Chelsea will be hoping for a quick upturn in fortune this weekend, following two defeats in four days against Brentford in the Premier League and their damaging 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The Blues had gone into the international break six games unbeaten since their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool on penalties. They will be looking to rediscover that form on the South Coast this weekend.
Thomas Tuchel's side needed penalties to overcome Southampton in the EFL Cup earlier this season, but they won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League and have lost just one of their last 14 with the Saints in all tournaments.