Chelsea will be desperate to bounce back from their midweek defeat to Real Madrid when they travel to Southampton on Saturday. The Spanish giants won the first leg of their Champions League quarter final 3-1 to leave the Blues with a mountain to climb to reach the last four of the competition.
Thomas Tuchel’s side also suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Brentford in their last domestic fixture, and may face a battle to stay in the top four if they don’t arrest their recent slump in form. With Tottenham and Arsenal - who currently occupy fourth and fifth place respectively just five points behind the Blues.
Meanwhile, Southampton are themselves in the midst of a poor run of form after losing four out of their last five matches in all competitions. And despite the Saints having little to play for with the relegation battle and fight to get into Europe not concerning them, the pundits have disagreed on the outcome of their encounter with Chelsea.
