On the 30th of August, Southampton will host Chelsea at St. Mary’s Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Southampton, recorded a 2-1 win against Leicester City. James Maddison struck first for Leicester City in the 54th minute, then Che Adams tied it up for Southampton in the 68th minute on a feed from Armel Bella-Kotchap Finally they completed the comback victory 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 in their last match, Chelsea recorded a 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 on a feed from Jack Harrison In the end, Chelsea was frustrated by Leeds United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leeds United ended the match with the shutout victory. Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother 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 five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both James Ward-Prowse and Joe Aribo have been the hottest scorers for Southampton in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Armando Broja, Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento, while Chelsea will be without Christian Pulišić, N’Golo Kanté and Marcos Alonso.