Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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 LIVE: Premier League updates
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Chilwell, Badiashile, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Fernandez, Madueke, Joao Felix, Mount, David Datro Fofana.
Southampton: Bazunu, Stuart Armstrong, Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Kotchap, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Sulemana, Onuachu.
GOAL! Ward-Prowse curls in a brilliant free-kick just before half time (0-1)
Chelsea FC 0 - 1 Southampton FC
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Yellow Card Romain Paul Jean-Michel Perraud
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SAVE! Joao Felix curls his strike over the wall with power, but Bazunu watches it all the way and punches it to safety for the visitors.
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Yellow Card Mateo KovaÄiÄ
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Walcott brings down Mudryk on the charge down the left flank, handing Chelsea a free-kick in a threatening position.
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Yellow Card James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse
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90+5: An extra change for #SaintsFC, following Chelsea's six substitutions. [0-1] pic.twitter.com/X0mDv0F6CA
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Substitution Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves VojnoviÄ
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Chelsea need to up the ante. Sterling's two chances were extremely close, but they've not been able to find a way through the Southampton defence.
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There will be 12 minutes of added time.
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Havertz tries to surge his way into the box, but has too many players around him and gets crowded out before he can shoot.
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Yellow Card Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta
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87: Another two changes for #SaintsFC. [0-1] pic.twitter.com/3Ewev7N7Vh
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Yellow Card Roméo Lavia
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Mudryk surges down the left flank and looks for a team-mate in the middle, but sees his cross blocked.
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Substitution Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi Carlos Jonas Alcaraz
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Substitution Roméo Lavia Ibrahima Diallo
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Both players are taking time in the break to take on instructions. The medical staff are naturally taking their time to ensure that Azpilicueta is okay to move from the pitch.
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Substitution Benjamin James Chilwell Conor John Gallagher
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Substitution César Azpilicueta Tanco Trevoh Thomas Chalobah
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Azpi is stretchered off after a nasty blow to the head.
Stay strong, skipper. 💙— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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Azpilicueta remains down on the pitch and will have to be stretchered off here.
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Mara catches Azpilicueta with a high boot flush on the head. It leaves the Chelsea man down on the deck in need of treatment.
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Yellow Card Sékou Mara
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SAVE! Armstrong sees his close-range effort saved by Kepa. Walcott breaks down the right flank and steers a cross towards Armstrong. He gets a boot on the ball that is deflected behind the body of the Chelsea keeper.
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OFF THE LINE! Sterling is denied again. He meets a cross from Havertz from the left flank and beats Bazunu with his header, only to see his effort cleared off the line by Perraud. Lavia reacts to the follow-up and diverts Sterling's strike over the top.
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Off the line this time!
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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BLOCK! Chelsea cut the visitors open down the right flank through Havertz. He opts against the strike to tee up Sterling, but his goalbound effort is brilliantly blocked by Maitland-Niles.
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And again. He starts the move and almost finishes it after a nice return from Kai Havertz. https://t.co/uZfaFY6hng
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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Armstrong has space down the right flank and has men in support in the middle, but he fails to find Elyounoussi with his cutback.
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Southampton are looking solid at the back this afternoon. There's no way through for Chelsea at the moment.
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Southampton have space on the counter, but Elyounoussi wastes the opening as he sends a poor cross towards Armstrong in the box.
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Substitution Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke Mykhailo Mudryk
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Substitution Mason Tony Mount Kai Lukas Havertz
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58: A triple change for #SaintsFC. [0-1] pic.twitter.com/jW3sqgfZwA
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Adam Armstrong enters the action to replace Sulemana for the visitors.
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Substitution Stuart Armstrong Theo James Walcott
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Substitution Ebere Paul Onuachu Sékou Mara
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WIDE! Kovacic steers the ball into the path of Azpilicueta in the box. He takes a touch and fires just wide of the left post. Chelsea are starting to apply pressure.
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Badiashile rises from the resulting corner, but his flick-on catches Azpilicueta in an offside position in the Southampton box.
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BLOCK! Badiashile surges forward from the back and supplies a cutback for Sterling. He takes a touch and shoots, but Bednarek diverts his effort behind for a corner.
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Raheem Sterling is looking lively. 👏
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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CHANCE! Mount has to connect with a header from Sterling's cross, only to mistime his jump. Sterling does brilliantly in the build-up to knock Maitland-Niles off the ball and supply the cross, but Mount is unable to capitalise.
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Chilwell looks for Sterling down the left flank, but the forward is caught offside moving a fraction too early.
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Substitution David Datro Fofana Raheem Shaquille Sterling
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We're back under way at Stamford Bridge.
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46: Back in action at Stamford Bridge.
Keep it up, #SaintsFC 👊 [0-1] pic.twitter.com/QpnK1EwkRx— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Substitution Kalidou Koulibaly Wesley Tidjan Fofana
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Best in the country ✅
Best in Europe ✅
Best in the world ✅
No one does it better than James Ward-Prowse 👏 pic.twitter.com/PfWGuAprcG— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Potter needs a response from his team in the second half. The Blues have won only one of their last nine matches and can ill afford to lose at home to a side with a record of seven defeats eight in the Premier League. Every single player in a blue shirt needs to raise their game otherwise there will be a lot of uncomfortable questions for their manager to answer at full time.
