Chelsea vs Southampton

25 February 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Christopher Nkunku 24’
  • Pedro Neto 36’
  • Levi Colwill 44’
  • Marc Cucurella 78’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Southampton. Chelsea led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Christopher Nkunku put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Tosin Adarabioyo, Pedro Neto made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku, and Levi Colwill made it 3-0 with a header in the 44th minute, set up by Pedro Neto. In the second half, Marc Cucurella made it 4-0 in the 78th minute, set up by Tyrique George.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.99 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Southampton's 0.85 from 7.

Match stats

Chelsea Southampton
19 Shots 7
10 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.98 xG 0.85
2.98 Non-penalty xG 0.85
18 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Southampton
Kick-off
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Tosin Adarabioyo1-0 (Chelsea)
24’
Pedro Neto
Assist: Christopher Nkunku2-0 (Chelsea)
36’
Levi Colwill
Assist: Pedro Neto3-0 (Chelsea)
44’
Half-time3-0
Marc Cucurella
Assist: Tyrique George4-0 (Chelsea)
78’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Moisés Caicedo
Southampton
  • Paul Onuachu
  • Ryan Manning

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.85 24’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 1-0 24’ 36’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 2-0 36’ 44’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), 3-0 44’ 78’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 4-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.85 24’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 1-0 Nkunku 24’ 36’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 2-0 Neto 36’ 44’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), 3-0 Colwill 44’ 78’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 4-0 Cucurella 78’
Chelsea 2.99 xGSouthampton 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Chelsea attacking 
23’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 78’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 32’ Paul Onuachu (Southampton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 24’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 67’ Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 44’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), set piece, 0.26 xG, goal 51’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.25 xG, saved 69’ Tyrique George (Chelsea), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 56’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 81’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Paul Onuachu (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Paul Onuachu (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 78’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 32’ Paul Onuachu (Southampton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 24’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 67’ Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 44’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), set piece, 0.26 xG, goal 51’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.25 xG, saved 69’ Tyrique George (Chelsea), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 56’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 81’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Paul Onuachu (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Paul Onuachu (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Filip Jorgensen GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF900 0.000.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF9011 0.020.321
Levi Colwill DEF9011 0.260.061
Marc Cucurella DEF9011 0.470.000
Enzo Fernández MID901 0.071.026
Moisés Caicedo MID851 0.020.000
Jadon Sancho MID700 0.000.372
Cole Palmer MID907 1.130.031
Christopher Nkunku MID85114 0.670.232
Pedro Neto FWD70111 0.100.261
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Sub200 0.000.000
Tyrique George Sub2011 0.220.633
Mathis Amougou Sub50 0.000.000
Josh Acheampong Sub50 0.000.000
Shumaira Mheuka Sub11 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 82% Avg odds 1.17
Draw 12% Avg odds 8.31
Southampton win 6% Avg odds 16.08

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WLWLL
Southampton LLWLL

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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.