Skip to content

Southampton facing Chelsea at ideal time says Matt Le Tissier

Graphic
Image: Matt Le Tissier previews's Chelsea's clash with Southampton

Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier insists his former club are "more than capable" of taking something from their trip to Chelsea this weekend.

Ronald Koeman's men will be looking to add to the Blues' troubled start when they visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday Night Football, live on Sky Sports 1HD from 5pm, with the champions winning just two of their first seven games. 

Soccer Saturday pundit Le Tissier said: "Southampton are unbeaten away this season and had a really good win against Swansea, so they're going to Stamford Bridge full of confidence.

"We're more than capable of beating a team like Chelsea and we showed for long periods against Manchester United that we can compete against the top teams."

There's not many players in that team playing to their full potential and collectively it's a massive problem.
Matt Le Tissier on Chelsea

The Saints have shared the spoils in two of their last three trips to Stamford Bridge and Le Tissier is predicting another 1-1 draw at 11/2 in his Sky Bet tips.

Le Tiss predicts...
Le Tiss predicts...

Find Matt Le Tissier's Premier League correct score and first goalscorer tips at Sky Bet here.

He added: "We've gone gone there and got a result when Chelsea were in far better form, so I certainly believe we can get something, although I don't want to be too optimistic so I'm predicting another draw.

"Their key defenders are another year older and [Branislav] Ivanovic and [John] Terry have not started very well at all, while there's a lack of confidence in their forward players, with [Eden] Hazard in particular looking a shadow of his former self.

Also See:

"There's not many players in that team playing to their full potential and collectively it's a massive problem.

"[Jose] Mourinho has got to take his portion of the blame as he picks the team and the tactics but he can't prevent the amount of individual errors that are happening, which must be hard for him to take."

Get a Sky Sports Day Pass
Get a Sky Sports Day Pass

Don't miss Chelsea v Southampton. Watch live on NOW TV for £6.99. No contract

Around Sky