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Southampton hold a 1-0 lead over Chelsea at the break in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. James Ward-Prowse curled home a free-kick in stoppage time to fire his side into a deserved lead. The Saints were by far the more dangerous side and made the hosts pay their lack of rhythm, taking a 1-0 lead into the interval and heaping the pressure on Graham Potter.
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HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON
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Chilwell sees his cross into the box from the left flank cleared before Mount has a cross on the follow-up charged down by Elyounoussi.
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In front as we reach the break ⏱ pic.twitter.com/DD6T7u0mMR
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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A big second half coming next. #CheSou pic.twitter.com/8kF2Dl9sSZ
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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Chelsea have failed to win in their last five matches when conceding the opening goal in the Premier League dating back to 1st October 2022 against Crystal Palace.
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Yellow Card Stuart Armstrong
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45+1: Incredible from the skipper 🔥
It's @Prowsey16 with yet another gem of a free-kick 💎 pic.twitter.com/kv5shHpnLq— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Goal. Ward-Prowse scores.
🔵 0-1 🔴 [45+1] #CheSou— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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Goal James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse
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JWP STRIKES AGAIN 🎯 [0-1] pic.twitter.com/erf4Yvlqq9
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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Armstrong draws a loose challenge from Azpilicueta and wins a free-kick for the visitors right within the range of Ward-Prowse.
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Elyounoussi latches on to a loose ball from Ward-Prowse's cross, but he can only hammer his first-time strike well over the bar.
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SAVE! Fofana bundles his way past two challenges on the edge of the box, only to see his low strike comfortably saved by Bazunu.
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Chelsea keep the pressure on the Saints but Azpilicueta's cross towards Joao Felix floats over the head of the forward.
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Chilwell makes a break down the left flank and is halted by Bednarek, although the ball is only half-cleared. Fofana tees up Kovacic, who sees his shot charged down.
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Elyounoussi is inches away from taking a loose pass from Fernandez in stride. However, he can't bring it under control on the slide.
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Joao Felix slides in to stop Lavia on the charge and gives away a free-kic. Yet another foul this afternoon.
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Perraud does well at the back to get the right side of Madueke to prevent him from latching on to an offload from Azpilicueta.
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Armstrong pulls back Chilwell on the charge, but does not get booked by the referee. There are a lot of niggly challenges out there.
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30: A bright opening half-hour from #SaintsFC, but it remains finely balanced. [0-0] pic.twitter.com/69JDWyOJJT
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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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.
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Nice move. Azpi into the side-netting at the end of it.
Keep pushing boys! 👊— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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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.
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There have been a few injuries that have disrupted the flow of the game.
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Chilwell floats the resulting free-kick into the box, but Bazunu comes off his line to claim it with ease.
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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.
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Bella-Kotchap goes down under pressure from Joao Felix and requires treatment on the pitch.
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Fernandez does well down the right flank to release Azpilicueta, but the full-back cannot keep the ball alive with a cross on the byline.
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There's #NoRoomForRacism. Ever. pic.twitter.com/mku9d2P3Nl
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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Bella-Kotchap goes into the book as he brings down Fofana on the charge.
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Perraud is back on his feet and the game resumes.
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Perraud is down for the visitors in need of treatment. It looks to be an issue with his hand.
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Fofana collects a loose ball in the inside-right channel and goes for goal on the half-volley, only to power his effort wide of the target.
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The boy who had a dream. 💭 pic.twitter.com/SqkvWmEdX7
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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SAVE! Better from Chelsea as Madueke surges down the right flank and opens up space for a left-footed strike that Bazunu has to turn past the right post.
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Badiashile has to be alert at the back to clear the ball away from Maitland-Niles after he takes the ball in stride in the Chelsea box.
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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.
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Yellow Card Kalidou Koulibaly
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Southampton are edging the early stages of the contest, leaving no space for Chelsea to break out from the back.
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You're in our thoughts, Christian. 💙 pic.twitter.com/A5g55dGeVs
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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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.
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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.
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In memory of Christian Atsu ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ml2ZNcrhto
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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We're under way at Stamford Bridge.
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There will be a minute of applause in memory of former Chelsea player Christian Atsu.
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Let's hear you Blues! 🗣
COME ON CHELSEA.— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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1: Kick-off at Stamford Bridge!
COYR 🔴⚪️— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 18, 2023
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In motion! 👊#CheSou pic.twitter.com/8nO9yKWOf3
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2023
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Chelsea lost the reverse fixture 2-1 against Southampton in August – they've not lost consecutive league matches against Saints since December 1993.
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Southampton have made three changes to their side from their defeat to Wolves. Stuart Armstrong gets the nod ahead of James Bree, who misses out this afternoon. Kotchap also comes into the fold to replace Mohamed Salisu, while Elyounoussi starts in the final third ahead of Alcaraz.
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