Football. Ua presents the announcement of the match of the 34th round of the English Premier League between Chelsea and Southampton.
Chelsea - Southampton Tuesday, 21:45, London, Stamford Bridge. Live broadcast on the channel Football 1.
Approximate compositions:.
Chelsea: Courtois - Aspilicueta, Luis, Ace - Moses, Fabregas, Cante, Alonso - Pedro, Azar - Costa.
Southampton: Forster - Cedric, Stevens, Yoshida, Bertrand - Ward-Pryus, Romeu, Davis - Redmond, Buffal - Gabbiadini.
Will not play: ... - McCarthy, van Dyck, McQueen, Target, Austin.
In doubt: Cahill, Willian - ... Scorers: Costa (17) - Redmond, Austin (6 each).
Referee: Lee Mason.
Antonio Conte said that the next 7 days after the victory over Tottenham (4-2 in the FA Cup semi-final) will be decisive for Chelsea. Pensioners will be tired, but this does not cancel the task to win, to besiege the fervor of dreaming of the champion race Spurs.
Southampton sees strong, but quite comfortable opponent. The season for the Saints has already in fact been completed - the team will not get into European cups (and does the League of Europe need it?), It will not be flown either.
The statistics speak in favor of Southampton - he won 3 of the last 4 away matches, while Chelsea home only once in the last 4 confrontations beat the Saints at home. But the statistics exist only on paper, and on the field there will be football players, who are trying to quickly remove the issue of the championship from the agenda.
The trainers say:.
Antonio Conte, Chelsea: "It's important for us to win and think about our situation, but we all know that it will not be easy, because Southampton is a very good team with a very good coach and good players".
Claude Puel, Southampton: "Chelsea are good at selecting the ball and are excellent at counterattacks. The match will be very important for us, we hope to play well ".
Interesting Facts:.
- Chelsea have lost only 1 of the last 7 Premier League games against Southampton at Stamford Bridge. True, and won only in 3 of them, and three more was recorded a draw.
- Southampton won 3 of the last 4 away matches of the Premier League (1 loss).
- Diego Costa was certainly involved in goals in the last 3 games of the Premier League against the Saints (2 balls + 1 assist).
- Eden Azar scored 11 goals and made 3 assists in 17 home Premier League games.
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