Dewsbury-Hall is expected to partner Moises Caicedo in the Chelsea midfield as the Blues look to end a barren run of form which has seen them only win one of their last five games in the Premier League. Dewsbury-Hall has featured sparingly for Enzo Maresca’s side but his foul numbers have stayed pretty consistent when he has featured for Chelsea this campaign. 

Dewsbury-Hall has committed three fouls across his 156 minutes of Premier League football this season (1.71 per 90), this isn’t the largest sample size but his numbers stay promising when looking at his appearances in the cup and in Europe this season. He’s committed five fouls across his six appearances in the Conference League this campaign (0.95 per 90) and committed two fouls in just 58 minutes of action in Chelsea’s FA Cup exit to Brighton a few weeks ago. 

On paper, Southampton won’t pose a big threat to Chelsea but one area where they are strong is winning fouls. Southampton are averaging 11.8 fouls won per game in the Premier League and drew 12 from Chelsea in the initial meeting between the sides despite the Saints being reduced to 10 men for the majority of the encounter. Dewberry-Hall will be up against the busy Mateus Fernandes who is averaging 1.64 fouls won per 90 across his 24 Premier League appearances this season. Dewsbury-Hall will also have to keep an eye on Tyler Dibling when he drifts into central areas (2.59 fouls won per 90).

There is value with this selection when placing with Bet365, the same angle is priced as low as 1.36 with other bookmakers making the 2.0 offered here a decent price when considering Dewsbury-Hall’s foul numbers this season and his potential opponent.