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Antonio Conte will be looking for his Chelsea side to get back to winning ways following their exit from the EFL Cup when the Blues travel to take on Southampton today.
Chelsea were knocked out of the cup by London rivals West Ham on Wednesday despite going into the game at London Stadium off the back of three straight victories in the league - including a 4-0 thumping of Manchester United.
With attention turning back to the Premier League, Chelsea will take on a Southampton team who managed to hold leaders Manchester City to a 1-1 draw last weekend - a result that helped the team consolidate their position in eighth place.
To add, the Saints are still in the EFL Cup after beating Sunderland 1-0, and are therefore likely to prove tough opposition for Conte and his team.
Read on to find out more about the Premier League fixture…
Southampton host Chelsea at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday 30 October, with kick-off at 4pm.
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 from 3.30pm, but Standard Sport will also have all the build-up, action and reaction from 3pm onward. Leave your email address below to receive an alert once the blog starts.
Conte is likely to revert back to the starting XI that beat United so comfortably last week, with Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso set to start as the team’s wing-backs.
Whether John Terry will keep his place in defence remains to be seen after the Chelsea skipper endured a tough night against West Ham on his return from injury. Fellow defender Kurt Zouma is expected to re-join first-team training on Thursday but the game is likely to come too soon for him.
However, Branislav Ivanovic will be available for selection although Cesc Fabregas is still out with a thigh injury.
Saints manager Claude Puel, meanwhile, has several injuries to contend with including Jay Rodriguez, Matt Targett, Shane Long, Cedric Soares and Jeremy Pied. But Puel revealed on Friday that Ryan Bertrand could return from injury in time to face his former side.
“We will see tomorrow whether Ryan Bertrand can come back into the squad for the weekend,” Puel said.
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