English Premier League

Chelsea vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 9': Trevoh Chalobah
  • 84': Timo Werner
  • 89': Ben Chilwell
FT
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
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
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Statistics

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

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 Valentino 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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