Southampton v Chelsea, 04 December 2024

Score5-1 to Chelsea
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance31,193

View Southampton v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 49 Southampton won: 11 Drawn: 11 Chelsea won: 27 Southampton scored: 51 Chelsea scored: 90 . Southampton failed in their attempt to win three consecutive league meetings for the first time since March 1985.

1 Southampton

Manager: Russell Martin

5 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Joe Aribo 11 G

Goals:

Axel Disasi 7 G
Christopher Nkunku 17 G
Noni Madueke 34 G
Cole Palmer 76 G
Jadon Sancho 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Lumley
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Nathan Wood
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Joe Aribo
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Ryan Manning
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Adam Armstrong

Starting lineup:

Filip Jörgensen Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Axel Disasi Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
João Félix Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Christopher Nkunku Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ben Brereton Diaz for Adam Armstrong 62
Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ryan Fraser 62
Yukinari Sugawara for Cameron Archer 73
Ronnie Edwards for James Bree 78
Charlie Taylor for Mateus Fernandes 79

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke 72
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Cole Palmer 79
Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella 79

Cards:

Jack Stephens 39 R
Adam Armstrong 47 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Ronnie Edwards
Defender Yukinari Sugawara
Defender Charlie Taylor
Defender/Forward Maxwel Cornet
Midfielder Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Ben Brereton Diaz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 20th . This was Southampton's heaviest defeat since a 5-0 loss at Leicester City in the League Championship on 23 April 2024. . The Saints had now lost 22 of their last 32 home games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now scored in 23 of last 26 home league games.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Chelsea had now taken 28 points from their 14 games so far in this Premier League season; nine more points than at the same stage of the previous season. . The Blues had now conceded one goal in each of six of their last eight games in the Premier League. . They had now won seven of their last nine away games in the Premier League (lost one).

1 Southampton

Manager: Russell Martin

Goals:

Joe Aribo 11 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Lumley
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Nathan Wood
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Joe Aribo
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Ryan Manning
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Adam Armstrong

Substitutions:

Ben Brereton Diaz for Adam Armstrong 62
Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ryan Fraser 62
Yukinari Sugawara for Cameron Archer 73
Ronnie Edwards for James Bree 78
Charlie Taylor for Mateus Fernandes 79

Cards:

Jack Stephens 39 R
Adam Armstrong 47 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Ronnie Edwards
Defender Yukinari Sugawara
Defender Charlie Taylor
Defender/Forward Maxwel Cornet
Midfielder Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Ben Brereton Diaz

Comments:

League position: 20th . This was Southampton's heaviest defeat since a 5-0 loss at Leicester City in the League Championship on 23 April 2024. . The Saints had now lost 22 of their last 32 home games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now scored in 23 of last 26 home league games.

5 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Axel Disasi 7 G
Christopher Nkunku 17 G
Noni Madueke 34 G
Cole Palmer 76 G
Jadon Sancho 87 G

Starting lineup:

Filip Jörgensen Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Axel Disasi Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
João Félix Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Christopher Nkunku Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke 72
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Cole Palmer 79
Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella 79

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Chelsea had now taken 28 points from their 14 games so far in this Premier League season; nine more points than at the same stage of the previous season. . The Blues had now conceded one goal in each of six of their last eight games in the Premier League. . They had now won seven of their last nine away games in the Premier League (lost one).