Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur: match preview Southampton (possible, 4-2-3-1): Boruc; Clyne, Hooiveld, Yoshida, Fonte; Schneiderlin, S Davis; Puncheon, Lallana, Do Prado; Rodriguez. Out: Cork (knee), Ramirez (leg), Richardson (groin). Tottenham (possible, 4-4-1-1): Friedel; Vertonghen, Gallas, Caulker, Walker; Lennon, Dembélé, Sandro, Bale; Dempsey; Defoe. Out: Parker (Achilles), Assou-Ekotto, Kaboul (both knee). Tests: Adebayor (back), Dawson (illness), Dembélé (hip). Team News Southampton will again be without record signing Gaston Ramirez for Sunday's Barclays Premier League game against Tottenham as he continues his recovery from a thigh injury. Defender Frazer Richardson and midfielder Jack Cork are both out, but Tadanari Lee has recovered from his elbow injury and could feature. And defender Luke Shaw has overcome his illness . Tottenham's Gareth Bale will return from paternity leave to face former club Southampton on Sunday. The Wales international missed the games with Chelsea and Maribor after the birth of his first child and will be joined in the squad by Brad Friedel, who also did not travel to Slovenia for Thursday's Europa League tie. Emmanuel Adebayor could return after back pain and be joined at St Mary's by Mousa Dembélé, who has recently struggled with a hip complaint. Michael Dawson will be assessed, while Scott Parker, Benoît Assou-Ekotto and Younes Kaboul are all sidelined. Match Notes After conceding 24 goals in their first eight games - a Premier League record - Nigel Adkins claims his side are being 'found out' at this level. The suspicion remains that he is, too. Rickie Lambert could return after being dropped last week, but with Gareth Bale returning from his week-long paternity leave to face the club that reared him, Tottenham should carve out more than enough chances to prevail. Betting: Home 3-1, Away 5-6, Draw 12-5. Stat of the game: Tottenham have lost on their last five Premier League visits to Southampton without scoring a goal. Jonathan Liew's prediction: Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3.