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Three of Chelsea's four Premier League defeats under Thomas Tuchel have come at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have not lost consecutive league matches at home since December 2019, the second of which came against Southampton.
Romelu Lukaku has scored nine goals in his 12 Premier League matches against Southampton, against no side has he netted more in the competition (also nine v West Ham).
Southampton have taken 19 points from 22 Premier League matches at Chelsea (W4 D7 L11) – only at Aston Villa (27) and Crystal Palace (21) have Saints earned more away points in the competition.
Adam Armstrong has had more shots than any other Southampton player in the Premier League in 2021/22 (19). With six chances created on top of this, he has been involved in 33 per cent of Saints' total attempts so far this term (25/75).
Match officials
Referee: Martin Atkinson. Assistants: Peter Kirkup, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Jarred Gillett. VAR: Mike Dean. Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin.