Southampton manager Jan Poortvliet will check on Morgan Schneiderlin and Olly Lancashire ahead of Saturday's Championship trip to Burnley.French midfielder Schneiderlin has missed Saints' last two matches with a slight hamstring strain but is expected to be fit for the Christmas programme.
Centre-half Lancashire has been missing for a month with a knee injury but is also close to a return.
Midfielder Anthony Pulis travelled with the squad to Crystal Palace for the first time since his summer switch from Stoke after recovering from a broken foot, and he could also be involved at Turf Moor.
Skipper Michael Svensson is expected to miss out again with an Achilles problem and winger Lee Holmes is still building up his fitness following a knee injury.
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