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Southampton vs Chelsea: Prem League – Preview and Predications

By Ryan Borowski

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Cedric Soares of Southampton(back) celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Portsmouth and Southampton at Fratton Park on September 24, 2019 in Portsmouth, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Cedric Soares of Southampton(back) celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Portsmouth and Southampton at Fratton Park on September 24, 2019 in Portsmouth, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /
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Southampton will take on Chelsea on Sunday as the visitors look to win back-to-back premier league matches and the hosts look to bounce back.

The Saints have dropped their last two league matches and need to get a result against a tough young Chelsea side who can really fill it up.

Not too many injury concerns for either side, however the Saints will be without Cedric and Moussa Djenepo.

It will be a good match and both teams will have to think they have a chance at winning the match.

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur battles for possession with James Ward-Prowse of Southampton during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 28, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur battles for possession with James Ward-Prowse of Southampton during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 28, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) /

How Southampton Will Win

The Saints have had some inconsistent performances thus far. One thing they do consistently is create chances at a high rate but they also continue to not be able to finish those chances.

The key to their success, not only for this match but for the whole season, will be if they can start putting the ball into the back of the net more efficiently.

We are not sure what formation Hasenhuttl will go with this match so that will be very interesting to watch. Will Bertrand start at RB? And Will Yan Valery start for an injured Cedric? All of those questions will be answered on Sunday.

Either way, Chelsea’s defense can be suspect at times so the Saints will have their chances. If they are to win they will have to finish the chances they get.

How Chelsea Will Win

Chelsea are a young team with some exciting talent that will be causing Southampton issues all match. Their striker Tammy Abraham has proven to be a natural goal scorer and will look to take advantage of Saints backline on Sunday.

The Blues have won 3 straight matches across all competitions and have been enjoying a nice run of form recently and will be playing with a lot of confidence going into this match.

Chelsea, much like Saints, are a team that create a lot of chances but have had their issues finishing them. This will really be a battle of who can be more clinical in front of net.

Predicted Line-ups

Southampton: 4-2-2-2

Goalkeeper: Angus Gunn

Defenders: Yan Valery, Jan Bednarek, Kevin Danso, Ryan Bertrand

Midfielders:  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oriol Romeu

Attacking Midfielders: Nathan Redmond, Sofiane Boufal

Strikers: Che Adams, Danny Ings

Chelsea: 4-3-3

Goalkeeper: Kepa the Keeper

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Fikayo Tomori, Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso

Midfielders: Jorginho, N’golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic

Forwards: Willian, Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount

Predicted Score

Southampton 1-3 Chelsea

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