Two teams struggling to get themselves away from the relegation trouble will face off when Southampton take on Sunderland in their English Premier League game.
Only one point separates the two teams, with Sunderland in 16th on 16 points, and Southampton a place below them.
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill is hoping for a sound start to the busy Christmas and New Year period with a win over the Saints at St Mary's.
"It's a tough programme for us with four games in relatively quick succession," he said. "If we're comparing and contrasting with last year, we played Queens Park Rangers a couple of days before Christmas, but this year there's an extra Saturday to be put in.
"We played Everton on Boxing Day last year and then didn't have another game until New Year's Day, but this year it's pretty well packed.
"They're difficult games, but we'll take it one at a time. Southampton are in form at the moment and have some good confidence.
"I watched them win at QPR and they have a good spirit amongst them. But our spirit is still strong too, despite the defeat at Manchester United (last weekend), and we know this is a game we really have to compete in."
Steven Fletcher, Danny Rose and Phil Bardsley face late fitness tests, while Lee Cattermole is out long term.
Southampton had the advantage of having an extra week's rest, owing to the fact their opponents for last weekend - Chelsea - were playing in the Club World Cup, and manager Nigel Adkins believes it will come in handy during the busy period.
"We've had an excellent couple of weeks' training," Adkins said. "We've changed partnerships around and tinkered with the formation because that might be required in the remaining games.
"We've improved fitness -- we believe we've got a very fit squad anyway, but we've utilised the time to improve on their condition before the festive fixtures. All-in-all, I believe it's been very positive and productive for us, but results and performances will dictate whether that's been beneficial or not."
The Saints will be without influential midfielder Adam Lallana, but the rest of the squad is available.
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Expected lineups: Southampton: Davis; Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Shaw; Puncheon, Cork, Schneiderlin, Ramirez, Rodriguez; Lambert.
Sunderland: Mignolet; Cuellar, Colback, O'Shea, Bardsley; Larsson, Gardner, Johnson, McClean, Sessegnon; Wickham.
Prediction: 2-1 to Southampton
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