Chelsea vs Southampton ended in a 5-1 victory for the Blues. The visitors were able to thrash the hosts at St. Mary Stadium. 5 different players scored the goal and 5 different players assisted those for Chelsea. Considering, the goals from Southampton, fans witnessed 6 different goal-scorers and 6 different assist providers.
Chelsea have now left Arsenal behind and secured the second position in Premier League. They are 7 points behind Liverpool who are on the top of table. The Blues can very likely compete for the title despite Maresca ruling out that possibility.
Chelsea vs Southampton: Player ratings
The Blues started the game with 7 changes when compared to their last lineup. Jorgensen made his Premier League debut and was able to put on a solid performance.
Malo Gusto was back along with Moises Caicedo. Nkuku replaced Jackson, Felix replaced Sancho, Madueke replaced Neto, Disasi came on for injured Fofana and lastly Adarabioyo replaced Colwill.
Nkunku, Madueke, Palmer, Disasi and Sancho were able to score goals. On the other hand, Madueke, Nkunku, Felix, Fernandez and Gusto were able to provide assists. Here are ratings of all the player.
Jorgensen – 7.7
Gusto – 8.5
Disasi – 8.1
Adarabioyo – 7.9
Cucurella – 6.7
Caicedo – 7.4
Fernandez – 7.9
Palmer – 7.9
Madueke – 8.7
Felix – 8.3
Nkunku – 8.5
Sancho (sub) – 7.3
Southampton were able to score one goal but that has not changed anything. They are still on the bottom of points table and it is not looking good for them. They will need a very strong second half of the season or else have to get relegated.
Joe Aribo scored the only goal for hosts which was assisted by Walker-Peters. Jack Stephens received a red hard only in the 39th minute which increased their worries. Southampton boss used all of his 5 substitutions in the match. Here are rating of their players.
Lumley – 5.5
Bree – 5.0
Wood – 5.2
Stephens – 4.4
Walker-Peters – 5.8
Manning – 6.8
Armstrong – 6.1
Aribo – 8.1
Fernandes – 7.2
Fraser – 6.1
Archer – 6.2
Diaz (sub) – 6.2
Sulemana (sub) – 6.1
Sugawara (sub) – 6.2
Edwards (sub) – 6.0
Taylor (sub) – 6.1
All of the player ratings of both clubs are as per FOTMOB.
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Despite Chelsea boss and Palmer saying they are not at the level of competing for title, there is a hope in Chelsea fans that they can compete this season itself. Judging by their performance, it very likely feels they can and hence we may see their minds changing in coming months.
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