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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi and Mount - Latest Chelsea team news and expected line-up vs Southampton

Chelsea are looking to make it four wins in a row across all competitions when they face Southampton on Sunday afternoon.

Following back-to-back home losses against Valencia as well as Liverpool, Frank Lampard's side have responded in style.

They thumped Grimsby Town 7-1 in the Carabao Cup, then overcame Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend and secured an impressive 2-1 success away at Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Attentions now turn to the final Premier League game before the second international break of the season.

The Blues travel to St Mary's to take on a Southampton side which has had a mixed start to the campaign as they've drawn with Manchester United at home but also lost to Bournemouth.

Ralph Hasenhüttl's side go into the game on the back of a 2-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, despite playing the whole of the second half with a man advantage.

But what's the latest team news surrounding the Blues?

Football.london takes a look.

In terms of injuries, there are no fresh concerns as Antonio Rudiger, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Emerson Palmieri remain sidelined and will not feature against the Saints.

The likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Andreas Christensen and Mateo Kovacic are pushing for starts, while a number of players could be in line for a rest following three games in eight days.

In terms of a line-up, one of many decisions Lampard has to make is whether or not he sticks with a three-man defence which he reverted to against Lille in midweek,

Given that the Blues head coach is yet to name an unchanged side this season, we expect him to twist and revert to a 4-3-3 formation with the aforementioned trio all starting.

Expected Chelsea line-up: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, Alonso; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Willian, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi

Premier League 2019/20 October fixtures

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