Date: Wednesday 4th December, 2024
Time: 8:30 pm
Stadium St Mary's Stadium
Referee Tony Harrington (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Southampton
Russell Martin has several new roster issues hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Southampton manager might be bereft of the services of as many as 11 first-team players on Wednesday.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Flynn Downes, and Tyler Dibling will serve one-match suspensions after picking up their fifth bookings of the 2024/25 Premier League season. Meanwhile, Lesley Ugochukwu is ineligible to take on his parent club.
Jan Bednarek (knee) and Paul Onuachu (knock) are closing in on returning to action, but they might not be fit enough to start on Wednesday. However, Aaron Ramsdale (finger), Gavin Bazunu (achilles), Ross Stewart (muscle injury), Will Smallbone (hamstring), and Adam Lallana (thigh) remain on the sidelines.
Joe Lumley should take his place between the sticks, with Southampton lining up in a 5-4-1 formation in front of him vs Chelsea on Wednesday. The backline should feature Yukinari Sugawara, Kyle Walker-Peters, Nathan Wood, Jack Stephens, and Ryan Manning.
As for the midfield unit, Joe Aribo and Mateus Fernandes should pair up in the central areas, looking to keep things tight in the middle of the park and provide the creative impetus. Ryan Fraser and Adam Armstrong should be the two wide attackers, with Cameron Archer leading the line for Southampton against Chelsea.
Probable Lineup (5-4-1): Lumley; Sugawara, Walker-Peters, Wood, Stephens, Manning; Fraser, Aribo, Mateus Fernandes, Armstrong; Archer
Chelsea
Like his counterpart in the Southampton dugout, Enzo Maresca has a new concern to worry about ahead of the trip to St. Mary’s. The Chelsea manager will be without three first-team players on Wednesday.
Wesley Fofana is the latest absentee, with the Frenchman picking up a hamstring injury this past weekend against Aston Villa. Reece James and Omari Kellyman are the other absentees, and the duo is recovering from similar issues.
Robert Sanchez will take his spot between the sticks, with Chelsea lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Southampton on Wednesday. The backline should feature Malo Gusto, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, and Marc Cucurella, with Badiashile replacing Fofana at the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield unit, the resurgent Enzo Fernandez should line up alongside Moises Caicedo in the double pivot. Cole Palmer will reprise the no. 10 role and pull the strings in the final third. Nicolas Jackson will spearhead the Chelsea attack against Southampton on Wednesday, with Noni Madueke and Pedro Neto being the two wide attackers.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Prediction: Southampton 1-3 Chelsea
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