Southampton will seek to halt their slide down the Championship table as they welcome Preston to St Mary's on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

Saints are 20th, just three points above the drop-zone off the back of one win in their past 11 league games, culminating in last Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Blackburn, their second straight defeat.

After back-to-back defeats, North End's 3-2 come-from-behind win over Sheffield United at Deepdale took them back up to seventh, only outside the play-off places on goal difference.

• Southampton are unbeaten across their past four league games against Preston North End (W3 D1), scoring 11 goals in total during that time.

• Preston North End have lost their past two away league games against Southampton and will be looking to avoid losing three in succession away to the Saints for the first time in the EFL.

• Southampton have drawn each of their past three home league games, last drawing more in succession on home soil between April and September 2009 (four games).

• Preston have won just one of their past 12 away league games (D4 L7), scoring multiple goals just twice during that run though both of...