Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl admits Sofiane Boufal could face Carabao Cup opponents Fulham.

The 25-year-old came off the bench to set up the clinching goal in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win at Brighton and could be rewarded with his first start for the club since March 2018 in Tuesday's Carabao Cup second round clash with Fulham.

"Maybe, yeah. Let's have a look," Hasenhuttl said of the possibility of selecting Boufal from the start at Craven Cottage.

"To play from the beginning it's a little bit different because you must be very, very concentrated also against the ball and if he has this for 90 minutes, I don't know.

"When I know that I have such a good player from the bench, such a good substitute, then that's a problem.

"If you're too good as a substitute, the manager always thinks I can bring him later."