{"id":22288,"date":"2024-12-04T18:38:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=22288"},"modified":"2024-12-04T18:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:38:22","slug":"southampton-vs-chelsea-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/southampton-vs-chelsea-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton vs Chelsea Preview, Prediction, Team News And Confirmed Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>With a busy midweek schedule, here\u2019s our Southampton vs Chelsea preview, prediction, team news and confirmed line-ups ahead of tonight&#8217;s Premier League match.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Southampton vs Chelsea Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea appear to be growing from week to week. After a 3-0 win against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/emi-martinez-injury-update-aston-villa\/\">Aston Villa<\/a>, there is talk of the Blues mounting a title challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Maresca&#8217;s side have been superb so far, and might be best placed to challenge leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arne-slot-manchester-city-115-charges-joke-about-manchester-city-115-charges-joke\/\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With an identical record, Chelsea are behind second-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arsenal-vs-man-united-fa-cup-rivalry-5-classic-encounters\/\">Arsenal<\/a> only due to alphabetical order.<\/p>\n<p>The manager dismissed such talk of title races after Sunday&#8217;s win, but his team have momentum on their side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/fpl-banger-week-14-tips\/\">Chelsea<\/a> have not lost in the league since their entertaining 2-1 defeat at Anfield in October.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s game sees them visit the Premier League&#8217;s bottom side, who have something of an availability crisis to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>A combination of injuries and suspensions means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/brighton-vs-southampton-highlights\/\">Southampton<\/a> will be without a host of their brightest talents when Chelsea roll into town.<\/p>\n<p>Young starlet Tyler Dibling is one such absentee. However, Saints fans might argue it&#8217;s better for the teenager to miss what was always a free hit against top opposition rather than a relegation six-pointer.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton have looked good at times, and came agonisingly close against Liverpool recently.<\/p>\n<p>But as has been the case all season, their risky play-style and error-strewn defence cost them at least a point.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Martin&#8217;s side picked up an impressive draw at Brighton last time out, but will need to turn such games into wins if they are to have any hope of survival.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23ed\ufe0f Chelsea (h)<\/p>\n<p>You REDS \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/11Pd8Mtqo0\">pic.twitter.com\/11Pd8Mtqo0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1863530045744013540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Southampton vs Chelsea Team News<\/h2>\n<p>The Saints could be missing as many as 11 first-team players on Wednesday. Along with Dibling, Flynn Downes and Taylor Harwood-Bellis are suspended.<\/p>\n<p>On-loan Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu cannot face his parent club, while Adam Lallana and Will Smallbone are still side-lined.<\/p>\n<p>First-choice goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is recovering from surgery on a broken finger, meaning Joe Lumley could make his second Premier League start after Alex McCarthy&#8217;s poor showing against Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are missing Wesley Fofana after the defender hurt his hamstring against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Reece James is back in the medical room once again, but the Blues were boosted by the return of both Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>With a massive squad, Meresca may opt to rotate somewhat, allowing Noni Madueke to come back into the starting line-up.<\/p>\n<h2>Southampton vs Chelsea Confirmed Line-ups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Southampton: <\/strong>Lumley; Walker-Peters, Bree, Stephens (c), Wood, Manning, Fraser, Aribo, Fernandes, Armstrong, Archer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea: <\/strong>Jorgensen; Gusto, Disasi, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo (c), Madueke, Palmer, Felix, Jackson<\/p>\n<h2>Southampton vs Chelsea Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Hosts Southampton have looked better recently. Their performances against Liverpool and Brighton had plenty of positives and they arguably deserved more.<\/p>\n<p>But with so many players missing, we think they will struggle against Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Maresca&#8217;s Blues are in dangerous form and we don&#8217;t expect them to struggle against the league&#8217;s bottom club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Southampton 1-3 Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a busy midweek schedule, here\u2019s our Southampton vs Chelsea preview, prediction, team news and confirmed line-ups ahead of tonight&#8217;s Premier League match. Southampton vs Chelsea Preview Chelsea appear to be growing from week to week. After a 3-0 win against Aston Villa, there is talk of the Blues mounting a title challenge. 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