English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 16, 2017
Southampton WLDDL 0
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Chelsea WWDLW 1
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CHE101
Stamford Bridge · 41,562 att.

Match Report

Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images

Marcos Alonso free kick enough for Chelsea to edge past Southampton

Time was on Chelsea's side as Marcos Alonso's free-kick earned a 1-0 Premier League win over Southampton.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
2
46.4
Possession
53.6
6
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
386
Accurate Passes
467
474
Passes
545
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
52
33
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
8
16
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
17
25
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 27Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 10Eden HazardF
  10. 11PedroCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB
  2. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  3. 6Danny DrinkwaterSUB
  4. 4Cesc FàbregasSUB
  5. 2Antonio RüdigerSUB
  6. 9Álvaro MorataSUB
  7. 1Wilfredo CaballeroSUB

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 44Fraser ForsterG
  2. 3Maya YoshidaCD
  3. 6Wesley HoedtCD-L
  4. 5Jack StephensCD-R
  5. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  6. 14Oriol RomeuCM-R
  7. 21Ryan BertrandLM
  8. 2CédricRM
  9. 20Manolo GabbiadiniF
  10. 22Nathan RedmondCF-L
  11. 16James Ward-ProwseCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Mario LeminaSUB
  2. 19Sofiane BoufalSUB
  3. 11Dusan TadicSUB
  4. 13Alex McCarthySUB
  5. 10Charlie AustinSUB
  6. 8Steven DavisSUB
  7. 17Virgil van DijkSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Substitution, Southampton. Mario Lemina replaces Cédric Soares because of an injury.
  2. 45'+2' Maya Yoshida (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Chelsea 1, Southampton 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 61' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
  5. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Pedro.
  6. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  7. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Eden Hazard.
  8. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Victor Moses.
  9. 87' Nathan Redmond (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 87' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+4' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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