Cesar Azpilicueta, who leads Chelsea for the 450th time, returns to the defence, while Thomas Tuchel makes three changes in place of the suspended Conor Gallagher.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Hakim Ziyech makes a start up front. Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz are still in their positions.
Tonight, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, and hamstring injury sufferer N’Golo Kante are all absent.
For the first time this year, Harvey Vale and Billy Gilmour are on the bench.
Romain Perraud and Ibrahima Diallo are two of Southampton’s alterations from the weekend loss to Man United at home.
Chelsea’s starting lineup is Mendy; Thiago Silva, Koulibaly, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz, and Sterling. Azpilicueta serves as the centre.
Kepa, Chilwell, Ampadu, Chukwuemeka, Gilmour, Kovacic, Pulisic, Vale, and Broja are available as substitutes.
Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Salisu, Diallo, Ward-Prowse (c), Lavia, A. Armstrong, Perraud, Elyounoussi, and Adams for Southampton.
McCarthy, Lyanco, Bednarek, Aribo, Valery, S. Armstrong, Djenepo, Walcott, and Mara are available as substitutes.
Michael Oliver is the referee.
