Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge
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
Southampton sacked Nathan Jones just eight league games into his reign as manager following their 2-1 defeat to 10-man Wolves last time out. Jones left the Saints rock-bottom of the Premier League, suffering seven defeats in his eight Premier League games in charge. Despite their struggles, they remain only four points adrift of safety. Ruben Selles is in interim charge this week after talks with Jesse Marsch broke down.
Chelsea vs Southampton
Chelsea are in dire need of a win to ease the pressure on Graham Potter. The Blues somehow managed to lose the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 match on the road to Borussia Dortmund, despite having a host of chances. Potter's men are now winless in their last four matches in all competitions, and have recorded only one win in their last nine matches. They need a positive result against managerless Southampton today to keep their slim hopes of challenging for a European place alive.
Chelsea v Southampton: Confirmed line-ups
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Chilwell, Badiashile, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Fernandez, Madueke, Joao Felix, Mount, David Datro Fofana. Subs: Bettinelli, Chalobah, Mudryk, Sterling, Zakaria, Gallagher, Havertz, Wesley Fofana, Hall.
Southampton: Bazunu, Stuart Armstrong, Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Kotchap, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Sulemana, Onuachu. Subs: Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Adam Armstrong, Caballero, Mara, Djenepo, Alcaraz, Diallo, Walcott.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
Chelsea vs Southampton
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments