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Chelsea Thrashes Southampton in Thrilling St. Mary’s Encounter
Chelsea secured a commanding 6-1 victory over Southampton in a thrilling match at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, Hampshire on December 4th, 2024. The Premier League fixture, officiated by Tony Harrington, saw Chelsea dominate possession (55%) and create numerous goal-scoring opportunities (26 shots, 13 on target).
A. Disasi opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 7th minute, assisted by E. Fernandez. J. Aribo equalized for Southampton in the 11th minute with an assist from K. Walker-Peters. However, Chelsea responded with goals from C. Nkunku (17th minute, assisted by N. Madueke) and N. Madueke (34th minute, assisted by Joao Felix) before halftime. The sending off of J. Stephens in the 40th minute for a straight red card further complicated matters for Southampton.
In the second half, Chelsea continued their dominance. C. Palmer scored the fifth goal in the 77th minute, assisted by C. Nkunku, and J. Sancho added a sixth in the 87th minute, assisted by M. Gusto. Southampton, with only 45% possession and just 6 shots, were comprehensively outplayed by Chelsea. The statistics highlight the disparity between the two teams: Chelsea significantly outshot Southampton (26 to 6), had more shots on target (13 to 4), and committed more fouls (14 to 7). A yellow card to A. Armstrong and a red card to J. Stephens reflected Southampton’s frustration. In short, a clear and resounding victory for Chelsea.
Substitutions southampton: at minute 62 K. Sulemana came in and R. Fraser went out., at minute 62 B. Brereton Diaz came in and A. Armstrong went out., at minute 73 Y. Sugawara came in and C. Archer went out., at minute 78 R. Edwards came in and J. Bree went out., at minute 79 C. Taylor came in and M. Fernandes went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 72 J. Sancho came in and N. Madueke went out., at minute 79 R. Veiga came in and M. Cucurella went out., at minute 79 K. Dewsbury-Hall came in and C. Palmer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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