Chelsea return to Premier League action today after a successful weekend in the FA Cup. Southampton present a tough but not insurmountable test at Stamford Bridge for a Blues team looking to edge closer to the title.
Chelsea’s lineup is slowly returning to full strength after being hit by injuries and illness and injuries in recent weeks, and the rested Eden Hazard and Diego Costa return to the starting lineup.
Cesc Fabregas starts and Nathan Ake returns to the bench to make room for the return of the captain, Gary Cahill, from illness.
Here are the full team line-ups for Chelsea vs Southampton (kick off 19.45 BST):
CHELSEA:
Team to face Southampton: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Fabregas, Diego Costa, Hazard. #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 25 April 2017
SOUTHAMPTON:
#SaintsFC team to face #CFC: Forster, Cédric, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu, Davis (c), Ward-Prowse, Tadić, Boufal, Gabbiadini. pic.twitter.com/9nXfAkYPWQ
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) 25 April 2017
