Regardless of being with no supervisor, Southampton managed to defeat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to finish a first-ever league double over the Blues within the Premier League period. The Saints secured a primary win after three successive league defeats.

After their poor run of kind, the Southampton hierarchy determined to half methods with supervisor Nathan Jones, with Ruben Selles taking cost on an interim foundation. Chelsea got here into the sport on the again of a five-game winless run that noticed them lose to Borussia Dortmund in midweek.

Southampton began the extra fired up of either side, with Tremendous Eagles striker Paul Onuachu proving to be a handful for Chelsea all through the primary half. The house facet struggled with the depth of the Twentieth-placed Saints, failing to actually hassle the Southampton backline.

With the first-half nearing its conclusion, the guests took a deserved lead. Cesar Azpilicueta dedicated a foul simply exterior his penalty space, permitting Saints skipper James Ward-Prowse to step up and fireplace an ideal free-kick into the again of the online. The Englishman has now scored 17 direct free-kicks, one shy of the Premier League document held by David Beckham.

Chelsea returned from the break rejuvenated after the introduction of Raheem Sterling. They began to create probabilities however have been thwarted by excellent rearguard motion from the Saints.

Chelsea ended the match with out their captain Azpilicueta, who took a nasty kick from Sekou Mara to his face, ending his night early. Southampton held on for an necessary three factors, boosting their hopes of avoiding the drop to the Championship.

Onuachu lasted 59 minutes after fading off within the second half following a formidable first half whereas Joe Aribo was not within the Matchday squad for Southampton.

Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter has now solely gained two video games within the final 14 he has taken cost of with the membership within the league. The previous Brighton boss wants outcomes to begin going his means on the membership or he might be going through the sack quickly.