The Nigeria international has arguably been the player to benefit most from Conte’s tactical changes this term, with the Italian guiding the Blues to a 13-game winning run in the Premier League after switching to a 3-4-3
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Moses alongside Diego Costa and Eden Hazard were the top stars that missed action in the 4-1 drubbing of the visitors
The 29-year-old midfielder follows in the footsteps of his former Chelsea teammate, Oscar, who sealed a £60 million switch to Shanghai SIPG last month
The Nigerian international, who boasts 78 caps with the Super Eagles, has found himself frozen out by new Blues boss, Antonio Conte, as league-leading Chelsea evolved their style under the Italian coach
Moses spent the 2014-15 season loan at Stoke, scoring three goals in 19 Premier League appearances from the left wing before turning down a permanent move to make an impression at Stamford Bridge
Obi, 29, has not played a single minute of first-team football since Antonio Conte arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer
Chelsea come into this fixture looking to create a club record for number of consecutive wins after they equaled their previous record of 11 straight wins
The 25-year-old returned to Stamford Bridge this summer following three seasons out on loan
The 29-year-old has struggled to break into the Blues first team this season and he is ready to find a new club
Since Antonio Conte joined Chelsea in the summer, it has been speculated that the 29-year-old would eventually link up with his former boss either in January or next summer
Obi will become the second highest paid player at the club behind Bafetimbi Gomis, who currently earns £420,000 monthly
The Blues are on an eight-game winning run and a win here will equal their best-ever run since 2007
Speaking to BT Sport immediately after the fixture, the Italian also explained how the Nigerian caught his eye during pre-season training
Moses has been one of the biggest success stories of Conte’s time in charge at Stamford Bridge, reinventing himself as a wing-back in Chelsea’s new 3-4-3 system and producing a series of impressive performances during the six-game winning streak that has seen the Blues surge to the top of the Premier League
Moses became a Chelsea player in 2012 when he signed from Wigan Athletic, and was given minutes under managers Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benitez and Guus Hiddink, but he did not get a look in during Mourinho’s second spell at Stamford Bridge
The Brazil-born Spain striker Costa has done much to please Conte this season and tops the Premier League scoring charts with nine goals from 11 games
Hazard’s brilliant form last month, which included goals in impressive victories against Leicester City, Manchester United and Southampton, have earned him the Premier League’s monthly player prize for the first time.
Obi has not played a single minute of football for Chelsea this season after being frozen out by the Blues’ new Italian manager, Antonio Conte
Since switching to a three-man defence four games ago, Antonio Conte’s side have not conceded a goal – their best run of clean sheets in a season since a five-game run in 2009.
The Saints have a lengthy injury list and are without Shane Long and Ryan Bertrand for the game against the Blues, but the latter faces a late fitness test following his recovery from a hamstring injury.conte