Tonda Eckert has been speaking to Sky Sports pre-match, often failing to suppress a smile, about accusations of spying against Southampton:
I believe the club has made a statement. That’s all I can say at the moment.
I believe when you arrive in this moment of the season it’s not coaches who win games, it’s the players. It’s going to be the same today. We are focused on ourselves and we have been all week. We know that we face a very good team today. It’s going to be a big challenge.
We’ve been consistent with confidence and humility. We always play to win, that hasn’t changed. We will try to do the same today.
Southampton have been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face an independent disciplinary commission set to be convened “at the earliest opportunity”.
