At the start of the season, Southampton fans would not have predicted that they would be battling for Premier League safety come the end of the campaign.
With eight games left to play, the coastal club sit in the bottom three and are two points away adrift of where they need to be to secure safety.
It has been a dismal league season for the Saints as they have picked up just five wins in 30 matches.
Mauricio Pellegrino was the man at the helm following his appointment in the summer, but due to the unwanted results, the Argentine was shown the door and replaced with Mark Hughes.
The former Stoke City boss will oversee his first top-fight match as Southampton boss when the team take on West Ham United at the London Stadium this weekend.
A number of clubs are mathematically vulnerable at this stage of the season, but the Saints, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion currently sit in the drop zone.
The likes of West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town, Swansea City and Newcastle United still have work to do in order to stay in the division.
During a discussion on Reddit, Southampton supporters gave their take on the situation.
The coastal club will take on West Ham United, Swansea City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City, Bournemouth, Everton and Manchester City.
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