Predicted Southampton XI at Lincoln with one major midfield call | OneFootball

According to Sainstmarching.com, Southampton are set to keep faith with Daniel Peretz at Lincoln, with a major midfield change as Cameron Bragg makes way for Ward-Prowse.

Peretz earned his spot at St Andrew's by standing up as Jay Stansfield closed in, a decision Eckert highlighted afterwards.

The defence is unchanged, Bree on the right and Manning on the left, with Welington waiting despite Manning's shaky display on Tuesday. Wood has quietly improved without Harwood-Bellis, and Schlotterbeck looks every inch a top Championship performer.

Lincoln have recorded two clean sheets in a row and sit deep, urged on by a home crowd. In that scenario Ward-Prowse's passing could prove decisive.

The front four again picks itself. Scienza starts on the left and is in form, with two goals and two assists across his last two outings. Fellows may get the right flank because he relishes running at compact back lines.

Azaz operates behind Larin, a supply line that explains how a side on minus four points a fortnight ago now owns the best goal difference in the bottom third. Larin has five league goals in four games.

Zach Abbott travels but will not start, with Eckert planning to bed him in after training alone on Wednesday. A 12.30 kick-off in Lincolnshire three days later is unlikely for him.

Predicted line-up, goalkeeper Peretz, a back four of Bree, Wood, Schlotterbeck and Manning, midfield pairing Downes and Ward-Prowse, with Fellows, Azaz and Scienza supporting Larin.

Source: Sainstmarching.com

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