Southampton v Chelsea live stream, Saturday 9 April, 3pm BST
Chelsea will be looking to bounce back from successive home defeats when they travel to Southampton on Saturday.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were stunned by Brentford last weekend, going down 4-1 at Stamford Bridge after taking the lead via an Antonio Rudiger wonderstrike. Chelsea then slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Tuchel was unhappy with his team’s performance against the La Liga leaders, stating after the match that he does not believe the tie is still alive.
Chelsea are still sitting comfortably in third place for now, but it is not beyond the realms of possibility that they could get dragged back into the battle for the top four. Their lead over fifth-placed Arsenal stands at five points, but defeat by Southampton this weekend could leave Chelsea looking nervously over their shoulder.
Southampton have collected only one point from the last 12 available, dropping back into the bottom half of the table in process. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have still lost just three of their 15 matches at St Mary’s this season, though, so Chelsea could be in for a touch match on Saturday.
Chelsea will have to make do without Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi for the trip to the south coast. Tuchel is likely to make changes to the side that lost to Madrid, with Marcos Alonso, Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech among those hoping to come back into the starting XI. After playing against both Brentford and Madrid, Thiago Silva is likely to be rested for this one.
Southampton will be unable to call upon the services of Lyanco and Alex McCarthy through injury, while Armando Broja is ineligible to face his parent club. Adam Armstrong is the favourite to replace him up front, although Shane Long is another option to line up alongside Che Adams.
Kick-off is at 3pm BST on Saturday 9 April. See below for international broadcast options.
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