Chelsea will make the trip to the South Coast to face bottom-of-the-table Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Enzo Maresca's men are up in third, only being denied second place due to alphabetical order, given their identical record to Arsenal, following a 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca gives instructions to Reece James on October 20, 2024© Imago
SOUTHAMPTON
Out: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (suspended), Tyler Dibling (suspended), Flynn Downes (suspended), Lesley Ugochukwu (ineligible), Jan Bednarek (knee), Adam Lallana (thigh), Aaron Ramsdale (finger), Gavin Bazunu (Achilles)
Doubtful: Will Smallbone (thigh), Paul Onuachu (knock), Ross Stewart (thigh)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Lumley; Sugawara, Walker-Peters, Wood, Stephens, Manning; Fraser, Aribo, Mateus Fernandes, Armstrong; Archer
CHELSEA
Out: Wesley Fofana (hamstring), Reece James (hamstring), Omari Kellyman (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
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