Ipswich's first league defeat to Southampton since August 2011 could not have come at a more untimely moment. Kieran McKenna's side were briefly threatening to move out of the relegation zone after Liam Delap equalised. Instead they remain 19th in the Premier League table, with goals and points in short supply over recent weeks.

IT IS impossible, surely, that Southampton will dig themselves out of trouble. But at the very least, having secured only their second win of the season and opening three points under new boss

It's a potentially crucial fixture in the fight to beat the drop as relegation candidates Ipswich and Southampton meet on Saturday at Portman Road.  Having had to face EPL big guns Liverpool and Manchester City in successive weeks,