Chelsea vs Southampton: Chelsea eye a return to winning ways as they welcome Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Chelsea vs Southampton
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Date: Saturday 2nd October, 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.hotstar.com/in
Preview
Chelsea suffered back-to-back losses in the last week as they succumbed to Manchester City and Juventus in the EPL and UCL respectively by a 1-0 margin each.
The Blues were not up to scratch against Juventus and perished despite having more possession. Chiesa’s goal was the difference maker in that clash.
Tuchel aims to help his side get back on the victory bandwagon when they meet Southampton at home on Saturday.
A win here could take Chelsea to the top of the table.
On the other hand, Southampton head into this after a 1-0 loss to Wolves in their previous EPL clash with Jimenez scoring the only goal of the match.
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This was the Saints’ first loss in five matches and will look to get a positive result in this one.
Both sides are 3rd and 16th in the Premier League table, also Southampton is looking to pick up their first win of the season.
They are one of the five teams left in the league who are yet to win a single match this season.
Both sides last met at St. Mary’s in February for an EPL clash where it ended 1-1.
Form Guide
Chelsea: WWWLL
Southampton: DDDWL
Another industrious display from @mateokovacic8 last night. 👊#UCL pic.twitter.com/iIXIbkTn1k
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 30, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Juventus 1-0 Chelsea
Southampton 0-1 Wolves
A Stu-pendous sight 🤩 pic.twitter.com/BPeVOCx4lN
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 30, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Chelsea vs Southampton in India?
The match is live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App or Jio TV while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 2/ HD.
Team News
Pulisic continues his absence along with James while Kante is in isolation after he contracted Covid.
The Saints have Stephens, Armstrong, Smallbone absent from this one. Broja is on loan from Chelsea and hence cannot face his parent club.
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Silva, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Chilwell, Mount, Havertz and Lukaku
Southampton possible 11:
McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Adams and Armstrong
Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Southampton
The Blues are in vital need of a win and with Southampton not in good form, we expect Chelsea to get back to winning ways here.
Southampton is struggling to get to grips this season and with them yet to register a win, the environment around the squad is bleak.
Hence, the Blues should win this without much trouble.
Players to watch out for: Lukaku, Mount, Ward-Prowse and Adams.
