Tonda Eckert said he is hopeful Flynn Downes and Cyle Larin will be available for Southampton's match with QPR after both missed the 3-2 win over West Ham at the London Stadium. Southampton beat West Ham 3-2 away from home.
Eckert explains late calls
Eckert said Downes and Larin were pushing to feature against West Ham, but late decisions were made to leave them out. He said after his side’s victory: "We were pushing for this game. I was quite hopeful for them to be involved today, and it was a late call for them not to."
Eckert also said Downes got another injection.
Hope for the QPR game
Southampton are due to play QPR, and Eckert said he is hopeful Downes and Larin will be involved. He said: "Flynn even got another injection, so I’m quite positive that they’ll be involved next week."
What Eckert said about the win
After the victory, Eckert said: "It’s a tough place to come to against a quality team. We knew that we needed to start strong. That’s what we’ve worked for all week."
He also said: "That obviously costs you a lot of energy, so you need to make sure that you go up in that period, and luckily we’ve done that."