Southampton without Jack Stephens for Wolves clash

Southampton will be without defender Jack Stephens for Sunday’s Premier League game at home to Wolves.

Stephens is set to be sidelined for up to three months after suffering a knee tendon injury in last weekend’s 0-0 draw at champions Manchester City.

Saints forward Theo Walcott has returned to training following a calf problem but is unlikely to feature, while midfielder Stuart Armstrong remains out with a similar issue.

Wolves duo Rayan Ait Nouri and Yerson Mosquera are missing after joining the club’s injury list during the midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham.

Ait Nouri is following concussion protocols after a second-half blow to the head, while Mosquera faces more than a month out with a hamstring injury suffered just minutes into his debut.

Jonny and Pedro Neto remain out with knee problems, while Daniel Podence, Willy Boly and Leander Dendoncker performed well enough against Spurs to give manager Bruno Lage pause for thought before returning them to bench duty.

Southampton (provisional squad): McCarthy, Forster, Walker-Peters, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Lyanco, Perraud, Valery, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Redmond, Elyounoussi, Djenepo, Walcott, Tella, A. Armstrong, Adams, Broja, Long.

Wolves (provisional squad): Sa, Ruddy, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Boly, Hoever, Semedo, Marcal, Neves, Cundle, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Trincao, Traore, Podence, Silva, Hwang, Jimenez.