St Mary's will be filled with the sound of the French national anthem on Saturday when Saints entertain Stoke.

The Premier League has announced the anthem will be played before all matches this weekend in remembrance for those affected by the terror attacks on Paris.

There are 72 French players at top-flight clubs, the biggest number from a single nationality after England - although there are no French players in either Saints' or Stoke's teams. 

A choral version of La Marseillaise will be played after the coin toss and players from both teams will join officials in the centre circle facing the Itchen Stand.

"Given how close we are as well as the long-standing relationship that exists between the Premier League and France, playing La Marseillaise as an act of solidarity and remembrance is the right thing to do," said Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore.

"We were all saddened and deeply shocked by the events in Paris last Friday, and the fact it was an attack on people enjoying their everyday freedoms like going to a bar, a concert or a football match resonates with football fans and the general public throughout the UK."