Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Southampton in the Premier League today.
The Blues are desperate to find some consistent winning form, with Graham Potter under some pressure to find a way to gel his expensively put-together squad and lift them from mid-table anonymity. The likes of Myhkailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix all arrived in January but they remain 10th in the table with just one win in six.
Saints, meanwhile, are staring relegation in the face if they don’t improve fast; they have lost their last three, are four points from safety and remain managerless after sacking Nathan Jones are barely three months. Talks with Jesse Marsch did not yield a resolution, meaning Ruben Selles is in the dugout for today’s game.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs Southampton
Chelsea lost the reverse fixture 2-1 against Southampton in August – they've not lost consecutive league matches against Saints since December 1993.
Chelsea vs Southampton
Southampton have made three changes to their side from their defeat to Wolves. Stuart Armstrong gets the nod ahead of James Bree, who misses out this afternoon. Kotchap also comes into the fold to replace Mohamed Salisu, while Elyounoussi starts in the final third ahead of Alcaraz.
Chelsea vs Southampton
Chelsea have made several changes to their side from their defeat to Dortmund. Azpilicueta, Badiashile, Kovacic, Madueke, Mount and Fofana all come into the starting line-up. Mudryk and Havertz drop to the bench, while Reece James, Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Hakim Ziyech are all rested.
Chelsea vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Kyle Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Adam Armstrong, Willy Caballero, Sekou Mara, Moussa Djenepo, Carlos Alcaraz, Ibrahima Diallo, Theo Walcott.
Chelsea vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON (3-5-2): Gavin Bazunu; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella Kotchap; Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Romain Perraud; Paul Onuachu, Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Chelsea vs Southampton
CHELSEA SUBS: Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Mykhailo Mudryk, Raheem Sterling, Denis Zakaria, Conor Gallagher, Kai Havertz, Wesley Fofana, Lewis Hall.
Chelsea vs Southampton
CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Kalidou Koulibaly, Benoit Badiashile, Ben Chilwell; Mateo Kovacic, Enzo Fernandez; Noni Madueke, Joao Felix, Mason Mount; Datro Fofana.
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