Southampton vs Chelsea: How to watch on TV live stream, team news, lineups & prediction
Southampton welcome Chelsea to St Mary's in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.
The Saints were denied consecutive Premier League victories by Bruno Fernandes' sumptuous strike last Saturday despite pushing Manchester United close. Southampton's efforts were recognised by a round of applause at the full-time whistle from the home fans.
A collective sigh of relief would have been the more appropriate response to Chelsea's narrow 2-1 victory at home to Leicester City. The visitors outshot their hosts 17 to seven and Thomas Tuchel admitted his side were "lucky to not concede the equaliser".
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming meeting between this pair.
Where are Southampton vs Chelsea playing?
- Location: Southampton, England
- Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
- Date: Tuesday 30 August
- Kick-off Time: 19:45 BST / 14:45 EST / 11:45 PST
- VAR: Michael Salisbury
- Referee: Michael Oliver
How to watch Southampton vs Chelsea in the UK?
- Channel: BT Sport 2
- Channel: BT Sport 5
- Streaming Service: BT Sport
- Broadcast Time: 19:15 (BST)
How to watch Southampton vs Chelsea in The United States?
- Streaming Service: Peacock Premium
- Broadcast Time EST: 14:45
- Broadcast Time PST: 11:45
How to watch Southampton vs Chelsea in Canada?
- Streaming Service: fuboTV
- Broadcast Time (EST): 14:45
How to watch Southampton vs Chelsea Highlights?
- Channel: BBC Match of the Day
- Stream: BT Sport Football YouTube channel
Southampton vs Chelsea H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Southampton: 0 Wins
Chelsea: 3 Wins
Draws: 2
Current Form (Last Five Games)
Southampton: LDWWL
Chelsea: WWDLW
Southampton team news
Tino Livramento had to have his left ACL reconstructed after suffering a major injury in April. The fullback is in the stage of his recovery where he can once again kick a ball around but is still months away from featuring in the fury of a Premier League match. Ralph Hasenhuttl is expected to have a full squad to choose from otherwise.
Southampton predicted lineup vs Chelsea
Southampton Starting 11: Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud; Ward-Prowse, Lavia; Elyounoussi, Aribo, A Armstrong; Adams.
Bench: McCarthy, Lyanco, Romeu, Djenepo, S Armstrong, Mara, Diallo, Bednarek, Valery.
Chelsea team news
With N'Golo Kante slated to be out until October, Mateo Kovacic's presence on the bench was a welcome return. The Croatian may be thrust back into the starting XI after Conor Gallagher was dismissed inside the opening half-hour of Chelsea's hard-fought victory against Leicester.
Kalidou Koulibaly has served his suspension for the red card he sustained against Leeds.
Chelsea predicted lineup vs Southampton
Chelsea Starting 11: Mendy; James, Silva, Koulibaly; Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Jorginho, Cucurella; Mount; Havertz, Sterling.
Bench: Arrizabalaga, Pulisic, Broja, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Ampadu, Chalobah.
Southampton vs Chelsea score prediction
Leeds exposed Chelsea's susceptibility to a well-oiled press the weekend before last and Brendan Rodgers was left bemoaning his side's passive approach when the Blues were wounded.
Only three teams have forced more high turnovers than Southampton this term (per Opta) and they boast a savvy and swift centre-back pairing which allows them to push high off the ball. The sheer weight of quality in this Chelsea side gives them the edge, but Southampton could certainly cause this imperfect iteration a problem.
Prediction: Southampton 0-1 Chelsea
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