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Team News: Southampton recall key players for Swansea City test

Saints recall key players for Swans test

Southampton manager Claude Puel has recalled a host of key players for this afternoon's Premier League meeting with Swansea City following their midweek win over Sparta Prague in the Europa League.

Ryan Bertrand, Nathan Redmond and Jose Fonte are among those drafted into the starting XI after featuring on the bench in midweek.

However, there is just one change from the Saints' last Premier League outing, with Shane Long preferred to Jay Rodriguez up front.

Visitors Swansea have also made one change, swapping Neil Taylor for Modou Barrow in an attacking switch.

The Swans' record signing Borja Baston has been included among the substitutes.

Southampton: Forster; Soares, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Clasie, Romeu, Tadic, Davis; Redmond, Long Subs: Yoshida, Austin, McCarthy, Martina, Reed, Hojbjerg, Isgrove

Swansea City: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Kingsley, Amat, Fer, Cork, Ki Sung-yueng, Sigurdsson, Llorente, Barrow Subs: Van der Hoorn, Britton, Gonzalez Tomas, Nordfeldt, Routledge, Montero, Rangel

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