SOUTHAMPTON turn their attention back to the Premier League with a tasty-looking clash at home to Chelsea.
The two sides had contrasting fortunes in the EFL Cup in midweek. Chelsea lost 2-1 at West Ham in a game marred by crowd violence, while Southampton defeated Sunderland 1-0 thanks to club record signing Sofiane Boufal’s solo strike.
Latest odds
Southampton: 2/1
Chelsea: 11/8
Draw: 23/10
Form Guide
Southampton: DWLDW
Chelsea: LWWWL
Team News
John Terry is likely to return to the bench for Chelsea after looking rusty in the EFL Cup defeat to West Ham.
Sofiane Boufal was Southampton’s stand-out player in their cup game against Sunderland, and could take Charlie Austin’s place up front.
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Where can I watch it?
Sky Sports 1 will be showing the match live, build up starts at 3.30pm.
BBC One will be showing highlights on their Match of the Day 2 programme at 10.30pm.
Alternatively you can follow all the action with our live blog from 3pm or our individual match commentaries.
The game kicks off at 4pm on Sunday.
Match Stats
Chelsea have triumphed 39 times when these two teams have played. Southampton have collected 28 wins and there have been that same number of draws.
In their last meeting, Branislav Ivanovic popped up with an 89th minute winner as the Blues won 2-1.
What They Said
Sofiane Boufal is excited as he looks to his future with Southampton. Speaking after netting the winner against Sunderland in the EFL Cup, he said: “I’m so happy to play 90 minutes as it’s good for the confidence and for my body. It was a great night for me.
“The spirit is very strong. My team-mates are so happy for me because they see me come into the club when I couldn’t play.”
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