Chelsea’s win against Newcastle on Monday has moved the Blues back into the Champions League places and manager Thomas Tuchel will be keen to stay there by getting another result versus Southampton this weekend.

The Saints are in freefall at the moment, having lost their last six matches in all competitions, so this should be the perfect time to play them.

Tuchel’s rotation policy means it has been very difficult to predict his starting lineups recently but we shall do our best at taking a guess at his eleven for the match at St Mary’s.

Press the next page as we name our lineup for Saturday lunchtime’s game.