Chelsea 1-0 Southampton — Premier League, 16 Dec 2017
Chelsea beat Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League on 16 December 2017 at Stamford Bridge, London. Marcos Alonso scored for Chelsea. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Chelsea have won 3 and Southampton 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 17'out: M. Lemina
- 45'
- 1-045+3'
- Half-time1-0
- 61'M. Gabbiadiniout: C. Austin
- 68'Pedroout: Fàbregas
- 72'out: S. Boufal
- 73'E. Hazardout: Álvaro Morata
- 82'
- 87'Jack Stephens
- 87'Nathan Redmond
- 90'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Chelsea
- 7.9Marcos AlonsoM
- 7.6WillianF
- 7.5Eden HazardF
- 7.5PedroF
- 7.4Gary CahillD
- 7.4Tiemoué BakayokoM
- 7.4Thibaut CourtoisG
- 7.2Cesc FàbregasM
- 7.2Andreas ChristensenD
- 7.2N'Golo KantéM
- 7.1César AzpilicuetaD
- 7.0Victor MosesM
- 6.9Álvaro MorataF
- 6.6Davide ZappacostaD
Southampton
- 7.7Maya YoshidaD
- 7.7Fraser ForsterG
- 7.2Wesley HoedtD
- 7.0Sofiane BoufalM
- 6.9Ryan BertrandM
- 6.8Nathan RedmondF
- 6.6Pierre-Emile HøjbjergM
- 6.6James Ward-ProwseF
- 6.6Cédric SoaresM
- 6.5Charlie AustinF
- 6.3Oriol RomeuM
- 6.3Jack StephensD
- 6.2Manolo GabbiadiniF
- 6.1Mario LeminaM
Line-ups
Southampton3-4-2-1
Chelsea3-4-2-1
Substitutes
ChelseaA. Conte
Substitutes
- 9Álvaro Morata73'F6.9
- 4Fàbregas68'M7.2
- 1W. CaballeroG
- 2Antonio RüdigerD
- 21D. Zappacosta82'D6.6
- 6D. DrinkwaterM
- 23Michy BatshuayiF
SouthamptonM. Pellegrino
Substitutes
- 17Virgil van DijkD
- 11Dušan TadićM
- 8S. DavisM
- 19S. Boufal72'M7.0
- 13Alex McCarthyG
- 18M. Lemina17'M6.1
- 10C. Austin61'F6.5
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
24Total shots6
8Shots on target2
8Shots off target2
8Blocked shots2
8Corners4
3Offsides2
8Fouls16
1Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves7
545Total passes474
467Accurate passes386
86%Pass accuracy81%
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcos Alonso | 90 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Willian | 90 | – | – | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.6 |
| Eden Hazard | 73 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | 7.5 |
| Pedro | 68 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Gary Cahill | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Tiemoué Bakayoko | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Thibaut Courtois | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 22 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Andreas Christensen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| N'Golo Kanté | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| César Azpilicueta | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Victor Moses | 82 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Álvaro Morata | 17 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Davide Zappacosta | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Yoshida | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Fraser Forster | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Sofiane Boufal | 18 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Bertrand | 89 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nathan Redmond | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 72 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| James Ward-Prowse | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Cédric Soares | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Charlie Austin | 29 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oriol Romeu | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jack Stephens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Manolo Gabbiadini | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Mario Lemina | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
ChelseaWLDWW
- W12 Dec 17AHuddersfield3-1
- L09 Dec 17AWest Ham0-1
- D05 Dec 17HAtletico Madrid1-1
- W02 Dec 17HNewcastle3-1
- W29 Nov 17HSwansea1-0
SouthamptonLDDLW
- L13 Dec 17HLeicester1-4
- D10 Dec 17HArsenal1-1
- D03 Dec 17ABournemouth1-1
- L29 Nov 17AManchester City1-2
- W26 Nov 17HEverton4-1
Head-to-head
- 25 Apr 17Chelsea4-2Southampton
- 30 Oct 16Southampton0-2Chelsea
- 27 Feb 16Southampton1-2Chelsea
- 03 Oct 15Chelsea1-3Southampton
- 15 Mar 15Chelsea1-1Southampton
- 28 Dec 14Southampton1-1Chelsea
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tottenham | 38 | +38 | 77 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | +46 | 75 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | +24 | 70 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | +23 | 63 |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | -3 | 54 |
| 15 | Brighton | 38 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Huddersfield | 38 | -30 | 37 |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | -19 | 36 |
| 18 | Swansea | 38 | -28 | 33 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 38 | -33 | 33 |
Before and after
Chelsea
- Previous: Huddersfield 1-3 Chelsea, 12 Dec 2017 · Premier League
- Next: Everton 0-0 Chelsea, 23 Dec 2017 · Premier League
Southampton
- Previous: Southampton 1-4 Leicester, 13 Dec 2017 · Premier League
- Next: Southampton 1-1 Huddersfield, 23 Dec 2017 · Premier League
Data updated