SAINTS will be without manager Russell Martin when they face Championship side Stoke City in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening.

Martin will miss the fourth-round tie after picking up a one-match touchline ban for accumulating three yellow cards.

The threshold for players is higher with five fellow cards from the first 19 games resulting in a one-game ban. 

Here's how close Southampton's players are to receiving a one-game ban for accumulating five yellow cards...

Four yellow cards

Flynn Downes.

Southampton's Flynn Downes was booked against Manchester CitySouthampton's Flynn Downes was controversially booked against Manchester City (Image: Southampton FC/Matt Watson) Three yellow cards

Adam Lallana, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tyler Dibling.

Southampton's Adam Lallana was booked against Man City, Bournemouth and IpswichSouthampton's Adam Lallana was booked against Man City, Bournemouth and Ipswich (Image: Richard Crease) Two yellow cards

Mateus Fernandes, Yukinari Sugawara, Adam Armstrong, Jan Bednarek.

Southampton's Jan Bednarek was booked against Arsenal and Nottingham ForestSouthampton's Jan Bednarek was booked against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest (Image: Stuart Martin) One yellow card

Jack Stephens, Ben Brereton Diaz, Charlie Taylor, Kyle Walker-Peters, Maxwel Cornet, Ross Stewart, Ryan Manning, Sam Edozie*.

*out on loan at Anderlecht.

Maxwell Cornet saw a yellow card against Manchester UnitedMaxwell Cornet saw a yellow card against Manchester United