Southampton boosted their chances of preserving their Premier League status for at least another year as they beat Bournemouth 2-1 at St Mary's on Saturday.

The south coast outfit came into the clash with their local neighbours four points from safety with just four fixtures remaining, and with just one win in their last 21 top flight matches and no league victory on their own patch since November.

However, Mark Hughes' men got over the line against the Cherries to take themselves to within one point of safety ahead of another huge encounter against Everton at Goodison Park next weekend.

Should they stay up, big changes are expected at the south coast this summer with vice-chairman Les Reed, whom the St Mary's faithful on Twitter want out, and chairman Ralph Krueger potentially departing, while Hughes currently only has a contract until the end of the campaign.

Many of the first-team players may also look to move on at the end of the season to pastures new, in what could be yet another huge overhaul of the playing staff for Saints.

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Even though the England international was showing signs of decline under Claude Puel last season, the club obviously only saw it as a blip as they handed him a new five-year contract during the summer.

While the 30-year-old started the campaign during the sticks, he continued to struggle for form and was dropped in place of Alex McCarthy following a 5-2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day, not playing a single minute since then.

It seems that the club doesn't see a future for him at St Mary's and the player will be feeling the same way, and you would expect another Premier League club to take him this summer.

The England international has been one of Southampton's best and most consistent performers over the course of the last four seasons, and when many other players have chosen to leave, the former Chelsea man has remained at St Mary's.

While the stand-in Saints captain certainly hasn't been at his best this term – like many of his teammates – he will still be a target for many of the top Premier League teams this summer down to the fact that he is left-footed and proven at this level, and it would certainly be a surprise if he isn't one of the first out of the door in the summer if the south coast outfit do survive.

Following a brilliant start to his Southampton career, Gabbiadini has suffered something of a nightmare over the course of the last 12 months.

The Italy international is devoid of any confidence right now, and has struggled to even get on the pitch in 2018 under Mauricio Pellegrino and then Mark Hughes.

It was something of a surprise that he didn't return to Italy during the January transfer window, and it seems certain that he will finally be on his way this summer, whatever the outcome of the south coast outfit's season is.

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