When Chelsea stepped on Southampton 5-1 on the reverse of December, there was a conversation that surrounded a tilt of the potential title.
The songs of “We have got our chelsea back” echoed the end outside, while the side of Enzo Maresca returned to the victory on the southern coast, keeping pace with the leaders of the league Liverpool.
Two months progressed and the mood has been dramatically modified to the west of London. The Blues are preparing for the reverse apparatus on Tuesday night in order to stop the rot. They have lost four of their five pre -competitions, have won three games in 2025 and are now seventh at the Premier League table.
Maresca has been hindered by injuries, without a doubt, and Chelsea’s The current absences forced to change the weekend, which received a reward for Saturday’s defeat 2-1.
It is then shown how Blues could align -for Southampton’s visit.
GK: Philip Jorgensen – His Saturday mistake was out of Robert Sanchez Playbook and cost Chelsea a point but Maresca has suggested that he will stick with Jorgensen Tuesday night.
RB: Malo likes – It has been a mixed campaign at best for the French full part, and some asked if the role played in the Italian configuration is ideal for a player on his profile. It often appears in the final third, but has only one contribution to the league.
CB: Tosin Adarabiayo – Trevoh Chalobah is lost with his back injurySo Tosin, who came to the first half at Villa Park, should start on Tuesday.
CB: Levi Colwill – English has been near a main point in the heart of Chelsea defense this term, but has supported a mistake of mistakes.
LB: Marc Cucurella – One of the most confident lieutenants in Maresca, Cucurella has very little competition for minutes on the left after the departure of Renato Veiga in January.
Cm: Moses Caicedo – The midfielder is one of the only two Chelsea players to start the 26 departures of the Premier League. Caicedo may be able to do with a little breathing, but the options of the Blues on the Reserve have played little under the marsh in this competition.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – Chelsea’s scorer on SaturdayFernández could fall in a deeper role against the Saints with Reece James, which is unlikely to start again in the middle field. The skipper won 90 minutes last time.
RW: Cole Palmer – It was a frustrating evening on West Midlands for Palmer, which has now disappeared Six games without a single goal contribution. He lacks Jackson.
AM: Christopher Kunkunku – Chelsea needs more than Nkunku, who simply has not cut the mustard at the Premier League to this point. After a hard Saturday departure, Maresca should keep the faith in the French with talented.
LW: Jadon Sancho – It was a start not described in 2025 for Sancho, who could be remembered on the XI after leaving the bench against Villa.
St: Pedro Neto – The use of Neto as the central departure paid dividends in the first half on Saturday, and it seems that the Portuguese international is the best hope of Chelsea to mitigate the absence of Jackson.
