English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Chelsea WDWWW 5
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Southampton WWLLD 1
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CHE325
SOU101
St. Mary's Stadium · 31,193 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Chelsea stroll to away win over 10-man Southampton

Chelsea's impressive 5-1 win at bottom club Southampton closed the gap to leaders Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday, with the home side having Jack Stephens sent off before half time for a hair-pull on Marc Cucurella.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
6
54.9
Possession
45.1
26
SHOTS
6
13
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
494
Accurate Passes
384
535
Passes
432
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
18
Long Balls
38
11
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
6
9
Effective Clearances
23
9
Clearances
23

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

SOU · 5-3-2

  1. 13Joe LumleyG
  2. 5Jack StephensCD
  3. 2Kyle Walker-PetersCD-L
  4. 15Nathan WoodCD-R
  5. 3Ryan ManningLB
  6. 14James BreeRB
  7. 18Mateus FernandesCM
  8. 24Ryan FraserCM-L
  9. 7Joe AriboCM-R
  10. 19Cameron ArcherCF-L
  11. 9Adam ArmstrongCF-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Filip JørgensenG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-L
  3. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 8Enzo FernándezRM
  9. 18Christopher NkunkuF
  10. 14João FélixAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Southampton 0, Chelsea 1. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
  2. 11' Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 1. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  3. 17' Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 2. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
  4. 34' Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 3. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
  5. 39' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  6. 47' Adam Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Ryan Fraser.
  8. 62' Substitution, Southampton. Ben Brereton replaces Adam Armstrong.
  9. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Noni Madueke.
  10. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Cameron Archer.
  11. 76' Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 4. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  12. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Ronnie Edwards replaces James Bree.
  13. 79' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Taylor replaces Mateus Fernandes.
  14. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Marc Cucurella.
  15. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Cole Palmer.
  16. 87' Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 5. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto following a fast break.

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