The first of four games in three competitions this week for Chelsea will inevitably see some degree of rotation in Rafa Benítez's side. However, with Tottenham and Arsenal still within touching distance, Chelsea cannot afford to take it easy if they are to secure a top-four finish. John Terry is likely to take part, with Gary Cahill not expected to be fit until Monday's FA Cup quarter-final. Southampton too are far from safe, four points clear of relegation and Wigan still have a game in hand and are famed for their late-season heroics. *Toby Moses*
*Venue* St Mary's, Saturday 3pm
*Tickets *Sold out
*Referee *M Atkinson
*This season's matches* 21 *Y*81, *R*1, 3.90 cards per game
*Odds *Southampton 13-5 Chelsea 19-20 Draw 13-5
**Southampton**
*Subs from* K Davis, Richardson, Forren, Ward-Prowse, Chaplow, S Davis, do Prado, Puncheon, Mayuka
*Doubtful* Lallana, Shaw, Hooiveld
*Injured* Fox (hip, unk)
*Suspended* none
*Form guide* WDLLWD
*Disciplinary record* Y34 R0
*Leading scorer* Lambert 13
**Chelsea**
*Subs from* Turnbull, Hilario, Ivanovic, Ferreira, Cole, Benayoun, Hazard, Marin, Ake, Ba
*Injured* Cahill (knee, Monday), Ramires (achilles, Monday), Romeu (knee, season)
*Suspended* None
*Form guide* WWLWLD
*Disciplinary record* Y40 R2
*Leading scorer* Ba 15 (13 for Newcastle)
**Match pointers**
*• Frank Lampard has scored four goals in his last four league appearances against Southampton and needs two more to match Bobby Tambling's club record of 202*
*• Demba Ba has scored three goals from four shots on target for Chelsea against Southampton this season*
*• Only three players have created more chances from open play in the top five European Leagues than Rickie Lambert (62)*
*• Morgan Schneiderlin has made more tackles (121) and interceptions (112) than any other player in the Premier League this term* Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago. ~Chelsea Headlines on One News Page [United Kingdom]~
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