Confirmed Officials: Southampton vs Chelsea | Premier League

The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Southampton will be hoping to bounce back from their narrow 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday, while Chelsea are aiming for back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time this season following their 2-1 victory over Leicester City.

Thomas Tuchel will be back in the dugout for Chelsea after serving his one-game game ban at the weekend following his comments about Anthony Taylor and scuffle with Antonio Conte.

He will be hoping to avoid any trouble on Tuesday when he faces Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side.

Thomas Tuchel after Chelsea's win against Everton. (Alamy)

Now the officials for the league meeting have been revealed by the Premier League ahead of the encounter.

Referee

The Premier League confirmed that Michael Oliver will take charge of the meeting as the 2022/23 season continues.

Assistants

Michael Oliver will be supported by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett on the touchline.

Fourth Official

Graham Scott has been named as the Fourth Official for Tuesday’s match, with the referee overseeing conduct within the two dugouts, and the behaviour of managers Ralph Hasenhuttl and Thomas Tuchel.

VAR/Assistant VAR

Overviewing proceedings from Stockley Park on Tuesday evening will be Michael Salisbury, who has been named as the Video Assistant Referee, with the Assistant Video Assistant Referee being Harry Lennard.

A general view of the stadium ahead of the Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton. (Alamy)

What has been said ahead of the game?

Thomas Tuchel is expecting a physical and high intensity game against the Saints, who the Chelsea head coach believes will take confidence from the game against Man United despite defeat.

He said: “I had the chance to watch the game today (Saturday) of Southampton live because they played before us, and our meetings were all done, so I saw a very strong Southampton side. 

“They had a huge turnaround in Leicester to win the game. You could see they gained a lot of confidence from it. Then they conceded, but they had a lot of touches in the box, they had a lot of shots against Manchester United. They were very mobile upfront. 

“What you can always expect in Southampton is a physical game, a running game, a high intensity game. This is what it is. We need to recover good, we need to be well prepared to have the chance to repeat what we did last season.”