Chelsea vs Southampton staff information
Defender Trevor Chalobah is not going to 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 might be a very good choice for us,” mirrored Maresca. “We tried [that position] with Pedro days earlier than the sport and we noticed he might try this. It was optimistic.
“The efficiency normally was optimistic. Enzo was incredible. Reece [James, who played a rare 90 minutes] struggled in some moments, but it surely’s regular.”
Juric says Jan Bednarek will miss out with a knock he sustained in opposition to 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 father or mother 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 mentioned of the Brazilian. “He needs to be prepared for this sort 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 best 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 house 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 house 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 house 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 house in 2025 and they’re unlikely to drop factors in opposition to opponents already planning for subsequent season.
Southampton may need been anticipated to profit from a scarcity of strain in current video games, however they fell 2-0 behind inside 17 minutes in opposition to Bournemouth and will have misplaced extra closely in opposition to Brighton, absorbing 18 photographs and 12 on the right track.
An impressed show by Aaron Ramsdale helped preserve the rating down, and the visiting goalkeeper is more likely to be busy once more as Chelsea bid to go fourth.
Maresca’s gamers even have the inducement of making certain the golf equipment under 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.
