Eckert hopes to have injured Downes back quickly

Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert hopes midfielder Flynn Downes will recover quickly from an ankle injury suffered in Wednesday's win at Norwich City.The 27-year-old picked up a knock in the early stages at Carrow Road, but briefly played on before being replaced by Caspar Jander on 22 minutes."He said 'strap me up and I'll play on Saturday'," Eckert said when asked about Downes. "Let's see. I hope it's not too serious. I think it's the outside ligament on the ankle. I'm hoping to have him bac