Comments and predictions for Southampton vs Chelsea: The upper hand wins easily
The match between Southampton vs Chelsea in the English Premier League takes place at 2:30 a.m. on December 5. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Southampton vs Chelsea squad information
Southampton are facing a squad crisis as they could lose up to 11 players due to injuries, suspensions and playing conditions.
Bookings for Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tyler Dibling and Flynn Downes have resulted in suspensions, while Lesley Ugochukwu is ruled out of the Chelsea clash. Will Smallbone and Adam Lallana, both with thigh injuries, are doubtful. The goalkeeper position remains an issue with Aaron Ramsdale yet to return. Joe Lumley, who replaced Alex McCarthy in the defeat to Liverpool, could continue to start.
For Chelsea, centre-back Wesley Fofana will be out for four to five weeks with a hamstring injury, joining Reece James on the absentee list. However, manager Enzo Maresca has a largely strong squad, with Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto returning. Chelsea will maintain their rotation in cup competitions, keeping their first-team fit for the trip to St Mary's. Noni Madueke, unused in the previous game, could be brought back into the starting line-up.
Latest predicted lineup Southampton vs Chelsea
Southampton:
Lumley; Sugawara, Walker-Peters, Wood, Stephens, Manning; Fraser, Aribo, Mateus Fernandes, Armstrong; Archer
Chelsea:
Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Latest Southampton vs Chelsea football review
Chelsea continue their impressive run of form in the Premier League, with Sunday's win taking them back to second-place Arsenal, just behind them in the table. With a strong attack and their first clean sheet since September, Chelsea have shown impressive consistency. However, manager Enzo Maresca and star Cole Palmer insist this is only the first year of their project, with the players still settling in.
The midweek game is a chance for Chelsea to move into second place if Arsenal struggle against Manchester United. Chelsea have won all four away games against teams in the bottom half of the table this season, and given Southampton's poor form (10 defeats in 13 games), they are favourites. However, Southampton have a decent head-to-head record against Chelsea, having lost just two of their last seven meetings and having beaten Chelsea twice in 2022-23.
Despite finishing bottom of the table, Southampton showed fighting spirit in a 1-1 draw with Brighton and a narrow defeat to Liverpool. However, they have only won once this season, against Everton. A tough schedule ahead with games against Chelsea, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Fulham adds to the relegation threat. According to Opta, Southampton have a 94% chance of being relegated, with few goals scored, many mistakes made and frequent possession lost in defensive areas.
Southampton vs Chelsea score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Southampton vs Chelseaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Southampton 1-4 Chelsea
- WhoScore:Southampton 0-2 Chelsea
- Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 1-3 Chelsea
When and where to watch Southampton vs Chelsea live?
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