Olivier Giroud is expected to miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Southampton on Wednesday due to an ankle injury.

Alvaro Morata could start as the focal point of Chelsea’s attack, as injuries elsewhere mean Eden Hazard is likely to be asked to play in his preferred wide left role.

Cesc Fabregas (neck), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (back), Pedro (hamstring) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (hamstring) all missed Sunday’s win at Crystal Palace and could be absent once again.

Provisional squad: Kepa, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Morata, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu.