English Premier League

Chelsea vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 9': Trevoh Chalobah
  • 84': Timo Werner
  • 89': Ben Chilwell
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3 - 1
  • 61': James Ward-Prowse (P)
  • Red Card 77': James Ward-Prowse

Chelsea need late goal flurry to beat 10-man Southampton

Chelsea needed late strikes from Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell to secure a 3-1 win over 10-man Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 9': Goal! Chelsea 1, Southampton 0. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.
  • 34': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Theo Walcott.
  • 55': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Goal! Chelsea 1, Southampton 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 73': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 77': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the red card.
  • 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 84': Goal! Chelsea 2, Southampton 1. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 87': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Nathan Redmond.
  • 89': Goal! Chelsea 3, Southampton 1. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  • 90'+1': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Southampton 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,109

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+37 Arsenal 30 67 3
+32 Manchester City 29 60 5
+11 Manchester United 29 51 6
+5 Aston Villa 29 51 8
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 1
38.4 Possession 61.6
6 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
258 Accurate Passes 468
344 Passes 546
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 52
18 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 10
24 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 5
12 Effective Clearances 11
12 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva Yellow Card
2 Antonio Rüdiger
14 Trevoh Chalobah
8 Mateo Kovacic
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
21 Ben Chilwell
28 César Azpilicueta
9 Romelu Lukaku
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
11 Timo Werner

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
22 Mohammed Salisu Yellow Card
35 Jan Bednarek
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
21 Tino Livramento
6 Oriol Romeu Yellow Card
8 James Ward-Prowse
23 Nathan Tella
32 Theo Walcott
11 Nathan Redmond
9 Adam Armstrong

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