SAINTS will be at virtual full-strength tonight when Steve Wigley goes for his second win in ten games at the helm this season.

Despite a horrendous injury-list, Wigley will rest just a few players against Colchester in the Carling Cup for a tie the head coach is taking just as seriously as Saturday's Premiership trip to champions Arsenal.

"We will putting a strong side out," said Wigley.

"There are just one or two people carrying knocks and we've just got to be careful.

"It's a game we would very much like to win. We will be putting a strong side out because we are taking the competition very seriously.

"The aim is to winand get back on the score-sheet again. We want to progress as far as possible in every cup that we enter."

Wigley did not expand on which first-team regulars he may rest, but they are unlikely to make way for any of those ruled out against Birmingham on Sunday.

Kevin Phillips, Graeme Le Saux and Matthew Oakley are back in training, but only Le Saux has a realistic chance of featuring.

Oakley, in particular, will be brought back gradually after 13 months out with a knee injury.

Saints registered their only win since Paul Sturrock's departure in the second round of the Carling Cup against Northampton last month and it is a competition which offers a real chance of silverware.

"It's been a trophy that has been available to everybody as the big sides don't take it too seriously," said Wigley.

"If we can progress in this competition we will enjoy it. The club had a great visit to the Millennium Stadium only 18 months ago and we would be delighted to go back."

Wigley and first-team coach Dennis Rofe have been to watch Colchester and were impressed with what they saw.

"We went to watch them last week against Wrexham and they are a very well organised side. We will show them the same respect as we will Arsenal on Saturday," said Wigley.

"They got a good result against West Brom in the last round but we hope that is not going to happen here."

For Saints, the priority will be finding that scoring habit after going almost 400 minutes without a goal.

"Hopefully we can start scoring again - we just need one, even if it's off someone's backside or something, to help us," said Wigley. "We need to start scoring again and we need players from all over the pitch to start chipping in with goals. We are not conceding goals like a side in the bottom end but what we have got to do is start scoring.

"We have relied very heavily on our front two for a very, very long time at this club and we need to start finding them from elsewhere. We will be taking the game very seriously and if we score a few goals it will be a bonus."