(Reuters) - Assistant coach Jesus Perez denied Southampton had played a weakened team against Premier League strugglers Sunderland after making six changes for Saturday's 1-0 fifth-round FA Cup defeat.
The Saints, who beat Hull 1-0 away on Tuesday, sit comfortably in eighth in the table while Sunderland are third from bottom.
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