Wigan v Southampton Team News: Mark Hughes Makes Changes As Gabbiadini And Boufal Start

Wigan v Southampton Team News: Mark Hughes Makes Changes As Gabbiadini And Boufal Start
12:35, 18 Mar 2018

Mark Hughes takes charge of his first game as Southampton manager this afternoon and he has rung the changes to the Saints' starting line-up for today's FA Cup quarter-final against Wigan.

Manolo Gabbiadini and Sofiane Boufal have both been handed starts at the DW Stadium as Hughes bids to turnaround the fortunes of a club that is still battling against relegation from the Premier League, while the fit again Maya Yoshida takes his place on the substitutes' bench.

The FA Cup offers some respite from the day-to-day league woes of the South Coast club but this won't be an easy trip to the North West, where 'cupsets' have been the norm for much of this campaign.

League One high-fliers Wigan have specialised in cup upsets this season as they have already knocked the Premier League's Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester City out of the competition.

Latics boss Paul Cook will be eyeing another scalp but he will have to do without the injured Nick Powell, who has suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury, and is replaced by birthday boy Gary Robers. Meanwhile, Devante Cole, James Vaughan and Donervon Daniels are all cup-tied.

Cook can call upon the prolific Will Grigg though and the striker has already notched seven goals in this season's FA Cup, including the winner against Manchester City in the last round.

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