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You don't need to be a genius to realise that Southampton's season so far has been abysmal.

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side have won just two of their 11 Premier League games, drawing two and losing seven - the second-most amount of defeats out of any team in the top-flight this term.

They have also conceded the most amount of goals with 27 concessions in 11 games, while they have also scored just ten goals themselves - the third-least in the division.

Despite all of that, perhaps the bleakest realisation of the campaign could arrive on Saturday.

If Southampton lose to the Toffees at St Mary's this weekend, they will be sat on the exact same number of points as they were at this stage of last season under Mark Hughes' guidance.

After the 12th Premier League game of the 2018/19 season, the Saints sat 17th following a 1-1 draw with Watford, a game that prompted furious post-match interviews from both Hughes and Charlie Austin following a mistake from referee Simon Hooper.

This is extremely worrying for Southampton.

It just goes to prove that, even after a new managerial appointment and two marquee big-money arrivals in the form of Che Adams and Moussa Djenepo, there may be next to no actual progress from the Saints.

In last season's instance, Hughes was sacked just two games later after a draw with Manchester United, which highlights the situation that Hasenhuttl finds himself in at St Mary's.

To see almost no progress be made in 12 months must be pretty demoralising for the former RB Leipzig boss, his playing staff, the coaches, the owners and, most importantly, the supporters, who may feel groundhog day emotions at St Mary's if Marco Silva's side run out victorious this weekend.

Even if the Saints do come away with the three points, it is a sad state of affairs to see such little progress be made and sums up where the south coast outfit are right now.