Claude Puel faces an anxious wait over his Southampton future with the club set to consider their options at the end of the season.

Southampton handed Puel a three-year contract last year, but it is not yet certain that the Frenchman will remain in charge for next season.

With the club currently in ninth place in the Premier League table and in danger of finishing below South Coast rivals Bournemouth, Puel desperately needs a good finish to his first campaign.

The draw with Hull City did not help his chances of staying on, particularly as the St Mary’s crowd booed his substitutions.

Southampton have taken great pride in making progress in each season in recent years, regardless of managerial changes, but there is a fear they are heading in the wrong direction under Puel.