Chelsea travel to a struggling Southampton side on Wednesday night and will be confident in coming away with all 3 points. Maresca’s Chelsea have endured a good season so far whilst the Saints sit rock bottom of the table.
Chelsea have been a tough side to play against this season scoring plenty of goals and losing on just 2 occasions. They currently sit 3rd and have lost just 1 of their previous 10 matches in the league. Cole Palmer and Nicholas Jackson have been fantastic together this season, their partnership is a big reason for Chelsea’s success. Between the two they have 25 goal contributions in the league in 13 games. Chelsea have scored 26 goals this season which is the joint 2nd highest in the Premier League. There is no doubt that there is goals in this Chelsea side, and they’ll fancy themselves scoring multiple vs a depleted Southampton side.
Southampton have struggled this season and have seen individual errors cost them on multiple occasions. Russel Martin has been stubborn with his style of play, despite only picking up 1 win in 13 games and conceding 25 goals in the process. To make this game tougher for the home side, they have 10 players out with several key injuries and suspensions. Aaron Ramsdale, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek and Flynn Downes will all be absent and could result in their defence looking extremely vulnerable. Tyler Dibling who has been their bright spark this season is also out which could hinder their attacking threat.
