Ralph Hasenhuttl says he wants Saints to finally grab a home victory when they face Leicester tonight – even if it means having to play for a “dirty win.”

Saints are still looking for their first win at St Mary’s this season with their last three points on home soil being collected back in April.

Hasenhuttl’s team haven’t enjoyed the easiest spell of fixtures to begin the campaign at home and it barely looks any easier with in-form Leicester tonight’s visitors.

But he believes the team must forget their footballing principles if necessary and just fight out a result.

He said: “For everybody in the club the home games are very important to come in a positive way and at the moment at home when you see the performance we showed at home and what we get for it it was not enough.

“We played sometimes better than the result was but against Chelsea was the worst game but against Liverpool and Bournemouth second half we invested a lot and didn’t get anything.

“The time has come to get what I call dirty wins and make a goal and defend with everything you have and make it as nasty as possible for the opponent to get something here.

“I think the players know what it’s about and we are going into the game with everything we have.”

The key word for Hasenhuttl in preparing his team to face the Foxes has been commitment.

He knows that is not only what the supporters are demanding but also a key to victory.

“They want to see us fighting for every inch and we did against Wolves and in the end we tried to win this game,” he insisted.

“We know we need wins because every team needs wins and we have a chance at home after a long time where we didn’t win at home and it’s important for us to see what is necessary to take three points at home.

“It will be helpful when we have a good start and score in the first half because we had a lot of chances in the first half and never the ball went in the net so it must be a very concentrated and committed performance.”

It won’t be easy against a Leicester side who have been superb so far this season and Hasenhuttl reflected: “I see the quality they have in the team and that they have fantastic players in the team and it is not a coincidence they are that high in the table.

“I am more concentrated on my team but we know it is a tough opponent.

“After nine rounds on the position it is not a coincidence and you have done a lot of things right and they have.

“For us it’s important to bring a really committed performance otherwise it will be difficult.”