
Chelsea vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Chelsea need late goal flurry to beat 10-man Southampton
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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
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 |
Statistics
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SOU![]() |
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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 |
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 | Valentino Livramento |
6 | Oriol Romeu ![]() |
8 | James Ward-Prowse |
23 | Nathan Tella |
32 | Theo Walcott |
11 | Nathan Redmond |
9 | Adam Armstrong |
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