Kyle Walker-Peters ruled out of Southampton vs Sunderland

Walker-Peters missed his first minutes of the league season when he was ruled out of last Saturday's 4-3 win at Birmingham City.

The 26 year old was set to miss out on Wednesday's clash with Preston, which was later postponed due to a fire near the stadium.

Martin has confirmed the defender will not return in time to face Sunderland either, speaking ahead of the match. 

Martin said: "Not for tomorrow. We have an extended break after this one and he will be back for the next one.

Kyle Walker-Peters has made 155 appearances for Saints (Image: PA)

"We may have gotten away with it but there was no point in risking him for this one. We want him back for the rest of the run-in. So he will be out for tomorrow.

"The guys coped well without him last weekend. He is a loss because he’s a fantastic player but we have a lot of brilliant players who are ready to come in."

Taylor Harwood-Bellis and James Bree are the most likely candidates to start on the right of the back four. 

Harwood-Bellis started there with Jack Stephens in central defence for Southampton's 4-3 win at Birmingham City.