In this 5th week match, on Tuesday Aug 30th, Southampton hosts Chelsea in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed Southampton is fresh off their 2-1 win against Leicester City. James Maddison struck first for Leicester City in the 54th minute, but Che Adams got the equalizer for Southampton in the 68th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a goal by Che Adams to cap off a wild match. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while chelsea is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 33rd minute, then Rodrigo added another in the 37th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chelsea couldn’t manage to score, and Leeds United took the shutout win. Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Marcos Alonso and Ross Barkley 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. Southampton is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with James Ward-Prowse and Joe Aribo each having 2 goals in their last five
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Armando Broja, Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento, while Christian Pulišić, N’Golo Kanté and Marcos Alonso are unavailable to play for Thomas Tuchel’s team.