Chelsea – Southampton

Chelsea will take on Southampton at Stamford Bridge in a League Cup Round of 16 encounter on Tuesday night. Chelsea knocked Norwich into the middle of next week with a resounding 7-0 win at home on Saturday. Chelsea have won all of their last four matches across all competitions. They beat Southampton 3-1 when the two sides met in the Premier League in the first week of October.

Ralph Hassenhuttl’s men settled for a 2-2 draw against Burnley on Saturday. The Saints sit 16th in the Premier League table right now. Southampton needed penalties to win against Sheffield United in the third round of the League Cup. In eight matches across all competitions since their 8-0 win over Newport County in the second round of the League Cup, Southampton have won just one game in normal time. They’ve played out four draws and lost twice in that time.

Southampton have picked up just a single win in the last 10 meetings between the two sides. Chelsea have won six while three matches have ended as draws. Thomas Tuchel will rotate his squad but they still pack enough quality to get the better of Southampton. Chelsea should win here.