Chelsea host Southampton this weekend with both teams looking to build up a good run of form.
Frank Lampard’s Blues have had an up and down season so far but looked good in their 4-0 win over Crystal Palace last time out.
They need to start finding some consistency but that could be tough against Southampton.
The Saints have won their last two games and beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last term.
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Chelsea v Southampton: Date and kick-off time
This match will be held at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, October 17 and will kick-off at 3pm.
Southampton claimed a shock 2-0 win in this fixture last season with goals from Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond.
Chelsea did secure a convincing 4-1 victory on the south coast and have won eight of their last ten meetings with the Saints.
Chelsea v Southampton: TV channel and live stream
This game is one of the Premier League games to be shown under the new pay-per-view system this season.
It will be broadcast on BT Sport Box Office from 2pm.
It will cost £14.95 and can then be live streamed via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
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Chelsea v Southampton: Radio coverage
Updates from west London will be live on talkSPORT from 2:30pm.
Adrian Durham will be with you for GameDay Live as he goes around the grounds for all the goals as they go in from the Premier League and EFL.
To tune in, click the radio player below or HERE for the live stream.
Chelsea v Southampton: Match stats and facts
- Chelsea have won seven of their last nine Premier League meetings with Southampton (D1 L1), though they did lose this exact fixture 0-2 last season.
- Following their 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge last season, Southampton are looking to pick up back-to-back away league victories against Chelsea for the first time since March 1985.
- Chelsea have won seven of their last eight Premier League home games (L1), netting 18 goals, conceding four and keeping five clean sheets in that run.
- Since the start of last season, no side has conceded fewer home Premier League goals than Chelsea (18, excluding the promoted clubs).
- Southampton are looking to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since a run of four in May 2016, while Saints last won three in a row without conceding in the competition in January 2016.
- Southampton have faced just over seven shots per Premier League game so far this season (29 in four games), fewer than any other side in 2020-21. However, only West Ham (1.8) have faced fewer shots on target per game so far this term than Chelsea (3).
- Chelsea have made a league-high 81 10+ open play pass sequences in the Premier League this season – however, Southampton have allowed their opponents to make just 11 such sequences this term, fewer than any other side.
- Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud has had a hand in five goals in his last four Premier League games against Southampton (4 goals, 1 assist), while only against Aston Villa and Newcastle (8 each) has he scored more Premier League goals than he has versus Saints (7). His last four goals against them have been as a substitute – only Julian Joachim against Derby (5) has scored more goals against a specific opponent from the bench in the competition.
- Jorginho has netted three goals in his three Premier League games for Chelsea this season (all from the penalty spot), just one fewer than he scored in 31 appearances last term.
- Edouard Mendy kept a clean sheet on his Premier League debut for Chelsea against Crystal Palace last time out – the last keeper to keep a clean sheet on their first two league starts for the Blues was Petr Cech in August 2004.
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