Both of these sides have been dogged by inconsistency so far this season, but both managers will see Sunday’s meeting as a winnable game. Chelsea have lost just once in 12 trips to St Mary’s, but Frank Lampard’s transitional side are more defensively fragile than previous incarnations. Ralph Hasenhüttl may call on Che Adams again after the goalless striker was rested against Tottenham, but Moussa Djenepo remains sidelined. Lampard is unlikely to make wholesale changes from the side that won at Lille in midweek, although N’Golo Kanté is a doubt. Niall McVeigh
Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 0 Chelsea 3
Referee Paul Tierney
This season G5 Y17 R0 3.4 cards/game
Odds H 3-1 A 10-11 D 11-4
SOUTHAMPTON
Subs from McCarthy, Valery, Danso, Armstrong, Stephens, Lewis, Slattery, Redmond, Obafemi, Ramsay, Long
Doubtful None
Injured Soares (calf, 19 Oct), Djenepo (thigh, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y10 R1
Form LWDWLL
Leading scorers Djenepo, Ings 2
CHELSEA
Subs from Caballero, Guehi, James, Zouma, Barkley, Gilmour, Anjorin, Pedro, Pulisic, Batshuayi, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud
Doubtful Kanté (match fitness)
Injured Emerson (thigh, 17 Oct), Loftus-Cheek (achilles), Rüdiger (groin, 17 Oct), Van Ginkel (knee, Jan)
Suspended None
Discipline Y13 R0
Form DWDWLW
Leading scorer Abraham 7
