Saints have three fixture changes in December and all were pretty much expected including Boxing Day and the trip to Bournemouth. Saints fans and indeed all supporters will be relieved to hear there will be no Xmas Eve fixtures.
Three of Saints Premier League games in December have been given new kick-off times after being selected for live television coverage. However there will be no Xmas Eve television fixture with the Premier league and its broadcasting partners opting not to experiment with a live fixture thrown in.
The fixture changes are as follows, the trip to Bournemouth, the home game against Arsenal and the trip to Tottenham on Boxing Day have all been selected by either Sky or BT Sports.
The Arsenal and Spurs games remain on the same days as they had already been scheduled, but with earlier kick-off times, while the Cherries clash moves back a day.
The changes in full are:
Bournemouth vs Southampton
Sunday 3rd December
1.30pm
Live on Sky Sports
Southampton vs Arsenal
Sunday 10th December
Midday
Live on BT Sport
Tottenham vs Southampton
Tuesday 26th December
12.30pm
Live on Sky Sports