LONDON. Chelsea tops Southampton 3-1. Its vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson who had the assistance of Peter James Kirkup and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 23 Total 6
- 12 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 110
- 45 Dangerous attack 32
- 62 Ball safe 57
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 62% while Southampton was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (T. Tuchel and T. Silva). On the other side, Southampton received 3 yellow cards (O. Romeu, M. Djenepo and M. Salisu).
Also, Southampton didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Ward-Prowse (Southampton) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Chelsea will have 16 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Southampton will stay with 4 points to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Brentford on the 16th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).
Southampton will host Leeds United on the 16th of October with a 4-4 head to head.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , César Azpilicueta , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Mateo Kovačić , Ben Chilwell , Timo Werner , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Romelu Lukaku .
The home team had on the bench: Kepa, Ross Barkley , A. Christensen, Marcos Alonso, K. Havertz, H. Ziyech, Jorginho , Saúl and Mason Mount .
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: C. Hudson-Odoi for M. Mount (65′), M. Kovacic for Jorginho (73′) and R. Loftus-Cheek for R. Barkley (83′).
Best player: Trevoh Chalobah
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Trevoh Chalobah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Alex McCarthy , Valentino Livramento , Jan Bednarek , Mohammed Salisu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Theo Walcott , James Ward-Prowse , Oriol Romeu , Nathan Tella , Adam Armstrong and Nathan Redmond .
They had on the bench: R. Perraud, Ibrahima Diallo , Moussa Djenepo , C. Adams, F. Forster, Lyanco, S. Long, S. Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Substitutions
Southampton made 3 changes: T. Walcott for I. Diallo (46′), N. Tella for M. Djenepo (73′) and N. Redmond for M. Elyounoussi (87′).
Best player: Alex McCarthy
The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was the goalkeeper: Alex McCarthy. His rating is 7.32. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Everton – 1-1
- Burnley – Norwich City – 0-0
- Chelsea – Southampton – 3-1
- Leeds United – Watford – 1-0
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United – 2-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal – 0-0