Chelsea vs Southampton staff information
Defender Trevor Chalobah won’t characteristic for Chelsea after being compelled off throughout their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday.
Accidents to forwards Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu noticed Maresca transfer Pedro Neto into assault at Villa Park, and the winger arrange Enzo Fernandez’s opener.
“It may very well be possibility for us,” mirrored Maresca. “We tried [that position] with Pedro days earlier than the sport and we noticed he might do this. It was constructive.
“The efficiency basically was constructive. Enzo was implausible. Reece [James, who played a rare 90 minutes] struggled in some moments, however it’s regular.”
Juric says Jan Bednarek will miss out with a knock he sustained towards Brighton, however fellow defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis might return and Juric says Flynn Downes will play.
On-loan midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu is ineligible to face his mum or dad membership and midfielders Adam Lallana and Ryan Fraser are injured.
January signing Welington has began on the left however been substituted at half-time in each of Southampton’s final two matches.
“He has to acclimatise,” Juric stated of the Brazilian. “He must be prepared for this type of soccer. It’s a lot sooner than in Brazil and there [are moments] when the opposite gamers are sooner.”
Chelsea vs Southampton lineups
Chelsea beginning XI: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Dewsbury-Corridor, Palmer, Fernandez, George, Neto
Southampton beginning XI: Ramsdale, Bree, Bella-Kotchap, Aribo, Walker-Peters, Smallone, Fernandes, Downes, Dibling, Archer, Sulemana
The way to watch Chelsea vs Southampton: TV channel, reside on-line stream
Kick-off is at 20:15 UK time, with reside protection on TNT Sports activities 1 and TNT Sports activities Final commencing at 18:30.
Chelsea vs Southampton stats
- In 13 of the final 15 Chelsea residence matches the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Within the final 7 Chelsea matches the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Within the final 6 Chelsea residence matches within the Premier League, the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Within the final 5 Chelsea matches within the Premier League, the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Chelsea have received 6 of the final 8 residence matches and the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Within the final 6 Southampton matches within the Premier League, the sum of targets was over 2.5
- In 7 of the final 8 Southampton matches the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Southampton have misplaced 5 of the final 6 matches within the Premier League and the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Within the final 4 Southampton away matches the sum of targets was over 2.5
- Within the final 4 Southampton away matches within the Premier League, the sum of targets was over 2.5
Chelsea vs Southampton prediction
Chelsea’s unsure kind since late December has nonetheless seen them go unbeaten at residence in 2025 and they’re unlikely to drop factors towards opponents already planning for subsequent season.
Southampton may need been anticipated to learn from a scarcity of stress in latest video games, however they fell 2-0 behind inside 17 minutes towards Bournemouth and will have misplaced extra closely towards Brighton, absorbing 18 pictures and 12 on course.
An impressed show by Aaron Ramsdale helped maintain the rating down, and the visiting goalkeeper is prone to be busy once more as Chelsea bid to go fourth.
Maresca’s gamers even have the motivation of making certain the golf equipment beneath them don’t make up extra floor within the race for European qualification.
Eighth-placed Aston Villa might leapfrog them in the event that they fail to win, whereas Brighton and Fulham might additionally moved inside overtaking vary.
Stats specialists Opta justifiably give Chelsea greater than a 75% probability of successful, and they are often anticipated to triumph 2-0 in a fixture they won 5-1 on December 4.
