Our look ahead to Saints' last 16 league games of the season continues with the third batch of matches:

Everton (away) Saturday April 4

The Toffees have been a major disappointment this term after finishing fifth in Roberto Martinez’s first season in 2013/14.

Whether the extra demands of the Europa League have contributed to their woes is a question no doubt their concerned supporters are asking.

Though 12th in the table, Everton are only four points ahead of the drop zone after tasting victory just once in their last 13 league and cup matches.

Home record: Everton have suffered three league home losses – 6-3 to Chelsea in August, 3-2 to Crystal Palace in September and a 1-0 defeat to Stoke just after Christmas.

Record v Saints: Saints have not won at Goodison Park on their last nine visits, a run stretching back to the last Millennium.

Steve Basham scored his only ever senior Saints goal in a 2-0 win on Merseyside in November 1997.

That remains the club’s only Premier League success at Everton in 15 Premier League attempts.

Since 1979, Saints have only won twice at Goodison Park in 29 league games.

Hull (home) Saturday April 11

Certainly a game where Saints will be expecting to pick up another three points.

The Tigers have only won twice on their travels all season – at QPR on the opening day and at Sunderland on Boxing Day – and in all competitions have only tasted victory three times in their last 22 games.

Saints loanee Gaston Ramirez was among the scorers in the win at Sunderland.

That remains his only strike in 12 league appearances for the Tigers, a spell that includes as many red cards as it does goals.

The Uruguayan was dismissed in a 2-1 loss against a Tottenham side managed by his former St Mary’s boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Ramirez cannot face Saints anyway under the conditions of his loan agreement.

Away record: As already mentioned, quite poor.

Record v Saints: Saints have won the last three Premier League games between the clubs.

Twice they have scored the only goal at the KC Stadium, while also thrashing Steve Bruce’s men 4-1 at St Mary’s in November 2013.

That game featured a stunning solo goal from Adam Lallana and came after Pochettino had picked up the manager of the month award for October.

Stoke (away) Saturday April 18

A trip to the Britannia is never an easy prospect, and Saints can only hope Stoke have nothing to play for when they run out there.

The Potters have been highly inconsistent this term, surprising the bigger names in the top half of the table yet failing to beat the struggling ones.

Mame Biram Diouf is the club’s top league marksman with five goals, one more than Peter Crouch.

Bojan Krkic also has four goals and must be watched, as he has a habit of scoring important goals.

He netted in Stoke’s 2-1 win at White Hart Lane and also struck the only goal in recent wins at Everton and Leicester.

Home record: Promoted to the top flight in 2008, Stoke have always been a handful for England’s best on home soil.

They have beaten Arsenal at the Britannia this season and drawn with Manchester United.

On the other hand, they have lost to Aston Villa, Leicester and Burnley.

Record v Saints: Stoke have not beaten Saints in five Premier League matches since the latter returned to the top flight in 2012.

The first four were all drawn before a Sadio Mane goal gave Ronald Koeman’s men all three points last October.

Saints also knocked Stoke out of the League Cup that month, Graziano Pelle scoring twice in a tie where ex-Saint Peter Crouch was sent off for the hosts after coming on as a sub.

Going back in time, Saints also had a good record at Stoke’s former Victoria Ground stadium – winning top flight games in 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82 and 1984/85.

Tottenham (home) Saturday April 25

The first St Mary’s return of Mauricio Pochettino will surely be an emotionally-charged afternoon.

Though admired for the way he turned Saints into a top eight Premier League team, the Argentine lost a lot of affection from fans with the way he engineered his departure last May.

Though offered a new contract by owner Katharina Liebhrr, Pochettino appeared in indecent haste to leave and join Tottenham.

His first few months at White Hart Lane were inconsistent, and Pochettino was facing questions after early season home losses to West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle and Stoke.

But last weekend’s 2-1 home win over Sunderland was their seventh in 11 Premier League matches, including a stunning 5-3 victory over Chelsea on New Year’s Day.

Away record: Pochettino has certainly injected a never-say-die spirit into his squad, and Tottenham have made a habit of scoring late winners under him.

Away from home, Harry Kane scored in the last minute to give Tottenham victory at Villa, Christian Eriksen did likewise for a 2-1 win at Hull, and the latter repeated the feat in the 89th minute at Swansea.

Eriksen – who two seasons ago scored for Ajax against Ronald Koeman’s Feyenoord – has certainly made a habit out of scoring late goals this term.

In Tottenham’s last league game he struck an 88th minute winner to beat Sunderland at White Hart Lane. He was at it again in midweek, scoring a late leveller against Sheffield United to book the club’s League Cup final date with Chelsea.

Record v Saints: Pochettino twice lost to Tim Sherwood’s Tottenham last term – but still ended up taking his rival’s job in north London.

Saints actually led 2-0 at White Hart Lane in March before Tottenham hit back to repeat their 3-2 win at St Mary’s just before Christmas 2013.

Saints have lost all five games against Tottenham since returning to the Premier League.

Ex-Saints starlet Gareth Bale scored in both wins in 2012/13, while that man Eriksen struck the only goal at White Hart Lane earlier in the season.

Our look ahead concludes in part four...