Southampton v Chelsea predictions: Both teams set to strike at St Mary's

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Southampton v Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Both teams to score
1pt 4-5 general

Team news

Southampton
Armando Broja is ineligible to face his parent club and Lyanco remains sidelined. Alex McCarthy and Shane Long are doubts.

Chelsea
Ben Chilwell is out with a knee injury and Callum Hudson-Odoi is a major doubt. Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech are due for late fitness tests after knocks.

Match preview

Chelsea’s hopes of retaining the Champions League were dealt a hammer blow by Real Madrid in midweek, capping off a disappointing few days for the Blues, who were beaten 4-1 by Brentford last Saturday.

Thomas Tuchel’s side will be hoping to bounce back against a Southampton outfit enduring a rough patch of their own, having lost four of their last five games in all competitions.

Tuchel was downbeat after Chelsea's defeat to Real, saying that if his side repeated that performance at St Mary's then they would again lose.

However, some improvement from Chelsea seems likely given the talent in their ranks and the fact that the Blues had won ten of their 11 games prior to the Brentford clash.

Southampton have netted in 17 of their last 18 matches so should test a Chelsea backline who have looked vulnerable of late.

Both teams have found the net in the Saints’ last four matches and that trend is fancied to continue.

Key stat

Southampton have scored in 17 of their last 18 games.

Inside info

Southampton

Penalty taker James Ward-Prowse
Free-kick wizard James Ward-Prowse
Set-piece aerial threat Mohammed Salisu
Card magnet Mohammed Salisu

Chelsea

Penalty taker Jorginho
Free-kick wizardMarcos Alonso
Set-piece aerial threatThiago Silva
Card magnetMarcos Alonso

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