Chelsea v Southampton, 16 December 2017

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeRoger East
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,562

View Chelsea v Southampton head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Southampton had now kept one clean sheet in the last 25 meetings in the Premier League.

1 Chelsea

0 Southampton

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 45 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Maya Yoshida Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Manolo Gabbiadini Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Pedro 68
Alvaro Morata for Eden Hazard 73
Davide Zappacosta for Victor Moses 82

Substitutions:

Mario Lemina for Cédric Soares 17
Charlie Austin for Manolo Gabbiadini 61
Sofiane Boufal for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 72

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 90 Y

Cards:

Maya Yoshida 45 Y
Jack Stephens 87 Y
Nathan Redmond 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Alvaro Morata

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now won eight of their last ten Premier League games, including their last five at Stamford Bridge. The Blues had now conceded four goals in their last nine games in the Premier League. Marcos Alonso had now had a direct involvement in 14 goals in the Premier League since his Chelsea debut in September 2016 (scored ten goals plus four assists); more than any other Premier League defender [Opta Stats].

Comments:

League position: 12th Southampton had now taken six points fewer than at the same stage of the previous Premier League season (played 19). They had yet to score more than one goal in any of their eight away games so far in this Premier League season. The Saints had now only won two of their 41 away games in the top division against the reigning champions (at Leeds United in March 1970 and Chelsea in October 2015). During added time and having used all their three substitutions, Southampton were reduced to ten men when Ryan Bertrand had to leave the pitch due to injury.

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Pedro 68
Alvaro Morata for Eden Hazard 73
Davide Zappacosta for Victor Moses 82

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Alvaro Morata

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now won eight of their last ten Premier League games, including their last five at Stamford Bridge. The Blues had now conceded four goals in their last nine games in the Premier League. Marcos Alonso had now had a direct involvement in 14 goals in the Premier League since his Chelsea debut in September 2016 (scored ten goals plus four assists); more than any other Premier League defender [Opta Stats].

0 Southampton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Maya Yoshida Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Manolo Gabbiadini Forward

Substitutions:

Mario Lemina for Cédric Soares 17
Charlie Austin for Manolo Gabbiadini 61
Sofiane Boufal for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 72

Cards:

Maya Yoshida 45 Y
Jack Stephens 87 Y
Nathan Redmond 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin

Comments:

League position: 12th Southampton had now taken six points fewer than at the same stage of the previous Premier League season (played 19). They had yet to score more than one goal in any of their eight away games so far in this Premier League season. The Saints had now only won two of their 41 away games in the top division against the reigning champions (at Leeds United in March 1970 and Chelsea in October 2015). During added time and having used all their three substitutions, Southampton were reduced to ten men when Ryan Bertrand had to leave the pitch due to injury.