Match ends, Chelsea 3, Southampton 1.
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Chelsea scored two late goals as Thomas Tuchel's side bounced back from consecutive defeats to beat winless Southampton and move top of the Premier League.
Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell struck in the final six minutes after Saints had been reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of captain James Ward-Prowse for a poor challenge on Jorginho.
Academy product Trevoh Chalobah put the hosts ahead after nine minutes, swooping at the back post to head in his second of the season after Ruben Loftus-Cheek flicked on Chilwell's corner.
A dominant Chelsea had the ball in the net on two further occasions in the first half, however Romelu Lukaku was flagged offside and Werner's header was ruled out following a foul by Cesar Azpilicueta on Kyle Walker-Peters in the build-up.
The hosts were punished for not extending their advantage when former Chelsea player Tino Livramento was tripped by Chilwell in the box and Ward-Prowse fired in the resulting penalty.
However, the visitors could not hold out for a point following the loss of their skipper, whose yellow card was upgraded to a straight red after referee Martin Atkinson viewed the pitchside monitor.
And having lost 1-0 to Juventus in the Champions League in midweek after their unbeaten league start was ended by Manchester City, Werner and Chilwell's late strikes ensured Chelsea returned to winning ways at Stamford Bridge.
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Werner impresses as Chelsea bounce back
Chelsea have not lost back-to-back Premier League matches since Tuchel's January appointment, a record which speaks volumes of the Blues' consistency under the former Paris St-Germain boss.
But having struggled for creativity in the final third in their previous two outings, the energetic Werner was named among five changes on Saturday as Chilwell and Loftus-Cheek made their first league starts of the season.
The German forward eventually got the goal his tireless efforts deserved, meeting Azpilicueta's low cross in the closing stages for his first goal of the campaign before Chilwell ensured victory in the 89th minute with a fine strike.
The hosts had made a dominant start and Werner was denied by both Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and a superb sliding block from Oriol Romeu before seeing his header overruled by the video assistant referee.
That decision, reached after referee Atkinson reviewed Azpilicueta's foul, led to a booking for a frustrated Tuchel in the aftermath - and that sense of injustice was compounded when Saints levelled.
However, Ward-Prowse's red card proved pivotal as, after McCarthy produced an excellent save to deny Werner, Chelsea were able to exploit the extra space afforded to them to end Saints' resistance.
Ralph Hasenhuttl's Southampton, meanwhile, go into the October international break without a win after seven Premier League games, nine including the end of last season, which equals their worst winless run under the Austrian.
Player of the match
WernerTimo Werner
with an average of 7.52
Chelsea
Avg
- Squad number11Player nameWernerAverage rating
7.52
- Squad number14Player nameChalobahAverage rating
7.09
- Squad number12Player nameLoftus-CheekAverage rating
6.81
- Squad number18Player nameBarkleyAverage rating
6.77
- Squad number6Player nameThiago SilvaAverage rating
6.68
- Squad number21Player nameChilwellAverage rating
6.65
- Squad number2Player nameRΓΌdigerAverage rating
6.65
- Squad number28Player nameAzpilicuetaAverage rating
6.64
- Squad number19Player nameMountAverage rating
6.64
- Squad number9Player nameLukakuAverage rating
6.55
- Squad number8Player nameKovacicAverage rating
6.52
- Squad number20Player nameHudson-OdoiAverage rating
6.50
- Squad number16Player nameMendyAverage rating
6.45
- Squad number5Player nameJorginhoAverage rating
6.00
Southampton
Avg
- Squad number21Player nameLivramentoAverage rating
6.57
- Squad number8Player nameWard-ProwseAverage rating
6.36
- Squad number1Player nameMcCarthyAverage rating
6.28
- Squad number9Player nameA ArmstrongAverage rating
6.14
- Squad number6Player nameOriol RomeuAverage rating
6.12
- Squad number22Player nameSalisuAverage rating
6.11
- Squad number27Player nameDialloAverage rating
6.09
- Squad number2Player nameWalker-PetersAverage rating
6.08
- Squad number23Player nameTellaAverage rating
6.07
- Squad number35Player nameBednarekAverage rating
6.05
- Squad number32Player nameWalcottAverage rating
5.73
- Squad number19Player nameDjenepoAverage rating
5.56
- Squad number11Player nameRedmondAverage rating
5.37
- Squad number24Player nameElyounoussiAverage rating
4.97
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Mendy
- 14Chalobah
- 6Thiago SilvaBooked at 55mins
- 2RΓΌdiger
- 28Azpilicueta
- 12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forBarkleyat 83'minutes
- 8KovacicSubstituted forJorginhoat 73'minutes
- 21Chilwell
- 11Werner
- 20Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forMountat 65'minutes
- 9Lukaku
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 3Alonso
- 4Christensen
- 5Jorginho
- 17SaΓΊl
- 18Barkley
- 19Mount
- 22Ziyech
- 29Havertz
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McCarthy
- 21Livramento
- 35Bednarek
- 22SalisuBooked at 90mins
- 2Walker-Peters
- 32WalcottSubstituted forDialloat 45'minutes
- 8Ward-ProwseBooked at 77mins
- 6RomeuBooked at 34mins
- 23TellaSubstituted forDjenepoat 73'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9A Armstrong
- 11RedmondSubstituted forElyounoussiat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Lyanco
- 7Long
- 10Adams
- 15Perraud
- 17S Armstrong
- 19Djenepo
- 24Elyounoussi
- 27Diallo
- 44Forster
- Referee:
- Martin Atkinson
- Attendance:
- 40,109
Match Stats
Home TeamChelseaAway TeamSouthampton
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away2
- Corners
- Home7
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Southampton 1.
Booking
Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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CΓ©sar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
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Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
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Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
Booking
Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
Goal!
Goal! Chelsea 3, Southampton 1. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
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CΓ©sar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
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Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) hits the right post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Mason Mount.
Substitution
Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Nathan Redmond.
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Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Goal!
Goal! Chelsea 2, Southampton 1. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by CΓ©sar Azpilicueta.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
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Incompetent officials ruin this game and need calling out.
At least Saints had a go in the 2nd half, fair play.
Well done Chelsea. KTBFFH..π³πΏπ³πΏπ³πΏ
However VAR still has some issues that need to be sorted, why was that chelsea goal disallowed, 3 crosses since the supposed foul.