In a weekend match on Sat Feb 18th, in week 24, Chelsea hosts Southampton in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Chelsea sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against West Ham United. João Félix scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 16th minute, then Emerson got the equalizer for West Ham United in the 28th minute on a feed from Jarrod Bowen earning West Ham United at least a draw. Chelsea looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Southampton is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. C. Alcaraz struck first for Southampton in the 24th minute, then Jan Bednarek tied it up for Wolverhampton Wanderers on an own goal in the 72nd minute But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by J. Gomes da Silva. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10.
On Tue Aug 30th, Southampton hosted Chelsea in their last match together. Southampton was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Raheem Sterling struck first for Chelsea in the 23rd minute, but Roméo Lavia got the equalizer for Southampton in the 28th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Adam Armstrong.
For Southampton, their top scorers are James Ward-Prowse and Romain Perraud, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Kalidou Koulibaly and Kai Havertz are the top scorers for Chelsea in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Chelsea will be without Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulišić, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Denis Zakaria, João Félix, Edouard Mendy and Wesley Fofana, while Southampton will be without Armando Broja, Stuart Armstrong, Alex McCarthy and Larios Lopez.