On Sunday afternoon, Southampton return to Premier League action as they host Chelsea in front of a sell-out crowd at St Mary’s.
Saints go into this game off the back of an EFL Cup win on Wednesday, where a beautiful Sofiane Boufal strike gave Southampton a place in the quarter finals against Arsenal.
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Chelsea were also in EFL Cup action in midweek, however they couldn’t prevent a 2-1 defeat to London rivals West Ham.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has recently preferred to use a 3-4-3, and three-at-the-back formations are no strangers to Saints given periods of using the system under Ronald Koeman last season. Conte notably used this system with Juventus and Italy in his last spells as manager.
Here is who I think will start for The Blues on Sunday. Tweet us at @ReadSouthampton with your opposition line-up and also leave your score prediction.
