Chelsea vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
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77': James Ward-ProwseChelsea 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
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,109
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Arsenal | 28 | 61 | 3 |
| +31 | Manchester City | 27 | 56 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 27 | 51 | 6 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 27 | 48 | 5 |
Statistics
 SOU |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva  |
| 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 |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 21 | Tino Livramento |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
| 32 | Theo Walcott |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
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