An out-of-sorts Chelsea side welcome managerless Southampton to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with both teams seeking to claim three valuable Premier League points.
The Blues were beaten 1-0 by Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, while the Saints sacked Nathan Jones less than 24 hours after losing 2-1 against 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
CHELSEA vs. SOUTHAMPTON
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CHELSEA
Out: N'Golo Kante (thigh), Christian Pulisic (knee), Armando Broja (knee), Edouard Mendy (finger)
Doubtful: Raheem Sterling (knee), Ben Chilwell (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Arrizabalaga; James, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella; Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez; Madueke, Felix, Mudryk; Havertz
SOUTHAMPTON
Out: Valentino Livramento (knee), Juan Larios (hamstring)
Doubtful: Kyle Walker-Peters (hamstring), Che Adams (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Bazunu; Caleta-Car, Bednarek, Salisu; Walker-Peters, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, Alcaraz, Perraud; Sulemana, Onuachu
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Oliver Thomas
