Chelsea head to Southampton on Saturday in a crunch game for both sides' respective Premier League ambitions. The Blues sit third, a point clear of Tottenham in the race for the automatic Champions League berth, but will know only too well the threat Southampton pose at St Mary's, after they brushed aside Liverpool 3-1 in the last round of fixtures.
Automatic qualification will be on Chelsea's radar on Saturday; so too the smallmatter of their FA Cup semi-final with Manchester United on Monday.
That second-leg tie at Stamford Bridge will inevitably hinder Rafael Benitez's preparations given it falls less than 48 hours later.
In fact, Chelsea are scheduled to play four times in eight days - including their Europa League tie with Rubin Kazan and Premier League clash with Sunderland next Sunday.
Benitez may look to the likes of Yossi Benayoun, Marko Marin, Victor Moses and Oscar to freshen up his line-up, while strikers Fernando Torres and Demba Ba will have to share the workload up front.
Frank Lampard has scored in five of his past seven Premier League games, allaying fears the club will stand by their decision not to table a new deal.
He is in a rich vein of form and will look to lift his side on the road, but there can be no underestimating the task at St Mary's, where Saintshave played some terrific football this season, also beating champions Manchester City 3-1 in February.
Southampton clawed their way back to secure a 2-2draw last time the sides met at Stamford Bridge in January, just days beforeNigel Adkins was unceremoniously dumped as manager.
Worryingly for Southampton, precociously talented left-back Luke Shaw protested his love for Chelsea on Twitter duringthe week but the club will be hoping he honours thefive-year deal he signed earlier in the season.
He will line up in red for Southampton, who can putfurther breathing space between themselves and the bottom three with more points on Saturday.

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So there is still HOPE for the Blues

surely Chelsea will win this one 2ndto comment

Time 4 d match is 3pm... Blues all d way...2nd still up 4 grab

Eeeyaa!Another loss 4 Chelsea.

It is going to be a very difficult match. Soton recent record against the big premiership teams has been impeccable. As a loyal Chelsea fan, my duty is to give my full support to my dear club. I will not however rule out the possibility getting trashed by this team. May God help my team. #ChelseaFC

Can't wait.
Up chelsea

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;gbam. ...chelsea is winning today.

English FA harsh on us wo... 2 all important matches in less dan 48hrs

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The Saints have given some top teams in EPL a run for their money this season. Lets see wht happens 2day.

I see chelsea takinq all three points at the bridge today .. Hope my harzadous harzad is really fit to cause harzad on the pitch today cox we really need tu catch up wit man-city asap(totteham is not a bother to us right nw cos eida by huk or by cruk, we we gonna finsh above them weda the devil like am or not )..

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Me watched this match last night.. Chelsea won by 2 goals to nil.. WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!

Dude, if you are reading this i dreamt you scored today. Common guy, lets make the dream a reality.Always right behind you.

The match is not 4pm as captioned but 3PM. Up Blues

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Here's the @chelseafc team today: Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Terry (c), Bertrand; Mikel,Lampard; Moses, Oscar, Marin; Torres. #CFC#

Southampton XI V Chelsea: Boruc, Clyne, Yoshida, Hooiveld, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Cork, S. Davis, Puncheon, Lambert, Rodriguez. #saintsfc #cfc"

Mata didn't travel with †ђξ team cos he has fever, Hazard on †ђξ bench.COYB

The line up is a bad news.

game on!

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Yah...m on it....