Next up in the Premier League is the much-awaited clash between Chelsea and Southampton which will be played at the Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea so far has performed well with 10 wins from 18 matches. However, their recent form hasn’t been great as they have lost 4 and won 2 from their last six encounters.
On the other hand, things haven’t been great for Southampton in this season as they have won only 5 out of 18 games along with 3 draws and 10 losses. Their miserable performance has put them down at the 17th position.
Chelsea won: 04
Southampton won: 00
Draw: 01
Date- Friday, December 27th | Kick-Off- 12:00 AM (IST) | Venue- Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea: LWLLW
Southampton: WWLLW
Chelsea Team News
Missing Players: Cesar Azpilicueta, Olivier Giroud, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic
Southampton Team News
Missing Players: Kevin Danso, Yan Valery, Moussa Djenepo
Chelsea- Jorginho, Mount, Abraham, Willian, Kepa, Tomori, Marcos, Rudiger, Zouma, James, Kante Alonso.
Southampton- McCarthy, Stephens, Redmond, Bertrand, Ings, Long, Armstrong, Cedric, Bednarek, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg.
CHE:
Forward T Abraham is the leading goal scorer for Chelsea with 11 goals to his name along with 3 assists.
C Pulisic and M Mount have 5 goals each to their name and have been a great helping hand for T Abraham.
Willian and M Kovacic have 3 assists each to their name so far in the competition.
SOU:
D Ings has led the way when it comes to goal scoring for Southampton. He has 11 goals to his name so far.
Following him is mid-fielder James Ward-Prowse who has scored 4 times and assisted twice.
Going by the current form, Southampton has returned with good numbers and do possess a threat over the fourth-placed Chelsea. Making a team in the ratio of 6:5 favoring Chelsea won’t be a bad idea with players like D Ings, Armstrong, Hudson Ooi, Kante, Long etc touted to be captain/vice-captain choices.
Team 1
Goalkeeper- A McCarthy
Defenders- J Stephens, C Soares, F Tomori, A Rudiger
Midfielders- J Ward-Prowse, Jorginho, Willian (C), M Mount
Forwards- D Ings, T Abraham (VC)
Team 2
Goalkeeper- A McCarthy
Defenders- C Soares, F Tomori, E Palmieri
Midfielders- J Ward-Prowse, C Hudson Odoi, N Kante, Willian
Forwards- S Long, D Ings (C), T Abraham (VC)
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