Vital Chelsea player to return for Southampton clash

Alvaro Morata missed Chelsea’s Tuesday night game against Huddersfield, but the forward will almost certainly return for this weekend’s clash with Southampton.

Morata missed out with what Conte said was a back issue, but in reality it’s just accumulated fatigue that’s the problem – even if that did express itself as a stiff back. With no viable alternative to the Spaniard up front he’s played almost non-stop since returning from his hamstring strain.

This lead to a decline in his performances, culminating in an anonymous showing last weekend against West Ham. That was a game that showed beyond all doubt that he needed a break, and having a full week off for the first time in a while will have done him a world of good.

Now he will return to face a Southampton side that looked extremely vulnerable as they were crushed 3-1 by Leicester last night, and the former Real Madrid man will look to get back into scoring form once again.

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