Chelsea
Line-up
- 1Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 29F. Tomori
- 2A. Rüdiger
- 33Emerson
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 5Jorginho
- 7N'Golo Kanté
- 9T. Abraham
- 19M. Mount
- 22C. Pulišić
- 11Pedro
- 15K. Zouma
- 10Willian
- 20C. Hudson-Odoi
Subs
- 13W. Caballero
- 4A. Christensen
- 8R. Barkley
- 23M. Batshuayi
Southampton
Line-up
- 1A. McCarthy
- 21R. Bertrand
- 35J. Bednarek
- 5J. Stephens
- 2Cedric Soares
- 22N. Redmond
- 23P. Højbjerg
- 16J. Ward-Prowse
- 14Oriol Romeu
- 19S. Boufal
- 9D. Ings
- 17S. Armstrong
- 10C. Adams
- 20M. Obafemi
Subs
- 28Angus Gunn
- 38K. Danso
- 4J. Vestergaard
- 3M. Yoshida
Chelsea quickly bounced back from back-to-back losses to the likes of Everton and Bournemouth, with the team recording a 2-0 win over their local rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. The Blues regained much-needed confidence, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at Southampton on Matchday 19. Brazil international Willian, who scored a brace in the London derby, will be one of the men to watch in the home side.
Frank Lampard’s men aim to retain their spot in the top four; therefore, we predict that they are going to pick up all three points from the Boxing Day showdown. The Saints did well to beat Aston Villa 3-1 at the weekend, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Thursday’s football game against Chelsea. It has to be noted that the Blues o********d the Saints 4-1 at St. Mary’s Stadium in the first half of the season.
Chelsea to Win