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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

Joao Felix slides in to stop Lavia on the charge and gives away a free-kic. Yet another foul this afternoon.

18 February 2023 15:35

Chelsea vs Southampton

Perraud does well at the back to get the right side of Madueke to prevent him from latching on to an offload from Azpilicueta.

18 February 2023 15:34

Chelsea vs Southampton

Armstrong pulls back Chilwell on the charge, but does not get booked by the referee. There are a lot of niggly challenges out there.

18 February 2023 15:33

Chelsea vs Southampton

18 February 2023 15:31

Chelsea vs Southampton

Chilwell looks for an early cross into the box for Fofana, but the forward is on his heels and allows Bazunu to claim the delivery.

18 February 2023 15:30

Chelsea vs Southampton

18 February 2023 15:29

Chelsea vs Southampton

Kovacic threads a pass through to Fofana, who glances it on towards Azpilicueta. He powers a strike towards the near post that slams into the side-netting.

18 February 2023 15:29

Chelsea vs Southampton

There have been a few injuries that have disrupted the flow of the game.

18 February 2023 15:28

Chelsea vs Southampton

Chilwell floats the resulting free-kick into the box, but Bazunu comes off his line to claim it with ease.

18 February 2023 15:23

Chelsea vs Southampton

Chilwell finds space down the left flank and draws a foul from Maitland-Niles. That was a needless challenge that presents Chelsea with a free-kick in a decent position.

18 February 2023 15:23

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