Mauricio Pochettino hopeful Southampton can beat Chelsea

Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino is hoping to claim another prize scalp when Chelsea visit St Mary's on Saturday.

No surprises

Just two days after the 2-2 draw at Chelsea, Saints sacked Nigel Adkins and immediately appointed Pochettino. Adkins this week returned to the Premier League as manager of struggling Reading and he takes on his former club in his first home game in charge next weekend. "In football nothing really surprises me, but I am sure next week we'll have a lot of time to speak about Reading," Pochettino said. "There is less than 48 hours left until we play Chelsea and basically we just need to be fully focused on the game against Chelsea. "Next week we will have a lot of time to speak about Reading. For me personally, I am not really influenced by it. I am just really focused on the game against Chelsea."