Sunday’s Premier League action kicks off at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea, fresh from crashing out of Europe host a Southampton side who themselves harbour ambitions of rubbing shoulders with the likes of the Blues’ victors Paris Saint Germain next season.

Jose Mourinho’s side are unbeaten in nine games in all competitions, but were eliminated on away goals in their Champions League last sixteen tie on Wednesday evening.

In the league, they go in to the weekend five points clear of champions Manchester City with a game in hand, and will be confident of at least maintaining that gap at the top against a side they have lost to just once in their last twelve meetings.

Nemanja Matic is set to return after recovering from the ankle injury that kept him out midweek, with John Obi Mikel is also available giving Mourinho a fully fit squad to choose from.

Top scorer Diego Costa is favourite to get the first goal of the game at 4.6 (18/5) with Bet Victor, with Eden Hazard a 6.5 (11/2) shot with Ladbrokes.

The home win is widely available at 1.62 (8/13), with the visitors as highly priced as the 7.0 (6/1) on offer from Betfair. The draw is a 4.2 (16/5) shot with Sporting Bet.

Ronald Koeman’s men bounced back from back-to-back defeats with victory over Crystal Palace last time out, a result which left them in seventh place, four points off the top four.

Toby Alderweireld is in line to make his first appearances since suffering a hamstring injury in January, though Jay Rodriguez and Emmanuel Mayuka remain sidelined.

Graziano Pelle, who has just one goal to his name since Christmas, is 12.0 (11/1) with Bet Victor to get the first goal of the game, while Shane Long can be backed at 15.0 (14/1) with Betfair.

These two sides played out a 1-1 draw back in December, while last season’s corresponding fixture ended in a comfortable 3-1 win to the hosts.

With this in mind, you may be tempted to back both teams to score this time around at 2.12 (19/17) with 888 Sport.