Having stormed into the play-off places with 11 wins and three draws in the league since their last defeat in mid-January and also reached the FA Cup semi-finals, Southampton will look to extend their 17-match unbeaten run overall when they host Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday (20:00 BST).
A win would take Saints above Middlesbrough into fourth in the Championship on goal difference.
Blackburn have been languishing in the bottom half of the table for most of the season but can move seven points clear of the relegation zone with victory.
Southampton have only lost one of their last 20 home league games against Blackburn Rovers (W14 D5), a 2-1 defeat in November 2001 in the Premier League.
After their 2-1 win in October, Blackburn are looking to complete only their third ever league double over Southampton, previously achieving this in 1938-39 and 2001-02.
Southampton are yet to lose a midweek league game under Tonda Eckert, winning eight and drawing two of 10 such games.
Blackburn have only won two of their last 13 midweek league games (D3 L8), losing four of five in 2026 (W1).
Southampton's Finn Azaz has been involved in six goals in his last eight Championship appearances (three goals, three assists). Across the last two seasons, Azaz has more goals and assists combined than any other player in the division (he has 42 goal contributions: 23 goals, 19 assists).
