The Premier League continues this weekend with a variety of key clashes, amongst them, a top-of-the-table battle between Man Metropolis and Liverpool.
One other conflict will see Southampton play host to Chelsea at St. Mary’s Park.
The European champions shall be trying to bounce again from two successive defeats, one amongst them within the Premier League, after they went down 4-1 at residence in opposition to Brentford.
Right here is all it’s good to know forward of the conflict;
Face to face
- Chelsea have misplaced simply one in all their 13 Premier League video games at St. Mary’s Stadium
- The Blues are unbeaten of their final eight visits on the stadium
- Mauricio Pochettino was in cost the final time Southampton beat Chelsea at St. Mary’s, in 2013
- Thomas Tuchel’s facet have misplaced simply as soon as of their final 12 assembly with Southampton
- Tuchel’s facet gained the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge in October 3-1
Chelsea stats
- The Blues are hoping to keep away from consecutive league defeats underneath Tuchel for the primary time, final doing so in December 2020 when Frank Lampard was in cost
- Tuchel has managed probably the most Premier League matches with out dropping consecutive video games within the historical past of the competitors (48)
- Solely Manchester Metropolis (eight) has conceded fewer away league objectives than Chelsea within the top-flight this time period (9 from 15 video games)
- Chelsea have opened the scoring of their final seven Premier League matches, their longest run since September – November 2019
- The Blues have dropped 16 factors from profitable positions this season
- Tuchel’s facet require a most 20 factors from their remaining 9 video games to safe a top-four spot and Champions League soccer once more subsequent season
Southampton stats
- Ralph Hasenhuttl’s facet are searching for their first Premier League win since beating Norwich at residence on 25 February
- Armando Broja is ineligible to play in opposition to his guardian membership
- Solely David Beckham (18) has scored extra direct free-kicks within the Premier League than Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse (13)
- Ward-Prowse has created extra possibilities from set performs than some other participant within the Premier League this season (37)
- Southampton have the Eleventh-best residence document within the Premier League this season profitable 22 factors from their 15 video games at St Mary’s.
- The Saints final misplaced three in a row at residence within the competitors in January/February 2021
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