Southampton vs Chelsea

4 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 1–3

  • Joe Ayodele-Aribo 11’
  • Axel Disasi 7’
  • Christopher Nkunku 17’
  • Noni Madueke 34’
  • Cole Palmer 77’
  • Jadon Sancho 87’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 5-1 away at Southampton. Chelsea led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Axel Disasi put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 7th minute, set up by Enzo Fernández, Joe Ayodele-Aribo equalised in the 11th minute, set up by Kyle Walker-Peters, Christopher Nkunku put Chelsea back in front in the 17th minute, set up by Noni Madueke, and Noni Madueke made it 1-3 in the 34th minute, set up by João Félix. In the second half, Cole Palmer made it 1-4 in the 77th minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku and Jadon Sancho made it 1-5 in the 87th minute, set up by Malo Gusto.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 6.12 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Southampton's 1.91 from 6. Southampton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Southampton Chelsea
6 Shots 26
4 Shots on Target 13
5 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1.91 xG 5.83
1.91 Non-penalty xG 5.83
6 Deep Completions 18

Key events

Southampton Chelsea
Kick-off
7’
Axel Disasi
Assist: Enzo Fernández0-1 (Chelsea)
Joe Ayodele-Aribo
Assist: Kyle Walker-Peters1-1 (Southampton)
11’
17’
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Noni Madueke1-2 (Chelsea)
34’
Noni Madueke
Assist: João Félix1-3 (Chelsea)
Half-time1-3
77’
Cole Palmer
Assist: Christopher Nkunku1-4 (Chelsea)
87’
Jadon Sancho
Assist: Malo Gusto1-5 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-5

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jack Stephens
  • Adam Armstrong

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 6.12 7’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), 0-1 7’ 11’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), 1-1 11’ 17’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 1-2 17’ 34’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 1-3 34’ 77’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-4 77’ 87’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), 1-5 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 6.12 7’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), 0-1 Disasi 7’ 11’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), 1-1 Ayodele-Aribo 11’ 17’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 1-2 Nkunku 17’ 34’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 1-3 Madueke 34’ 77’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-4 Palmer 77’ 87’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), 1-5 Sancho 87’
Southampton 1.91 xGChelsea 6.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Southampton attacking 
77’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 49’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 54’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.63 xG, blocked 11’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 7’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.53 xG, goal 69’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 2’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 59’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 24’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 40’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), from a corner, 0.35 xG, saved 65’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 21’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 76’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 17’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 85’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 36’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 59’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 87’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 22’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 53’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Cameron Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Cameron Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 54’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.63 xG, blocked 49’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 11’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 7’ Axel Disasi (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.53 xG, goal 69’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 2’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 59’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 24’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 40’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), from a corner, 0.35 xG, saved 65’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 21’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 76’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 17’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 85’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 36’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 59’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 87’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 22’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 53’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Cameron Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Cameron Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joe Lumley GK900 0.000.000
James Bree DEF830 0.000.351
Nathan Wood DEF900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF9010 0.000.581
Jack Stephens DEF380 0.000.000
Ryan Manning DEF900 0.000.102
Joe Ayodele-Aribo MID9012 1.090.371
Mateus Fernandes MID842 0.720.000
Ryan Fraser MID670 0.000.000
Cameron Archer FWD782 0.100.000
Adam Armstrong FWD670 0.000.000
Ben Brereton Díaz Sub230 0.000.000
Kamaldeen Sulemana Sub230 0.000.000
Yukinari Sugawara Sub120 0.000.000
Ronnie Edwards Sub70 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 11% Avg odds 8.74
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.80
Chelsea win 73% Avg odds 1.32

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

Form going into the game

Southampton LWLLD
Chelsea WDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.