Welcome to a classic midweek trap game, as in-form Chelsea, coming off of our best game of the season, go to [Southampton](https://stmarysmusings.sbnation.com) to play the league’s worst team.
Normally, a midweek match would mean mass rotation, but in this case, given the magnitude of the game, Enzo Maresca goes for a more measured approach. We do get a Premier League debut for goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen (and he gets a couple of his usual defenders in front of him), while Christopher Nkunku gets a Premier League start as well. And we get another chance for the Palmer-Félix double act.
Here we go!
**Southampton starting XI:**
Lumley | Walker-Peters, Bree, Stephens (c), Wood, Manning, Fernandes, Aribo, Armstrong, Fraser, Archer
_Substitutes from: McCarthy, Edwards, Sugawara, Taylor, Cornet, O’Brien-Whitmarsh, Amo-Ameyaw, Brereton Díaz, Kamaldeen_
**Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):**
Jörgensen | Cucurella, Tosin, Disasi, Gusto | Enzo (c), Caicedo | Félix, Palmer, Madueke | Nkunku
_Substitutes from: Sánchez, Colwill, Badiashile, Veiga, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, Neto, Jackson_
**Date / Time:** Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 19:30 GMT; 2:30pm EST; 1am IST
**Venue:** St Mary’s, Southampton, England
**Referee:** Tony Harrington (on pitch); Matt Donohue (VAR)
**On TV:** _none_ (UK); _none_ (USA); _none_ (India); SuperSport Variety (NGA); [elsewhere](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4960504/southampton-vs-chelsea/)
**Streaming:** Amazon Prime (UK); Peacock (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!