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2020-21 English Premier League
Matchday 25 of 38
Southampton vs Chelsea
St Mary's Stadium
Southampton, England
Saturday, 20 February 2021
Kick-off is at 14:30
An improving Chelsea will be aiming to add to Southampton's growing woes when the two teams come to blows in a
2020-21 English premier League clash on Saturday.
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The Saints slumped to a sixth straight loss in the league after going down 2-1 to Wolves last weekend. Southampton look a shadow of the team that set the league alight earlier this season and head into matchday 25 in 13th spot and in danger of being sucked into a relegation battle, if their poor form continues.
In contrast, Chelsea are on the up under Thomas Tuchel's tutelage. The Blues beat Newcastle United 2-0 in London on Monday evening. A fourth straight win moved the club up to fourth on the league standings.
"Top four is the target and stays the target, there are many teams behind us chasing," Tuchel said.
"We had many points to recover and it stays a big challenge because many games are coming. We are going to play teams from the top and bottom, every game is difficult and we will keep fighting."
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Southampton held Chelsea to a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge earlier this season. Goals from German duo Timo Werner (two) and Kai Havertz fired the Blues into a 2-0 and 3-2 lead, but Southampton fought back twice and won a point thanks to a 90th minute equaliser from Jannik Vestergaard.
Southampton vs Chelsea head-to-head statistics:
Matches played: 77
Southampton wins: 20
Chelsea wins: 37
Draws: 20
English Premier League fixtures, matchday 25:
Friday, 19 February
22:00 -
Wolves vs Leeds United
Saturday, 20 February
14:30 - Southampton vs Chelsea
17:00 -
Burnley vs West Brom
19:30 - Liverpool vs Everton
22:00 -
Fulham vs Sheffield United
Sunday, 21 February
14:00 - West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:00 -
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
18:30 - Arsenal vs Manchester City
21:00 - Manchester United vs Newcastle United
Monday, 22 February
22:00 -
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace
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