Chelsea v Southampton

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Chelsea were handed a third defeat in four games in the Premier League over the weekend as The Blues suffered a 2-1 defeat away from home at Aston Villa but nevertheless, the London hosts still only trail fifth placed Newcastle United by a single point ahead of this upcoming encounter against rock-bottom Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Southampton were dealt a second defeat on the trot in the English top flight on Saturday when The Saints capitulated to a heavy 4-0 defeat at home to south coast rivals Brighton, leaving the visitors sitting bottom of the Premier League table and now some 13 points adrift of safety.

Chelsea have now managed to collect just two wins from their last 10 matches overall in the Premier League which have come in the form of victories gained over Wolves and West Ham in 3-1 and 2-1 wins respectively but this sequence of results also include being handed five defeats as well.

Despite this current slump in form, Chelsea should possess too much quality for a poor Southampton outfit who have been sadly out of their depth in this season's Premier League campaign and as the visitors possess the second lowest goal-tally away from home this term, Chelsea also stand a decent chance of keeping a clean sheet here as well.

Southampton have now lost their last two games on the trot in the domestic top flight to south coast rivals, Bournemouth and Brighton, and to make matters worse, both of these defeats have occurred on home soil at St Mary's Stadium as well.

League wins in this season's campaign for Southampton have almost been as rare as hen's teeth for the south coast visitors who have managed to capture just two victories throughout the whole of the season in the Premier League, coming in the shape of wins against Everton and Ipswich Town.

However, Saints have also succumbed to a total of 21 defeats within their 26 matches played to date this term and within this wretched record, Southampton have also lost 10 out of their 13 away games which has contributed to a season to forget for Southampton.

As morale amongst the Southampton camp continues to decrease as each game passes, the visitors look to have their work cut out if they are to even grab a point in the nation's capital on Tuesday night, even against a Chelsea outfit who have really struggled to pick up wins in recent weeks.

Chelsea v Southampton Verdict

Chelsea produced an emphatic 5-1 thrashing of Southampton down on the south coast at St Mary's Stadium and another convincing victory looks to be on the cards for Enzo Maresca's side on Tuesday night as Chelsea look to re-ignite their European ambitions.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 2.05

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & BTTS No @ 2.25

Correct Score: Chelsea 3-0 @ 9.50