Chelseaby Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández, visit to the Southampton and el St. Mary’s Stadium, Wednesday, December 4for date 14 of the Premier League. The match will be played from 2:30 p.m. (COL, PER, ECU), 4:30 p.m. (ARG, URU and CHI).
Why is this Premier League duel important?
The three points are important for Chelsea, which occupies third position in the table. It is behind the leader, Liverpool and has the same score as Arsenal, which is second with 25 points. Southampton is last with only 5 points in 13 games played.
Players to watch in Chelsea-Southampton
The lateral marker on the left, Marc Cucurella He is one of the important players in Chelsea’s starting 11. He is efficient in defense and offense, he is a good goal assister thanks to his high or mid-height crosses. He has 10 starts and 12 games played.
Flynn Downes scored his first goal of the season last Friday in Southampton’s 1-1 draw with Brighton. He is a forward who looks for the ball in three quarters of the field and who, in addition to finishing with his right foot, is a good header.
This is how the teams arrive
Chelsea comes from beating Aston Villa 3-0 in a great game at Stamford Bridge. The team led by Enzo Maresca increasingly consolidates the idea of the game and has important players to culminate collective plays in goals such as Enzo Fernández, Cole Palmer and Nico Jackson, authors of Sunday’s goals.
Southampton achieved a 1-1 draw with Brighton as a visitor. That point didn’t take him off the bottom of the table, but he worked hard to add points.
The last precedent
February 18, 2023in London, these teams faced each other: Southampton won 1-0 with a goal from James Ward-Prowse.