Chelsea duo emerge as injury doubts for Southampton game

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has suggested that Hakim Ziyech and Romelu Lukaku could miss Saturday's Premier League fixture at Southampton.

On Wednesday night, both players were introduced as substitutes as the Blues suffered a 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

However, despite the pair both finishing the game at Stamford Bridge, Tuchel has revealed that the two attackers are carrying minor issues ahead of the trip to St Mary's.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Tuchel said: "Callum Hudson-Odoi is still out and we are a bit in doubt about Romelu and Hakim.

"We need to see. They were not in training yesterday due to little problems. We hope to have them in training today but they will need a test and confirmation in training at 3:00pm to see if they are available tomorrow."

Having lost 4-1 to Brentford last weekend, Chelsea now sit just five points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal in the top-flight standings.