Chelsea confirmed lineup vs Southampton: Hazard, Costa return; Pedro, Willian on the bench

Antonio Conte has reinstated Eden Hazard and Diego Costa into the starting lineup as Chelsea host Southampton at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard and Costa started Saturday’s FA Cup win over Tottenham from the bench, with Michy Batshuayi and Willian starting in their stead. The latter duo are back on the bench tonight, while Cesc Fabregas replaces Pedro. Meanwhile, Gary Cahill takes his place back in the back-three in place of Nathan Ake.

For Southampton, former Chelsea players Ryan Bertrand and Oriol Romeu start against their former club. There’s a place in the starting lineup for Sofiane Boufal as well, with Nathan Redmond dropping to the bench.

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