Chelsea vs Southampton

26 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Michael Obafemi 31’
  • Nathan Redmond 73’

Match summary

Southampton beat Chelsea 2-0 on the road. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Michael Obafemi put Southampton ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Nathan Redmond made it 0-2 in the 73rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 0.86 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Southampton 0.98 from 5.

Match stats

Chelsea Southampton
10 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.86 xG 0.98
0.86 Non-penalty xG 0.98
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Chelsea Southampton
Kick-off
31’
Michael Obafemi
Assist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
73’
Nathan Redmond0-2 (Southampton)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Fikayo Tomori
  • N'Golo Kanté
  • Jorginho
Southampton
  • Ryan Bertrand
  • Sofiane Boufal

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 0.98 31’ Michael Obafemi (Southampton), 0-1 31’ 73’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), 0-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 0.98 31’ Michael Obafemi (Southampton), 0-1 Obafemi 31’ 73’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), 0-2 Redmond 73’
Chelsea 0.86 xGSouthampton 0.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Chelsea attacking 
73’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 65’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 46’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 22’ Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.19 xG, saved 31’ Michael Obafemi (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 76’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Michael Obafemi (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 65’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 46’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 22’ Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.19 xG, saved 31’ Michael Obafemi (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 76’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Michael Obafemi (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Fikayo Tomori DEF901 0.190.000
Kurt Zouma DEF480 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta MID902 0.090.000
Emerson MID900 0.000.042
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.061
Jorginho MID900 0.000.061
Willian MID860 0.000.092
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID693 0.140.191
Tammy Abraham FWD901 0.270.000
Mason Mount Sub422 0.080.362
Christian Pulisic Sub211 0.090.000
Pedro Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 69% Avg odds 1.39
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.05
Southampton win 12% Avg odds 8.06

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 1-4 Chelsea, 06 Oct 19 Next meeting: Chelsea 3-3 Southampton, 17 Oct 20  All Chelsea vs Southampton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.