Chelsea look to back up a mightily impressive 2-0 win over Tottenham by taking care of business at home to Southampton.
The Blues were excellent on the road last Sunday, with Willian‘s double ensuring they were good value for the three points.
But their home form has been questionable all season, with rivals finding it easy to set up against the Blues and frustrate them for long spells.
Here, Saints will hope to continue that trend and they enter the Boxing Day fixture on a high after moving three points clear of the drop zone thanks to a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.
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1/22 Paulo Gazzaniga: 4 out of 10
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2/22 Serge Aurier: 6 out of 10
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3/22 Davinson Sanchez: 6 out of 10
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4/22 Toby Alderweireld: 5 out of 10
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5/22 Jan Vertonghen: 5 out of 10
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6/22 Eric Dier: 4 out of 10
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7/22 Moussa Sissoko: 6 out of 10
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8/22 Lucas Moura: 5 out of 10
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9/22 Dele Alli: 6 out of 10
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10/22 Son Heung-Min: 4 out of 10
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11/22 Harry Kane: 5 out of 10
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12/22 Kepa Arrizabalaga: 6 out of 10
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13/22 Antonio Rudiger: 7 out of 10
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14/22 Kurt Zouma: 6 out of 10
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15/22 Fikayo Tomori: 6 out of 10
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16/22 Cesar Azpilicueta: 7 out of 10
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17/22 N’Golo Kante: 7 out of 10
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18/22 Mateo Kovacic: 6 out of 10
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19/22 Marcos Alonso: 6 out of 10
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20/22 Mason Mount: 8 out of 10
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21/22 Willian: 9 out of 10
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22/22 Tammy Abraham: 7 out of 10
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1/22 Paulo Gazzaniga: 4 out of 10
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2/22 Serge Aurier: 6 out of 10
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3/22 Davinson Sanchez: 6 out of 10
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4/22 Toby Alderweireld: 5 out of 10
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5/22 Jan Vertonghen: 5 out of 10
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6/22 Eric Dier: 4 out of 10
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7/22 Moussa Sissoko: 6 out of 10
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8/22 Lucas Moura: 5 out of 10
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9/22 Dele Alli: 6 out of 10
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10/22 Son Heung-Min: 4 out of 10
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11/22 Harry Kane: 5 out of 10
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12/22 Kepa Arrizabalaga: 6 out of 10
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13/22 Antonio Rudiger: 7 out of 10
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14/22 Kurt Zouma: 6 out of 10
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15/22 Fikayo Tomori: 6 out of 10
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16/22 Cesar Azpilicueta: 7 out of 10
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17/22 N’Golo Kante: 7 out of 10
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18/22 Mateo Kovacic: 6 out of 10
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19/22 Marcos Alonso: 6 out of 10
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20/22 Mason Mount: 8 out of 10
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21/22 Willian: 9 out of 10
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22/22 Tammy Abraham: 7 out of 10
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Match preview:
What are the predicted line-ups?
Chelsea: Kepa; James, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic
Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Armstrong, Redmond; Ings, Long
What is the team news?
Cesar Azpilicueta hobbled off with 10 minutes to go at Spurs with a hamstring strain, but the Spaniard hopes to be fit. Mateo Kovacic is banned for one game and Ruben Loftus-Cheek remains out.
Saints could welcome back Kevin Danso from illness, while Moussa Djenepo looks likely to miss out again with a hamstring problem. Yann Valery is still out with a viral infection and will not return in all likelihood until 2020.
When is it?
Chelsea vs Southampton kicks off at 3pm (GMT) on Thursday 26 December.
Where can I watch it? Is there a live stream?
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What is our prediction?
With Chelsea resurgent, we’ll go for a home win, despite their recent struggles. But after a clean sheet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, we expect Saints to score, but eventually lose 2-1.
What are the odds?
Chelsea 3/10
Draw 9/2
Southampton 8/1
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