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TEAM NEWS: Saints to give Ramirez and Boruc fitness tests while Noone's out for Cardiff
SOUTHAMPTON will give Gaston Ramirez and Artur Boruc fitness tests ahead of their match against Cardiff tomorrow (3:07pm).
Ramirez (ankle) and Boruc (back) sat out last weekend's 4-1 defeat against Manchester City, but will be assessed by the medical staff.
Maya Yoshida (knee) remains a long-term absentee while back-up goalkeeper Kelvin Davis is set to miss out with a hip problem.
Jay Rodriguez is out for at least six months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament at the Etihad.
Cardiff meanwhile will be without Craig Noone who has picked up an abdominal injury, but Peter Odemwingie could start for the Bluebirds.
Southampton provisional squad: Boruc, Gazzaniga, Cropper, Clyne, Chambers, Shaw, Targett, Lovren, Fonte, Hooiveld, Reed, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Schneiderlin, S Davis, Wanyama, Ramirez, Do Prado, Lallana, Gallagher, Lambert
Cardiff provisional squad: Marshall, Lewis, Turner, Theophile-Catherine, Fabio, John, Caulker, Campbell, Daehli, Medel, Eikrem, Mutch, Kim, Jones, Cala, Bellamy, Zaha, Taylor, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Cowie, McNaughton