Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League team news and line-ups as Blues face must-win game

In his pre-match conference, Enzo Maresca confirmed that Trevoh Chalobah will be out for between seven and 10 days after being forced off against Villa.

There were no additional injury concerns, with Maresca also confirming that Filip Jorgensen will remain as starting goalkeeper.

Maresca said that Pedro Neto’s performance at nine was ‘positive’, so he could expect to retain his place leading the line in the absence of Nicolas Jackson, while Wesley Fofana, Noni Madueke, Marc Guiu and Romeo Lavia the other long-term absentees.

When is Chelsea vs Southampton?

The match kicks off at 8.15pm GMT on Tuesday, 25 February at Stamford Bridge, London.

How can I watch the match?

The match will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 6.30pm. Subscribers can also watch online or on the discovery+ app.

The Blues sit in seventh ahead of the latest round of Premier League fixtures, with three defeats in their last five matches seeing them fall out of the top four.

But Enzo Maresca’s side are just one point behind fourth-placed Manchester City, and a win tonight could be vital for the Blues’ chances of making the top four as they face a struggling Southampton side who have only managed to earn nine points so far this season.

Ivan Juric’s side lost 4-0 to Brighton last time out, and they currently trail 17th-placed Wolves by 13 points with just 12 games left to play.

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Premier League match between Chelsea and Southampton.

The Blues could return to fourth place with a win tonight, while Southampton are desperately hunting a win to give them hope of avoiding the drop.

We’ll have all the latest build-up and team news here.