Southampton vs Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League
Chelsea suffer second loss of season after giving up lead to Southampton
Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the Premier League season after giving up an early lead to go down 2-1 at Southampton on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 23': Goal! Southampton 0, Chelsea 1. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 28': Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 1. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 45'+1': Goal! Southampton 2, Chelsea 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Romain Perraud.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek because of an injury.
- 53': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Roméo Lavia because of an injury.
- 64': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kai Havertz.
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Jorginho.
- 73': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Romain Perraud because of an injury.
- 80': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Chelsea 1.
Game Information
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 CHE |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 67.8 | Possession | 32.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 460 | Accurate Passes | 158 |
| 561 | Passes | 259 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 26 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 26 | Clearances | 29 |
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu  |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
Chelsea (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 17 | Raheem Sterling |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
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