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Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert has confirmed that Caspar Jander, Cyle Larin and Daniel Peretz will all be fit for Sunday's south coast derby against Portsmouth.

Jander has not played yet this season due to injury while Larin and Peretz returned to the club early following minor issues over the international break.

Twenty-three-year-old midfielder Jander picked up an injury in pre-season against Eastleigh and has struggled to get back to fitness but according to Eckert, he finally looks ready to be reintegrated into the side.

"We had big spaces today, a long match prep. And he looked very good," Eckert said.

"Daniel also trained and will be playing on Sunday, [Cyle] Larin looks sharp and ready to go for Sunday.

"He's not even been at this football club for a year but everyone can see what an impact he has had already, I'm so grateful to have him."

Larin joined Saints initially on loan in February this year before making that move permanent in June.

He has since scored 17 goals in 32 appearances, with seven of those coming this campaign.

Jander has played 43 times and scored twice since signing for Southampton in the summer of 2025 from German side FC Nuremberg.

We asked you for your thoughts on the FA's decision to hand Southampton boss Tonda Eckert a six-week suspended ban for his role in Spygate.

Here is a selection of what you had to say:

David: The club spied and got punished very severely. The club should then be looking at the individuals and punishing them, the FA should never have got involved.

Andy: It's a disgrace, another example of how pathetic the FA really are. This is blatant cheating and admitted as such by the guilty person yet he is free to continue in his job as though nothing has happened.

It's irrelevant what punishment the club have received, this is about a professional person who cheated and has got away with it thanks to the feeble bodies of the FA.

Martin: Club have been punished enough - Tonda is an employee of the club, the club should be allowed to decide if and how they discipline their own employee. The FA dealt with the club, their involvement ends there.

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Michael: I was initially all for seeing heads roll over this debacle but now feel that the club and fans have already been punished enough, so the suspended ban feels right.

The club took a calculated risk on retaining the manager, and now, hopefully, will see him prosper and succeed here rather than elsewhere.

David: I accept that Tonda made a huge error. We may never know exactly what transpired in the hearings and exactly what evidence was assessed.

Yes, Southampton should have been punished to set an example to all clubs in the future. I do feel that this was far too harsh. Losing the opportunity for promotion was probably fair but to deduct four points for this season too is really excessive.

I feel the FA independent panel took all that into account in deciding to give Tonda a suspended penalty and a relatively small fine.

As a loyal Saints supporter for many years, the whole episode made me feel very uncomfortable.

I do understand how many opposition club supporters, owners and managers might feel that the punishment was too light but just think how they would feel if it was their own club.

In life it is always a good idea to give second chances for "most" people's offences, especially if they make a sincere apology.

So, lessons learnt and let's all move on.

72+ EFL podcast host and former Reading and Watford winger Jobi McAnuff feels Tonda Eckert "got off very, very lightly" after being handed a six-week suspended ban for his role in Spygate.

Southampton have already been heavily punished after being found guilty of spying, suffering expulsion from last season's Championship play-off final and taking a four point penalty into their new campaign.

Have the club been punished enough? Or should Eckert have faced a bigger consequence individually?

Have your say on Tonda Eckert's suspended ban here and come back later to see a handful of your responses.

Fresh from boss Tonda Eckert being given the all-clear to continue as Southampton boss after the Spygate affair, Saints are hoping to maintain their 100% home record in the Championship with a fifth successive victory.

South coast rivals Portsmouth make the short journey along the M27 on Sunday (12:00 BST) on a three-game unbeaten run.

• The last four league encounters between Southampton and Portsmouth have all been drawn, with Pompey the last team to win in this fixture in a 4-1 victory at Fratton Park in April 2005.

• Portsmouth have won one of their past nine league visits to Southampton (D4 L4), winning 2-0 in the top-flight in January 1988 under Alan Ball.

• Southampton have scored 15 goals in just four home league games this season – it is the most by a Championship side in their first four home games since Reading scored 16 in 2008-09.

• This is only Portsmouth's third league game on a Sunday in the past two seasons, with the previous two both against Southampton (D2). Pompey have won just four of their past 32 league games on Sundays (D11 L17).

• Southampton's Cyle Larin has scored 11 goals in 14 Championship appearances at St Mary's, scoring a goal every 81 minutes. Since 2004-05, the only player to play 750+ minutes at one stadium and have a better minutes per goal ratio is Dwight Gayle at St James' Park (one every 72 mins).

In a bonus episode of the BBC's Football Daily podcast, John Bennett is joined by BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore and 72+ EFL podcast host and former Reading and Watford winger Jobi McAnuff to react to the Spygate verdict.

An FA regulatory commission has handed Southampton boss Tonda Eckert a suspended six-week ban for his involvement in the Spygate scandal, but do the panel think is it a fair outcome?

Blackmore said: "I thought he'd get maybe three to five games per [FA] charge and it would be a difficult decision for the club - do we wait for him to come back, do we move on?

"I think he's lucky, but I am pleased it is all over and it looks like they can move on. I think he's paid a fairly hefty price, even if it hasn't come in the dugout in the next few weeks."

Eckert was fined £28,000 for authorising three instances of spying on opponents before games - including last season's Championship play-off semi-final against Middlesbrough.

Saints were expelled from the play-off final as a result - after beating Boro over two legs - and were also handed a four-point deduction this season.

McAnuff feels Eckert "got off very, very lightly".

He added: "Ultimately he's not going to miss any time on that sideline.

"Southampton fans, players and staff who had no knowledge have been incredibly harshly punished - I think justly.

"I feel, ultimately, one man was responsible for that. I cannot understand how the commission has come to the conclusion that he won't face any time off the touchline.

"It's a real shock and certainly something I didn't see coming. When you step over the line that should have severe repercussions and I don't think we've seen that with the sanctions that have been handed down."

With Middlesborough the club to have uncovered Saints' spying, fan and editor of Fly Me To The Moon fanzine, Robert Nichols, also offers his thoughts on what this decision feels like from a Boro perspective.

Listen to the full episode here.