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Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge

Sports Staff
Saturday 18 February 2023 17:06 GMT
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Southampton in the Premier League today.

The Blues are desperate to find some consistent winning form, with Graham Potter under some pressure to find a way to gel his expensively put-together squad and lift them from mid-table anonymity. The likes of Myhkailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix all arrived in January but they remain 10th in the table with just one win in six.

Saints, meanwhile, are staring relegation in the face if they don’t improve fast; they have lost their last three, are four points from safety and remain managerless after sacking Nathan Jones are barely three months. Talks with Jesse Marsch did not yield a resolution, meaning Ruben Selles is in the dugout for today’s game.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Chelsea vs Southampton

CLOSE! Onuachu rises to connect with Ward-Prowse's cross into the box from the left flank, but he plants his effort wide of the left post. So close for the visitors.

18 February 2023 15:11

Chelsea vs Southampton

Yellow Card Kalidou Koulibaly

18 February 2023 15:09

Chelsea vs Southampton

Southampton are edging the early stages of the contest, leaving no space for Chelsea to break out from the back.

18 February 2023 15:08

Chelsea vs Southampton

18 February 2023 15:08

Chelsea vs Southampton

Koulibaly catches Onuachu with a boot on his follow-through and gives away a free-kick. Chelsea have made a sluggish start to this game.

18 February 2023 15:06

Chelsea vs Southampton

CHANCE! Badiashile makes a huge mistake at the back as Sulemana wins the ball. He shoots first-time, only to see his effort saved by Kepa. Armstrong tries to catch the Chelsea keeper off his line, but Koulibaly is there to clear it away in the six-yard box.

18 February 2023 15:06

Chelsea vs Southampton

18 February 2023 15:05

Chelsea vs Southampton

We're under way at Stamford Bridge.

18 February 2023 15:01

Chelsea vs Southampton

There will be a minute of applause in memory of former Chelsea player Christian Atsu.

18 February 2023 15:01

Chelsea vs Southampton

18 February 2023 15:00

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