Eljero Elia is fit to return to the Saints squad to face Burnley on Saturday.

The Dutch winger was forced to sit out last weekend’s draw against Chelsea with an ankle injury, but has recovered in time to take on the Clarets at St Mary’s.

Other than long term absentee Jay Rodriguez, Ronald Koeman has a clean bill of health going into the game.

“He’s fit,” said Koeman of Elia.

“Everybody without the normal injured players is available.”

After a win against Crystal Palace and a draw with Chelsea, Koeman insists confidence is high again in the Saints camp.

“I think so. I hope, but that we have to demonstrate on the pitch,” he reasoned.

“It’s a difficult game at home.

“Of course the last result against Chelsea and the way how we played for the first half will give us the confidence what a player needs to play good football.

“We realise it’s a different one.

“Burnley are doing well the last few weeks, they have some great results against Chelsea and Man City last week.

“They will make it very difficult, a different game, a different system what they play, more direct and it will be difficult.”

Saints are likely to face an opponent that will make themselves hard to break down, something with which they have struggled with at home in recent times, but have hopefully got to grips with.

“A good game for that to show on Saturday,” smiled Koeman.

“Opponents are coming to St Mary’s maybe with a little bit more defensive mentality to wait, to defending, and you need to be patient and to do that right movements at the right time, but I think we had some weeks the players wasn’t in the best confident way and I think the difficult win against Crystal Palace home and for sure the draw against Chelsea I think the confidence is back but that’s talking, show it on Saturday.”