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Southampton surprised Chelsea by beating Stamford Bridge 2-0. Obafemi found the result after half an hour of play, and Redman signed in the 73rd minute.

The result, however, is not so surprising considering that this is the third home loss of the Blue in the Premier League in their last four games, and in all three they failed to score. After a great start to the season, Chelsea`s young team is showing volatility. He is still fourth in the standings, but is only three points ahead of fifth Tottenham.








Both teams could not find a good rhythm at the beginning of the match. Chelsea`s game predictions by watch online football lacked aggressiveness and speed. The Blues owned the ball for long periods, but did nothing substantial with it. The visitors `well-organized team had no problem stopping their opponents` attacks, waiting patiently for their moment. Ralph Hazenhuthel had left team goalie Danny Ings on the bench and Shane Long was not in the group. However, the coach`s decision was not a mistake. With Chelsea threatening the Saints with nothing, they began to look more and more towards Kepa`s door.

After half an hour of play, Southampton claimed a penalty after Redmond fell into the penalty box under pressure from Aspilicueta. Seconds later, they had forgotten about the situation because Michael Obafemi had discovered the result. A great counterattack by the home team matched the defense, and the Irish striker sent the ball into the net with a beautiful shot.






The hit seemed to wake up Chelsea`s players and activate. The ball started moving faster and the home team got to their first real position in the 38th minute. After a corner kick, Aspilikueta deflected the ball, but McCarthy intervened perfectly and killed it. On the break, Lampard took Zuma out and replaced Mason Mount with his team looking much more offensive in the second half. At the beginning of the second part, Mount found Abraham, but he fired at the door. Chelsea attacked, but left serious gaps in their own half. In the 49th minute Southampton was close to the second goal. Redmond overcame Rudogger on the left and dropped a ball parallel to the goal line. No one was able to catch her, and Che Adams had her first Major League goal.






The guests had to deal with more pressure from the Lampard team, but they were generally able to do so. The Londoners made a few stirs and centerpieces, but rarely did they hit the McCarthy door, which still intervened 2-3 times successfully.

The Saints continued to harass their counter-attack. Nathan Redman got a chance in the 66th minute, but Kepa countered his shot. However, the Southampton player did not go wrong a little later. After a long combination of the visitors, the ball was deflected from Kant on Redmond`s way and he did not fail to make the score 0:2.

By the end, Chelsea failed to even score an honorable goal and disappointed their fans over the holidays. Southampton, on the other hand, climbed to 14th place and were a bit further out of the relegation zone, although the difference with the first team there was Aston Villa three points.


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