Southampton boss Claude Puel has described the Saints' south coast rivals Bournemouth as 'a good team, with good players and a good philosophy'.
Saints head to the Vitality Stadium on Sunday for an eagerly-awaited encounter between two clubs level on Premier League points and separated by just one place. Southampton lie ninth and Bournemouth 10th.
Bournemouth beat champions Leicester three days ago, while Saints drew 0-0 at Stoke earlier this week, and Puel is relishing the derby clash.
'Most important is the quality of the team, because they have good technical players,' he told www.