Aston Villa head into the game on a much-improved run of form.
Unai Emery’s side have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five league outings.
This has seen Villa climb up to 11th in the league, just below Liverpool and Chelsea.
Predicted Aston Villa line-up vs Southampton
Aston Villa team news vs Southampton
Long-term absentee Diego Carlos remains sidelined and is not set to return anytime soon.
John McGinn will miss out vs Villa but is expected to return vs Leicester next gameweek: “John still has one or two weeks more until he starts training with us. I think he will be with us for the next match against Leicester,” Rodgers said.
Matty Cash has a groin issue but he is in contention to feature on Saturday.
Lucas Digne is out with a shoulder injury and currently has no return date set.
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