Chelsea will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they take on Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
The early season form which saw Chelsea briefly challenge at the top of the Premier League will now feel like a distant memory for the Blues faithful.
Enzo Maresca’s men have fallen to defeat in three of their last four Premier League games, most recently losing 2-1 away at Aston Villa.
That ropey of run of form means that Chelsea will come into the midweek round of top flight action occupying seventh place in the table.
As for Southampton, they look destined for a quickfire return to the English Championship after having another nail put in their relegation coffin by Brighton on Saturday.
A 4-0 thumping from the Seagulls has left the struggling Saints 13 points adrift of safety with just 12 games of the season remaining.
How the bookies view it: Blues to cruise
Despite Chelsea’s stuttering form of late, they are understandable 2/9 favourites on Boylesports to take top honours on Tuesday night.
Southampton – who have lost eight of their last nine Premier League games – are a towering 10/1 to triumph at Stamford Bridge, while the draw is trading at 5/1 with the same firm.
Head to head: Chelsea in charge
Chelsea have held the upper hand when it comes to the head-to-head record between the pair, winning 50 of the overall 111 meetings between the duo to date. The Blues swept aside the Saints in a 5-1 mauling at St Mary’s during this season’s reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Cole due a goal
Failing to score in each of his last five Premier League outings is a pretty significant dry spell in front of goal by Cole Palmer’s high standards, however this looks like an ideal opportunity for the Blues ace to hit the back of the net. Backing Palmer to strike in a home win pays 4/5 on Bet 365.
One of the few shining lights for Southampton this season has been the emergence of Tyler Dibling. The Saints teenage star is as big as 5/1 on Boylesports to make the net bulge at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
Predicted line-ups
Trevoh Chalobah looks set to miss out after coming off early with a back issue away at Aston Villa on Saturday, while captain Reece James is unlikely to start consecutive games for the second time in the space of three days.
Jan Bednarek was taken off injured against Brighton last time out, so Saints skipper Jack Stephens could be restored to the starting XI.
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Dewsbury-Hall, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernandez, Sancho; Neto
Southampton: Ramsdale; Aribo, Bella-Kotchap, Bree; Sugawara, Gronbaek, Smallbone, Walker-Peters; Fernandes; Dibling, Sulemana
Anything else catch the eye?
Enzo Fernandez represents a nice slice of value for a goal or an assist on Tuesday night at 7/5 on UniBet.
After striking against Aston Villa on Saturday evening, the Chelsea ace has now chipped in with a quietly impressive 12 goal involvements across his 30 appearances in all competitions this season.
Up against a relegation-threatened Southampton side that have been leaking goals at an alarming rate all season, Fernandez warrants support for another goal or an assist this midweek.
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