Welcome to a classic midweek trap game as in-form Chelsea head to Southampton to play the worst team in the league after our best game of the season.

Normally a midweek game would mean mass rotation, but in this case Enzo Maresca is taking a more measured approach given the size of the game. We get a Premier League debut for goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen (and he has a few of his usual defenders ahead of him), while Christopher Nkunku also gets a Premier League debut. And we get another chance for the Palmer-Félix double.

Let’s go!

Southampton starting eleven:
Lumley | Walker-Peters, Bree, Stephens (c), Wood, Manning, Fernandes, Aribo, Armstrong, Fraser, Archer

Substitutes: McCarthy, Edwards, Sugawara, Taylor, Cornet, O’Brien-Whitmarsh, Amo-Ameyaw, Brereton Díaz, Kamaldeen

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Jorgensen | Cucurella, Tosin, Disasi, Gusto | Enzo (c), Caicedo | Félix, Palmer, Madueke | Nkunku

Substitutes: Sánchez, Colwill, Badiashile, Veiga, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, Neto, Jackson

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 19:30 GMT; 2:30 p.m. EST; 1am IST
Venue: St Mary’s, Southampton, England
Referee: Tony Harrington (on the field); Matt Donohue (VAR)

On TV: none (UNITED KINGDOM); none (USA); none (India); SuperSport Variety (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Amazon Prime (UK); Peacock (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)

Be great to each other and keep celebrating, guys!