Many Southampton fans may have been content with a point away to Premier League (PL) leaders Arsenal ahead of Friday’s contest. However, Saints boss Rubén Sellés lamented the eventual 3-3 draw as feeling like they’ve “dropped two points” considering the Saints led 2-0 and 3-1 in that game. Subsequently, their winless run now stands at seven games (D3, L4), and with a yawning gap to safety, the rock-bottom club need a winning run and quick.This could be an ideal fixture to begin the Saints’ road to redemption as they’re handed an opportunity to record a first winning league double against South Coast rivals Bournemouth since the pair were in League One back in 2010/11. However, hindering them in that aim may be the fact that Southampton are the only PL side averaging fewer points per game at home (0.63) than away (0.88), with just two wins from 16 home league matches. A run of three wins from Bournemouth’s last five games means they can’t end this round in the bottom three, although a 4-0 thumping at the hands of West Ham in the previous round suggests there is still work to be done. Cherries boss Gary O’Neil was fairly relaxed in his assessment that his side “couldn’t cope” with their opponents, but that they remain in a good place ahead of this clash. An improvement on the road has boosted the Cherries’ survival bid with back-to-back away league wins ahead of this round, which represents as many travelling successes as they had recorded in their first 14 trips . Another win would break a pair of records though, as Bournemouth have never put together a three-game winning run of away PL games, whilst Southampton have never lost more than ten home league games in a season! This season is breaking the all records and I really hope for Bournemouth to get something there tongiht.