How Chelsea could line up for Boxing Day clash against Southampton – will Frank Lampard go back to 4-3-3 system?
The good mood reached a new high on Sunday as the Blues put in arguably their best performance of the season when they won at Tottenham.
It was something of a surprise victory given Chelsea had lost four of their last five before the game, while Spurs had won four of their last five under Jose Mourinho.
But two first-half goals from Willian sealed the 2-0 win in a game that was unfortunately overshadowed by racial abuse Blues defender Antonio Rudiger and Spurs forward Heung-Min Son allegedly received.
Lampard outwitted his former boss, deciding to adopt a 3-4-2-1 system instead of the 4-3-3 formation Chelsea usually use.
It was the first time Chelsea had started with a three-man defence in any competition since October 2 so it would be a surprise if Lampard persevered with it for their clash at home to Southampton on Boxing Day.
You can listen to Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE on the talkSPORT app, kick-off 3pm with talkSPORT covering all nine Premier League Boxing Day clashes exclusively for the first time ever.
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- Tottenham vs Brighton (Thursday, 12:30pm) – talkSPORT
- Bournemouth vs Arsenal (Thursday, 3pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Aston Villa vs Norwich (Thursday, 3pm) – talkSPORT app
- Chelsea vs Southampton (Thursday, 3pm) – talkSPORT app
- Crystal Palace vs West Ham (Thursday, 3pm) – talkSPORT app
- Everton vs Burnley (Thursday, 3pm) – talkSPORT app
- Sheffield United vs Watford (Thursday, 3pm) – talkSPORT app
- Manchester United vs Newcastle (Thursday, 5:30pm) – talkSPORT
- Leicester vs Liverpool (Thursday, 8pm) – talkSPORT
- Wolves vs Man City (Friday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT