Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino admits he has a plan to silence Eden Hazard against Chelsea tomorrow.

Saints face third-placed Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, hoping to bounce back from their embarrassing 4-1 defeat at home to Leicester on Wednesday.

"We don't usually do something special when we play against important players," Pellegrino said.

"But we will try to defend him in zones. If you do man-to-man marking, this type of player can move in different places and it will be difficult for us.

"We have to be focused - don't leave him to receive too much where he can be really dangerous."

He added: "Chelsea is a team where they don't need to dominate you too much to be dangerous.

"In counter attacks they have players that can create their own actions. They can run 30 or 40 metres like Hazard, Pedro, even the full-backs, (Alvaro) Morata.

"It is a side where they are comfortable sometimes when they are deep. They will have different situations but it is a good opportunity for us because also we maybe have more space than normal."