Chelsea - Southampton - 0:1. English Championship, round 24

On February 18, one of the matches of the 24th round of the English Football Championship took place. Chelsea (London) and Southampton (England) met.

Chelsea - Southampton - 0:1. English Championship, round 24

English Championship, round 24

Chelsea (London)Southampton (England)0:1 (0:1)
Goals: Ward Prowse (45+1)

Warnings: C. Coulibaly (4), Armel Bella-Kotchap (16), Armstrong (45+4), S. Mara (75), Romeo Lavia (87), Arrizabalaga (87), Kovacic (90+7), R. Perraud (90+8), Ward Prowse (90+7)

On Saturday night, the Premier League match between Chelsea and Southampton ended in a 0-1 draw with Jay Ward-Prowse scoring for the away side in the last minutes of the first half. The situation escalated at the beginning of the match: Chelsea's K. Koulibaly and Southampton's A. Bella-Kotchap received yellow cards in the 4th and 16th minutes respectively. Toward the beginning of the second half, Southampton led 0-1 after a successful finish by J. Ward-Prowse. Shortly after the goal, S. Armstrong of Southampton received a yellow card and four players were substituted. C. Koulibaly and D. D. Fofana of Chelsea were the first two players to make way for U. Fofana and R. Sterling.

K. Suleman and S. Armstrong from Southampton were replaced by A. Armstrong and T. Walcott. In the middle of the second half, M. Mount and N. Maduke from Chelsea were replaced by K. Havertz and M. Mudrik, respectively. Southampton quickly followed as CJ Alcaraz, M. Elyounoussi and I. Diallo replaced R. Lavia and A. Maitland-Niles. During the last six minutes of the match, four yellow cards were issued - one each for S. Mare and R. Lavia from Southampton, two - for Chelsea (K. Arrizabalaga and M. Kovacic). Chelsea also changed their players: C. Azpilicueta and B. Chilwell replaced T. Chalob and C. Gallagher, respectively. After an impressive defensive performance, Southampton managed to draw 0-1 away.

In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Tottenham - Chelsea, Leeds - Southampton.

Match stats Chelsea - Southampton:

Chelsea Southampton
5 shots on target 5
17 blows 8
7 Blocked punches 0
10 Kicks from the box 4
7 Kicks from outside the box 4
16 Violations 24
8 corner 2
3 offsides 1
61% Ball possession 39%
3 yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 0
3 Goalie saves 4
475 Total transfers 309
406 Accurate gear 232
85% Gear Accuracy 75%
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