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

No, the reason is due to a Premier League ruling with regard to separating teams level on points, as the first method to split them should be goal difference, followed by goals scored, followed by which team collected the most points during matches between the two sides.

After wins at the weekend, both Arsenal and Chelsea are level on points behind runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool with 13 games played from 38. However, the exact nature of their victories — the Gunners winning 5-2 at West Ham while the Blues were 3-0 home victors vs.