English Premier League

FT Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Southampton LWLLL 0
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Chelsea LWLLL 4
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Stamford Bridge · 39,485 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Chelsea thrash Southampton to bolster UCL hopes

Chelsea beat hapless Southampton 4-0 on Tuesday to climb to a confidence-boosting fourth in the Premier League and keep the visitors firmly pinned to the floor of the table.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
2
40.4
Possession
59.6
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
350
Accurate Passes
564
415
Passes
620
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.5
43
Long Balls
43
18
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Filip JørgensenG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 8Enzo FernándezRM
  9. 7Pedro NetoF
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

SOU · 5-4-1

  1. 30Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 37Armel Bella-KotchapCD
  3. 7Joe AriboCD-L
  4. 14James BreeCD-R
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersLB
  6. 16Yukinari SugawaraRB
  7. 8William SmallboneCM-L
  8. 4Flynn DownesCM-R
  9. 20Kamaldeen SulemanaLM
  10. 18Mateus FernandesRM
  11. 32Paul OnuachuF

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Chelsea 1, Southampton 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo following a corner.
  2. 36' Goal! Chelsea 2, Southampton 0. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  3. 44' Goal! Chelsea 3, Southampton 0. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 45'+2' Paul Onuachu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Taylor Harwood-Bellis replaces James Bree.
  6. 59' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Kyle Walker-Peters because of an injury.
  7. 59' Substitution, Southampton. Tyler Dibling replaces Paul Onuachu.
  8. 66' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Jadon Sancho.
  10. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Pedro Neto.
  11. 78' Goal! Chelsea 4, Southampton 0. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrique George.
  12. 83' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Flynn Downes.
  13. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  14. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Mathis Amougou replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  15. 89' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  16. 90' Substitution, Chelsea. Shumaira Mheuka replaces Enzo Fernández.
  17. 90'+1' Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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