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Chelsea vs Southampton: Saints hold Maurizio Sarri's side to draw at Stamford Bridge

Re-live all of the action from Stamford Bridge

Callum Rice-Coates,Ethan Georgiou
Wednesday 02 January 2019 21:02 GMT
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Chelsea dropped two points in their bid for a Champions League return as Southampton saw out a stalemate at Stamford Bridge.

Eden Hazard was twice denied by Saints goalkeeper Angus Gunn and Alvaro Morata had a strike ruled out for offside as the Blues' lack of attacking precision was evident once more in the goalless draw.

Chelsea reached the turn of the year in fourth place, five points clear of Arsenal, but the Gunners' win over Fulham on New Year's Day, plus the stubbornness of relegation-threatened Saints, cut their advantage to three points. Re-live the action below


Preview

What time does it start?

Chelsea vs Southampton kicks off at 7:45pm (GMT)

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will provide you with updates of the action via our live blog.

Player to watch…

Eden Hazard: The Belgian midfielder is on fire for Chelsea with four goals in his last five matches. The fans will be praying that he stays amidst uncertainty surrounding his contract. His new role as a false nine has him involved in nearly every attack and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he runs riot in the middle tonight.

Form guide…

  • Chelsea: WWLWWL
  • Southampton: LLWWLL

Odds…

  • Chelsea to win: 27/100
  • Southampton to win: 21/2
  • Draw: 24/5

Prediction:

Chelsea 2-0 Southampton: Southampton got off to a good start under Hassenhuttl but the results have dipped and they’ve been poor since. Chelsea looked calm and composed against Crystal Palace on Sunday so I feel they’ll win this one relatively comfortably at home.

Worrying scenes at St James' Park. Half-and-half kits?

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:06

22 minutes

Still no goal action to report from elsewhere. Perhaps the Premier League teams are still running off their New Year revelry.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:07

Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 9 minutes

Quick feet from Anthony Martial earn Manchester United a free kick wide on the left.

Marcus Rashford surprises by taking aim at Martin Dubravka's goal, and hits it nicely, but Dubravka is relatively comfortable as he dives to his right and beats the dipping effort away.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:09

​Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 10 minutes

Physical stuff from Jamaal Lascelles, moving across and leaning his shoulder into Marcus Rashford, sending the striker sprawling to the St James' Park turf.

A fair enough challenge according to referee Andre Marriner.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:11

Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 11 minutes

Rashford and Lascelles meet again and once more it is the striker left on the deck. Again, Lascelles' challenge is perfectly legal and Rashford will run off a very minor knock without receiving treatment.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:12

Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 12 minutes

An aerial ball is brought down delightfully by Christian Atsu, killing it and moving past Ander Herrera in one motion.

The Ghanaian tries to find the bottom corner with his left foot but David De Gea is wise to the threat, smothering Attu's tame effort.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:13

Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 14 minutes

Phil Jones is struggling in possession early on, and loses the ball poorly, inadvertently stabbing the ball back to Salomon Rondon.

Rondon is unsure if he is onside, allowing Jones to get back and make an excellent sliding intervention.

At the other end, Anthony Martial ruffles the side netting cutting in onto his right foot.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:15

GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Watford (Troy Deeney, 14 minutes)

Watford lead!

Abdoulaye Doucoure does well to find Ken Sema, and the Swede finds a cross for Troy Deeney to head into the bottom corner.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:16

Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 18 minutes

Christian Atsu gets in again, this time latching on to a magnificent raking pass from Ayoze Perez.

Atsu again takes the shot on with his left boot, but scuffs it rather, taking it across goal rather than towards it, and there are no players in support to capitalise at the far post.

Bright start from the hosts, but they need to take one of these chances.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:19

GOAL! Huddersfield 1-0 Burnley (Steve Mounie, 33 minutes)

Another headed goal, this time from Steve Mounie.

The credit for this goal will go to Isaac Mbenza, however. The Belgian winger produces a gorgeous cross to leave Mounie with the simplest of nods home past Tom Heaton.

Huge goal for the Terriers.

Harry Latham-Coyle2 January 2019 20:19

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