Chelsea visits Southampton on Sunday in a renewal of a series that has been extremely lopsided lately. Saints have won only two of their last 20 Premier League meetings with Chelsea (D6, L12) and are winless in their last seven. Meanwhile the St. Mary’s Stadium has been a great place to go for Chelsea, as the west London side have won on nine of their 12 (D2, L1) that they have played there.
On Sunday, the Blues will look to win their fifth in a row in at the venue. The match comes right before another international break, a period that will see the first ever England call-up for Blues defender Fikayo Tomori.
“He deserves it,” Lampard said of the nod. “He has been a dream to work with day in, day out for the last 15 months or so. It’s a great step up and it’s in his hands to go there and show what he shows us every day.”
Let’s take a look at who else the Englishman may include in his first team on the weekend.
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction (4-3-3) at Southampton FC
Mason Mount Tammy Abraham Willian
Mateo Kovacic Jorginho N’Golo Kante
Marcos Alonso Fikayo Tomori Andreas Christensen Cesar Azpilicueta
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Chelsea FC at Southampton FC FYIs
Kickoff: Oct. 6, 2pm St. Mary’s
Team News for both clubs: go to this link
Form Guide: Chelsea WLWDW Southampton LLWDW
Google’s result probability: 49% Chelsea win, 26% draw, 25% Southampton victory
Prediction: Chelsea 3, Southampton 1
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