Southampton have jetted off to Switzerland for a break ahead of what James Ward-Prowse believes are the 10 biggest matches in the club 's history . Saints ' late , and somewhat fortuitous , victory against Crystal Palace on Tuesday evening got them back to winning way after their remarkable season started to go off kilter . The latest in a line of disjointed displays looked set to cost Ronald Koeman 's men , only for Sadio Mane to strike late on to secure a 1-0 win which moved them back to within a point of the top-four . James Ward-Prowse ( front ) uploaded an image to Instagram of the Southampton team on the plane . Sadio Mane ( centre ) scores the decisive goal as Southampton beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on Tuesday . Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has taken the squad to Switzerland fora team break . It means Champions League qualification remains a realistic - and scarcely-believable - prospect for Saints , whose players flew to Switzerland on Wednesday for a break ahead of what Ward-Prowse knows is a crunch period . ' I think it will be great to just have a good time , the pressure of the Premier League is massive , especially where we are in the table , ' the midfielder said . 'It 's good to get away , put our feet up and have a bit of a laugh with the group . It should be a good bit of fun and then we 'll move on from there . 'These next 10 games are probably the biggest in the club 's history and we 're determined as a group of players to make history for the club . 'We want to get us to the biggest stage in the world where we feel we belong with the best teams and best players in the world . ' Next up for Southampton is the unenviable task of a trip to Chelsea on March 15 - a match Ward-Prowse will hope to be starting after his telling impact against Palace . The England Under 21 midfielder was brought on in a bid to inject some fresh impetus into Saints ' toiling attack and had the desired impact , producing the shot which led to Mane clipping home . 'We reflected on the win in the changing room and we believe it 's going to be a pivotal three points come the end of the season , ' Ward-Prowse told Southampton 's official YouTube channel . 'We have n't been on the best of runs lately and it 's great to obviously get the three points and move forward . You could feel the whole stadium was pleased . 'It was n't a pretty performance , not a vintage Southampton display , but we dug deep , the fans got behind us and I think we showed great character . ' Southampton 's displays have been inconsistent lately but Mane 's goal keeps their Champions League hopes . Ward-Prowse believes the final 10 league games of the season are the biggest in Southampton 's history . While Ward-Prowse deserved credit for the run and shot that led to Mane 's goal , it would not have got that far had Julian Speroni dealt with the initial attempt . The long-serving Palace goalkeeper could only parry Ward-Prowse 's shot into the Senegal winger 's path , but defender Scott Dann stood up for his team-mate after the costly mistake . 'You ca n't just point the finger at Jules , ' he said . 'He has kept us in games at times this season and he will carry on making important saves for us . Scott Dann refused to criticise goalkeeper Julian Speroni for spilling the ball into the path of Mane for the goal . 'Jules said he should have done better but these things happen and we should have reacted better . 'He is a great goalkeeper and has done really well for us . He made a couple of good saves last night and made some good decisions coming out when they played balls through . 'These things happen but we 'll stick together as a team . '
Southampton have 10 days off before their next game against Chelsea . They beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on Tuesday to move a point off the top four . The squad are heading to Switzerland for a team break before the run-in .