Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse fancies their chances today against Chelsea.

Ward-Prowse has called upon his side to prove they can cut it with England's elite by halting leaders Chelsea.

"It is very important we get a result, Chelsea are a fantastic side and have a lot of world-class players," said Ward-Prowse. "If we are to get to where we want to get to - in Europe and stuff like that - we're going to have to beat teams like this. That's a sort of challenge and we're ready for it. The game will be a measure of how far we've come.

"We're not looking at it as a game that we're the underdog and sit back and hope to win - we're going to go out level with them and we're excited for the challenge."