Their home form this season has been quite disappointing, with 6 losses - only matched by Ipswich in the Premiership. With only 13 points out of a possible 33 at home, manager Gordon Strachen still has some work to do at St Mary's.
Southampton left the Dell in the summer to come to the 'Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium', and struggled to capture their home form from the previous season, despite a huge rise in crowd numbers in their new purpose-built stadium.
The head-to-head figures between the two sides have been reproduced below, and it would seem that West Ham are generally the better side of the two, with 33 wins to the Saints' 26. If the Irons can keep defensive errors and lapses of concentration, a win here is more than possible.
| At Southampton (40) | At West Ham (41) | Overall (81 matches) | ||||||||
| Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | Results | Total | % | ||
| Southampton | 18 | 45 | West Ham | 23 | 56.1 | Southampton | 26 | 32.1 | ||
| West Ham | 10 | 25 | Southampton | 8 | 19.51 | West Ham | 33 | 40.74 | ||
| Draws | 12 | 30 | Draws | 10 | 24.39 | Draws | 22 | 27.16 | ||
| Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | Goals | Total | Av.pg | ||
| Southampton | 73 | 1.83 | West Ham | 75 | 1.83 | Southampton | 111 | 1.37 | ||
| West Ham | 54 | 1.35 | Southampton | 38 | 0.93 | West Ham | 129 | 1.59 | ||
| Records | |||||
| Highest Aggregate | 8 | Southampton | 6 - 2 | West Ham | 1966/1967 |
| Highest Southampton score: | 6 | Southampton | 6 - 2 | West Ham | 1966/1967 |
| Highest West Ham score: | 4 | West Ham | 4 - 2 | Southampton | 1981/1982 |
| Season | Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | West Ham | 2 - 0 | Southampton | Premiership |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | West Ham | 3 - 0 | Southampton | Premiership |
| Sat 25 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 3 | West Ham | Premiership | |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 08 Mar | West Ham | 2 - 0 | Southampton | Premiership |
| Sat 05 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 1 | West Ham | Premiership | |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 0 | West Ham | Premiership |
| Mon 28 Sep | West Ham | 1 - 0 | Southampton | Premiership | |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | West Ham | 2 - 4 | Southampton | Premiership |
| Sat 04 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 0 | West Ham | Premiership | |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | West Ham | Premiership |
| Sat 24 Aug | West Ham | 2 - 1 | Southampton | Premiership | |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | West Ham | 2 - 1 | Southampton | Premiership |
| Mon 02 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 0 | West Ham | Premiership | |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 15 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | West Ham | Premiership |
| Sat 22 Oct | West Ham | 2 - 0 | Southampton | Premiership | |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 07 May | West Ham | 3 - 3 | Southampton | Premiership |
| Mon 29 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 2 | West Ham | Premiership | |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 14 Apr | West Ham | 0 - 1 | Southampton | First Division |
| Tue 03 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 0 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 15 Apr | West Ham | 1 - 2 | Southampton | First Division |
| Sat 27 Aug | Southampton | 4 - 0 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 30 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 1 | West Ham | First Division |
| Sat 05 Dec | West Ham | 2 - 1 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 04 May | Southampton | 1 - 0 | West Ham | First Division |
| Sat 06 Dec | West Ham | 3 - 1 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 08 Apr | West Ham | 1 - 0 | Southampton | First Division |
| Tue 03 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 1 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | West Ham | 2 - 3 | Southampton | First Division |
| Sat 01 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 3 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 21 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | West Ham | First Division |
| Mon 26 Dec | West Ham | 0 - 1 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 26 Feb | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Southampton | First Division |
| Sat 16 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 0 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 20 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 1 | West Ham | First Division |
| Tue 22 Sep | West Ham | 4 - 2 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 15 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 1 | West Ham | First Division |
| Fri 12 Apr | West Ham | 4 - 1 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1972/1973 | Fri 20 Apr | West Ham | 4 - 3 | Southampton | First Division |
| Sat 23 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 0 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1971/1972 | Mon 01 May | West Ham | 1 - 0 | Southampton | First Division |
| Sat 11 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 3 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1970/1971 | Tue 27 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 2 | West Ham | First Division |
| Mon 31 Aug | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 28 Feb | West Ham | 0 - 0 | Southampton | First Division |
| Sat 01 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 1 | West Ham | First Division | |
| 1968/1969 | Thu 26 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 2 | West Ham | First Division |
| Sat 05 Oct | West Ham | 0 - 0 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 16 Mar | Southampton | 0 - 0 | West Ham | First Division |
| Mon 23 Oct | West Ham | 0 - 1 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 04 Feb | Southampton | 6 - 2 | West Ham | First Division |
| Sat 24 Sep | West Ham | 2 - 2 | Southampton | First Division | |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 20 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 23 Aug | West Ham | 1 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1951/1952 | Sat 19 Apr | West Ham | 4 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division |
| Sat 01 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division | |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 20 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 16 Sep | West Ham | 3 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 06 May | Southampton | 3 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Mon 05 Sep | West Ham | 1 - 2 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1948/1949 | Sat 09 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 1 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 13 Nov | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 31 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 13 Sep | West Ham | 2 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1946/1947 | Sat 12 Apr | West Ham | 4 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division |
| Sat 07 Dec | Southampton | 4 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division | |
| 1938/1939 | Sat 22 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 17 Dec | West Ham | 1 - 2 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1937/1938 | Sat 29 Jan | West Ham | 3 - 1 | Southampton | Second Division |
| Sat 18 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 3 | West Ham | Second Division | |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 27 Mar | West Ham | 4 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division |
| Sat 21 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division | |
| 1935/1936 | Thu 26 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 4 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Wed 25 Dec | West Ham | 0 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1934/1935 | Sat 20 Apr | West Ham | 2 - 1 | Southampton | Second Division |
| Sat 08 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division | |
| 1933/1934 | Sat 07 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 2 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 25 Nov | West Ham | 0 - 0 | Southampton | Second Division | |
| 1932/1933 | Sat 04 Feb | West Ham | 3 - 1 | Southampton | Second Division |
| Sat 24 Sep | Southampton | 4 - 3 | West Ham | Second Division | |
| 1922/1923 | Sat 14 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | West Ham | Second Division |
| Sat 07 Oct | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Southampton | Second Division | |