In a weekend match on Saturday Apr 9th, in week 32, Southampton hosts Chelsea 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 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Southampton sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Leeds United. Jack Harrison scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 29th minute, then James Ward-Prowse tied it up for Southampton in the 49th minute earning Southampton at least a draw. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Chelsea recorded a 1-4 loss against Brentford. Antonio Rüdiger struck first for Chelsea in the 48th minute, then Vitaly Janelt tied it up for Brentford in the 50th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Christian Eriksen. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Saturday Oct 2nd, Chelsea hosted Southampton at the Stamford Bridge in their last match together. Chelsea won by a score of 3 to 1. Trevoh Chalobah struck first for Chelsea in the 9th minute on a feed from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but James Ward-Prowse got the equalizer for Southampton in the 61st minute.
Kai Havertz has been the most effective weapon for Chelsea lately. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Southampton is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Stuart Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Alex McCarthy, while Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Andreas Christensen, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Saúl are unavailable to play for Chelsea.