Chelsea vs Southampton, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea's poor home run continues with Southampton loss
Chelsea suffered more woe at Stamford Bridge after losing 2-0 to Southampton on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 20': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
- 20': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 22': Attempt saved. Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 22': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 23': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Michael Obafemi (Southampton) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Southampton).
- 24': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Hand ball by Willian (Chelsea).
- 27': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 28': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 30': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 31': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Goal! Chelsea 0, Southampton 1. Michael Obafemi (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a fast break.
- 35': Offside, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 39': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
- 42': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Southampton 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Southampton 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Kurt Zouma.
- 46': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 47': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 47': Michael Obafemi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 54': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Willian following a corner.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 57': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 57': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 62': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 62': Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Michael Obafemi is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 68': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 68': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, Southampton. Danny Ings replaces Michael Obafemi.
- 71': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 71': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Goal! Chelsea 0, Southampton 2. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 76': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 77': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Che Adams.
- 81': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Southampton).
- 81': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 83': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emerson with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Willian.
- 85': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 86': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 88': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson.
- 89': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 89': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 90'+4': Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Southampton 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Southampton 2.
Statistics
 SOU |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.9 | Possession | 66.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 228 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 362 | Passes | 688 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 32 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 31 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,651
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,651
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 15 | Kurt Zouma |
| 29 | Fikayo Tomori  |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 10 | Willian |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Cédric |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 20 | Michael Obafemi |
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