Chelsea v Southampton Betting Tips: 1, 2017-04-25

Chelsea to extend lead at top with win over Southampton

Diego Costa (Chelsea)
Diego Costa (Chelsea) © GEPA pictures

CHELSEA v SOUTHAMPTON

Tuesday 25th April 2017 – Kickoff: 1945hrs

Football – England – Premier League Betting Tips

Fresh from their FA Cup semi-final exploits on Sunday where they registered a 4-2 win over London rivals Tottenham, Chelsea now turn their attentions back to the job in hand, that being the small matter of securing the Premier League title.

Chelsea play host to Southampton at Stamford bridge this evening where the hosts will be looking to put some daylight between themselves and second placed Tottenham with a win tonight which would extend their lead at the top to a potentially crucial seven points deficit.

Blues manager Antonio Conte is expected to re-shuffle his pack following the cup win with both forwards Diego Costa and Eden Hazard returning to the starting line-up along with Pedro. He made his intentions clear when declining to pick defender John Terry for the cup clash, so he may well opt for Ake again, assuming Cahill doesn’t pass a fitness test.

Visitors Southampton now seem to be limping to the end of the season as they went down 3-0 at home to Manchester City on the weekend as the injury list is growing for Saints manager Claude Puel, and they face a difficult trip to the nation’s capital this evening.

Before the City defeat, Southampton had put together a three-match unbeaten run which saw them register wins over Crystal Palace and West Brom as well as sharing the spoils with south coast rivals Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw.

Saints are still not quite out of the woods yet in terms of relegation either as they sit on 40 points, but with a nine point cushion over third from bottom Swansea City they should be safe from any last minute dramas. But Southampton’s away record stands at a disappointing  5-3-8  20/22, so they’re expected to be up against it tonight.

Pick: Chelsea to win @ 1.45 Unibet