On Feb 18th, Chelsea will play host to Southampton in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Chelsea is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 63rd minute on a feed from Raphaël Guerreiro, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chelsea couldn’t manage to score, and Borussia Dortmund took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Southampton, recorded a 1-2 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. C. Alcaraz struck first for Southampton in the 24th minute, then Jan Bednarek tied it up for Wolverhampton Wanderers on an own goal in the 72nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by J. Gomes da Silva to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Southampton was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Raheem Sterling struck first for Chelsea in the 23rd minute, but Roméo Lavia got the equalizer for Southampton in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Adam Armstrong to cap off a wild match.
Southampton is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with James Ward-Prowse and Romain Perraud each having 2 goals in their last 5. Chelsea hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Kai Havertz and João Félix, and they each have 1 goal
Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulišić, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Denis Zakaria, João Félix, Edouard Mendy and Wesley Fofana are unavailable to play for Chelsea, while Nathan Jones’s squad will be without Armando Broja, Stuart Armstrong, Alex McCarthy and Juan Larios Lopez.