Southampton: When are the seven Saints players in international action?
By Marc Walker
A break of three week from games for Southampton has come about because of fixture rearrangements and an international break.
Watford playing in the FA Cup Quarter-Finals meant no Premier League game for Saints at the weekend and possibly halted the momentum they had gained since an impressive 2-1 win over Spurs.
The break gives Ralph Hasenhuttl plenty of time to work with his squad ahead of the final eight matches of the campaign and they will have been pleased to see the results of other teams go their way recently.
Seven players are set to leave for international duty over the next two weeks though and it will be important that they return to the club fresh and ready to fight for top-flight survival.
Here is a list of all the senior international action that Saints players may be involved in for the next two weeks, and a brief rundown of some of the youth internationals upcoming too:
Stuart Armstrong
Kazakhstan vs Scotland, European Championship Qualifying – 3pm, Thursday 21st March 2019
San Marino vs Scotland, European Championship Qualifying – Sunday 24th March 2019
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Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Kosovo vs Denmark, International Friendly – 6pm, Thursday 21st March 2019
Switzerland vs Denmark, European Championship Qualifying – Tuesday 26th March 2019
Jan Bednarek
Austria vs Poland, European Championship Qualifying – 7.45pm, Thursday 21st March 2019
Poland vs Latvia, European Championship Qualifying – Sunday 24th March 2019
Angus Gunn
England Under-21s vs Poland Under-21s, International Friendly – 7.45pm, Friday 22nd March 2019
England Under-21s vs Germany Under-21s, International Friendly – 7.45pm, Tuesday 26th March 2019
James Ward-Prowse
England vs Czech Republic, European Championship Qualifying – 7.45pm, Friday 22nd March 2019
Montenegro vs England, European Championship Qualifying – 7.45pm, Monday 25th March 2019
Shane Long
Gibraltar vs Republic of Ireland, European Championship Qualifying – 5pm, Saturday 23rd March 2019
Republic of Ireland vs Georgia, European Championship Qualifying – 7.45pm, Tuesday 26th March 2019
Mohamed Elyounoussi
Spain vs Norway, European Championship Qualifying – 7.45pm, Saturday 23rd March 2019
Norway vs Sweden, European Championship Qualifying – 7.45pm, Tuesday 26th March 2019
A large contingent of representation will also be seen from the club’s academy in the next fortnight.
Each of Will Smallbone, Jonathan Afolabi, Kameron Ledwidge, Will Ferry, Sean Brennan and Seamas Keogh will play for various youth teams from the Republic of Ireland.
Christian Norton joins up with Wales Under-19s, Caleb Watts with Australia Under-17s and Alex Jankewitz with Switzerland Under-18s.