7:30pm Saturday 31st July 2010
SAINTS have injury concerns over three key players ahead of the start of the season, after they sat out this afternoon's friendly defeat to Reading.
Rickie Lambert, Jason Puncheon and Morgan Schneiderlin all missed out with minor knocks.
The trio are described as "touch and go" by manager Alan Pardew to make Saturday's League One opener against Plymouth.
Adam Lallana, who is yet to play in pre-season, will definitely not make next Saturday's starting eleven, Pardew confirmed.
“We’re hoping that maybe Puncheon, Morgan and Lambert will be available for next weekend, but it’s touch and go on all three,” he said.
“Lallana will definitely not start, he’s not done enough work.”
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