Southampton vs Chelsea Preview | Injury News, Probable Lineups, Key Players

Southampton host Chelsea on Sunday, and the away team will be in good spirits having recorded wins in their last three games in all competitions. The hosts, meanwhile, are in a rut having lost their last two Premier League games on the bounce.

The Saints are 14th on the table with 7 points in 7 games, while the Blues are 7th on the table with 11 points in 7 games.

Let’s take a look in detail of this clash between these two sides in this preview.

MATCH PREVIEW

Southampton vs Chelsea: Team News

Southampton: Right-back Cedric Soares and Moussa Djenepo are the two players that will miss the key game for Southampton. Summer signing Che Adams was not a part of Southampton’s squad for last weekend’s loss against Tottenham, but we could see him return to the squad after getting a rest last weekend.

Chelsea: The key men missing for Chelsea ahead of the Southampton are central defender Antonio Rudiger and left-back Emerson, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is a long-term absentee. N’Golo Kante may be rested if he hasn’t recovered after the mid-week Champions League game, which was his first start in a while.

Southampton vs Chelsea: Predicted Lineups

Southampton: Angus Gunn; Jannik Vestergaard, Jan Bednarek, Maya Yoshida; James Ward-Prowse, Ryan Bertrand; Oriol Romeu, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg; Sofiane Boufal, Danny Ings, Che Adams

Chelsea: Kepa; Fikayo Tomori, Andreas Christensen, César Azpilicueta; Reece James, Marcos Alonso; N’Golo Kante, Jorginho; Callum Hudson, Willian, Tammy Abraham

Southampton vs Chelsea: Key Men

Southampton: Sofiane Boufal has looked in spurts this season and he will really need to step up if the Saints are to get any points against Chelsea.

The tricky attacker has two assists to his name this season. Boufal will have to play close to the likes of Danny Ings and feed balls to him, while also drop deep and pick up the ball from midfield areas.

Chelsea: Tammy Abraham continues to score goals, with the young English forward scoring his first Champions League goal mid-week. The 22-year-old has 8 goals to his name this season, and is the leading goalscorer for Chelsea this season.