The results of Chelsea vs Southampton in the 2022-2023 Premier League are already known. In the match which took place at Stamford Bridge, London, England, on Saturday (18/2/2023), The Saints -Southampton’s nickname- managed to win with a narrow score of 1-0.
It was James Ward-Prowse who became a nightmare for The Blues -Chelsea’s nickname- in this match after scoring a goal in the 45+1 minute. Graham Potter’s squad also had to settle for being humiliated by Southampton.
Appearing in front of his own supporters, Chelsea were pressured by Southampton at the start of the first half. In the 3rd minute, Kamal-Deen Sulemana almost opened the scoring for The Saints, but his hard shot was saved by Chelsea goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga.
In the first 10 minutes of the game Chelsea managed to hold possession of the ball. However, Chelsea’s attack began to loosen when entering the 15th minute.
In the 10th minute, Southampton again threatened the Chelsea goal. Paul Onuachu received a pass from James Ward-Prowse and headed in, but the ball went wide.
The situation reversed starting in the 20th minute it was Southampton’s turn to dominate the game.
Chelsea tried hard to get out of the pressure of Southampton. In the 28th minute, Cesar Azpilicueta opened fire, but his shot still missed the target.
Southampton, who appeared to attack from the start, also succeeded in opening the goal tap in the 45+1 minute. It was James Ward-Prowse who managed to tear Kepa Arrizabalaga’s nets. Score 1-0 for the advantage of the visitors lasted until halftime.
Entering the second half, Chelsea immediately played attacking to catch up. Unfortunately, the shot released by Joao Felix in the 65th minute was still blocked by Southampton defender Jan Bednarek.
In the 71st minute, it was Raheem Sterling’s turn to create opportunities for Chelsea. However, this opportunity was still able to be muted by the Southampton defenders.
Southampton did not remain silent, in the 74th minute they got a golden opportunity through Adam Armstrong. However, his kick was successfully secured by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea continued to try desperately to score an equalizer. But until the match ended, the 1-0 score for Southampton’s advantage did not change.
This defeat keeps Chelsea in 10th place in the Premier League standings with 31 points from 23 matches.
