

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Tony Pulis
Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

Southampton will try and get as many players as they can inside the pitch and the two full backs will push right on to give them the width.

They'll also try and control possession by outnumbering Wolves in the middle of the pitch which will be a real test for them.

Adam Armstrong looks lively and is causing some early problems. The game has yet to settle but it's Southampton who are on the front-foot.

Play resumes with a careless pass that presents Southampton with an early sight at goal. The shot is charged down but that has lifted the home crowd.

Tony Pulis
Former Stoke manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

This pitch looks absolutely magnificent and the weather is beautiful too!

Both teams are playing different shapes so it will be about who can get their spare players on the ball and hopefully this will lead to some goals this afternoon.

Play has been stopped. Two Wolves players are down on the ground while Southampton's Mohamed Elyounoussi has also been caught up in the collision. Both physios are on the pitch providing treatment.

Strong start by Wolves!

A lovely move opens up the Saints defence and Nelson Semedo lashes it forcing Alex McCarthy into a save.

An early corner for the visitors.

Two teams that need a win - and quickly.

Away we go!

Not your average shirt name but nevertheless completely agree.

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Here come the teams.

Wolves are giving a debut - to their new away kit.

Will it bring them luck?

The Saints band is making its way along the touchline. To be fair, it's got the fans out of their seats clapping as the teams start to emerge from their dressing rooms.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM

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Last Saturday’s defeat by Brentford was something of a cold shower for the expectations of many Wolves supporters, which had been dialled up by their performances in three gallant losses and the eventual breakthrough win against Watford.

Their attacking play looked blunt and ineffectual compared with the efficient menace carried by the Bees, and in the closing minutes became entirely shapeless as Bruno Lage sent on all available attacking resources at the same time.

Spirits were revived to a degree by the response to falling two behind against Spurs in the Carabao Cup, although Wolves have probably had all the honourable defeats they can stand for a while.

Between the Southampton game today and Newcastle to come before the next international break, Lage's side need at least one victory to break the tension that suddenly seems to surround them.

Someone has just turned up in the away end wearing a massive Mexican hat.

The Raul Jimenez fan club is out in force on the south coast.

Hmmm. Southampton and Wolves have one win between them in 10 league games this season.

Come on lads. Let's have a goal-fest. Please.

Steve: People are going on about how awful Harry Kane is playing. He’s not had his best start to the season, but has scored 3 for Spurs and 3 for England. To take one comparison, Lukaku has scored 1 more in the same period, 4 for Chelsea 3 for Belgium and has got nothing but praise.

Blur's Girls And Boys blasts through the speakers at St Mary's.

That's a STRONG pre-match tune.

Kick-off is looming.

Stephen Kelly
Former Tottenham defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

There's something special about the North London derby, especially for those who have come through the academy, its ingrained into you.

Things have changed since I was at Tottenham and both teams today are playing for pride and to get their season started.

The games can be ferocious.

Southampton

No wins in five but dig a little deeper and Southampton's start to the season hasn't been too bad.

Three of those games have been against Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham who finished first, second and sixth in the table last season.

The Saints have drawn their last four top-flight games but boss Ralph Hasenhuttl admits an imminent victory is required to prevent pressure building.

With a game looming at Chelsea on 2 October, they could do with three points against Wolves.

"This is important for us to get the feeling that we are able to win again," says Hasenhuttl.

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It's a stunning day on the south coast. The sun is shining and there's a blue sky above St Mary's. Both teams are out on the pitch going through their pre-match routines.

What do you think folks? Will Southampton get a first league win of the season? Or Wolves to return to the Black Country with all three points?

Wolves

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Great to see Raul Jimenez back on the pitch getting regular game time after last season's horror when the Wolves forward fractured his skull.

Jimenez must continue to wear his head protector for his own safety, even if it means re-learning how to head the ball, says boss Bruno Lage.

Lage accepts Jimenez is faced with a challenge "like heading with a helmet", but adds: "After the process we did to recover him we need to help him adapt."