Saul has struggled for game time at Chelsea after joining the London club on loan from Spanish giants Atletico Madrid.
The English left-back was on the scoresheet against Southampton, as Chelsea registered a much-needed victory to go atop the Premier League table.
On Wednesday night, the resolute Italian side, Juventus, inflicted a second successive 1-0 loss on the Blues.
Chelsea suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat at the hands of Juventus in the Champions League group stage.
Federico Chiesa’s second half goal helped Juventus to a 1-0 win over defending champions Chelsea in the Champions League group stage fixture in Turin on Wednesday.
Kante’s absence will be a massive blow to the Blues ahead of their clash with Juventus in the Champions League.
Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the Premier League season after losing to Manchester City 0-1 on Saturday.
Jesus scored the only goal of the game not long into the second half, creating a shot out of nothing to secure three points for the Premier League champions.
European Champions Chelsea suffered a shock 0-1 defeat at home to Manchester City in the Premier League.
While the scoreline only read 1-0, the match clearly showed a dominating performance from Pep Guardiola’s men.