MATCH FACTS

■■Southampton have netted three or more goals in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since December 2018 (v Arsenal and Huddersfield).

■■Fulham have only registered one win in 31 league visits to Southampton (D8 L22) and are winless in 10 top-flight visits to the Saints (D4 L6).

■■All seven of James Ward-Prowse’s PL assists have come from set-pieces, with the Saints captain providing more such assists than any other player in the competition in 2020-21. ■■Fabio Carvalho (18 years, 258 days) became Fulham’s third youngest goalscorer in the Prem, behind only Ryan Sessegnon (18y 155d) and Collins John (18y 176d).