Chelsea take on Southampton at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League tonight, with the home side looking to restart their challenge for Champions League football.

Enzo Maresca’s side sit seventh ahead of the midweek fixtures, with three defeats in their last five matches meaning they’ve slipped from the second spot they occupied in December. But the Blues are just one point behind fourth-placed Manchester City as it stands, with a win tonight taking them back above the Cityzens, who play Spurs tomorrow.

Chelsea face a struggling Southampton side who have earned just nine points so far this season, with last weekend’s 4-0 defeat to Brighton the latest in a string go bruising results. The Saints are currently 13 points behind 17th-placed Wolves with just 12 games left, and Ivan Juric knows that they need to start picking up points immediately if they’re to have any chance of surviving.

Follow all the latest build-up, team news and updates from Stamford Bridge here:

Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE

• Chelsea face Southampton in the Premier League, with kick-off at 8.15pm | Live on TNT Sports

• The Blues fell to seventh place after last week’s loss to Villa

• Southampton are bottom of the league with just nine points so far

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