League, Southampton vs. Chelsea (Wed Jul 31)


                          Southampton  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 E  |  3-5-2 P
                               VACANT  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                       Diogo_Costa GK  |  GK J_Caldwell
                        J_Gvardiol DF  |  DF F_Uduokhai
                        S_Reguilon DF  |  DF A_Masuaka
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF A_Rudiger
                          F_Miguel DF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF E_Fernandez
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF K_Mainoo
                         V_Wanyama MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                          J_Buckle MF  |  MF C_Gallagher
                         E_Haaland FW  |  FW N_Madueke
                         G_Simeone FW  |  FW A_Mitrovic
                                       |
                           H_Lewis SUB |  SUB J_Oblak
                           R_James SUB |  SUB K_Trippier
                         E_Alvarez SUB |  SUB J_Gimenez
                        L_Goretzka SUB |  SUB Isco
                           D_James SUB |  SUB P_Dybala

Referee: Chris_Kavanagh (Lancashire)


Min. 2  :(sou) G_Simeone sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  K_Mainoo tackles from behind 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 5  :(sou) J_Buckle with an incisive pass to F_Miguel 
          ...  F_Miguel tries to beat J_Caldwell from outside the area! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 6  :(sou) G_Simeone takes advantage of a mistake by M_Gotze 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  G_Simeone shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  L_Digne tries to place the shot! 
          ...  J_Caldwell makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen curls it into the box! 
          ...  F_Uduokhai reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(che) B_Fernandes knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  S_Reguilon goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 7  :(sou) D_Klaassen hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Buckle latches onto it! 
          ...  B_Fernandes gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen lofts the ball in! 
          ...  S_Reguilon with the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Wanyama floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Caldwell comes out and claims it! 
Min. 7  :(che) A_Mitrovic sidesteps F_Miguel 
          ...  A_Mitrovic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze crosses it in! 
          ...  F_Miguel clears the danger 
Min. 9  :(che) A_Masuaka volleys it forward. He finds A_Mitrovic 
          ...  A_Mitrovic attempts a lob! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 11 :(che) M_Gotze unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Mitrovic 
          ...  A_Mitrovic with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  The shot slips through Diogo_Costa's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Lets see if Chelsea can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Southampton 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 14 :(che) N_Madueke plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  N_Madueke fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 15 :(sou) L_Digne cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  J_Caldwell with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 17 :(che) C_Gallagher lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  N_Madueke latches on to it 
          ...  N_Madueke has a go! 
          ...  It floats over Diogo_Costa 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 19 :(sou) B_Guimaraes watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by B_Guimaraes ! 
          ...  J_Caldwell tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by V_Wanyama! 
          ...  G_Simeone with the header 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  That’s got Southampton back level! 
          ...  Southampton 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 19 :(che) N_Madueke sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  N_Madueke with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa makes a difficult save 
Min. 20 :(che) N_Madueke with a slick pass to C_Gallagher 
          ...  C_Gallagher drives it low ! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mitrovic drives it into the box! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 21 :(che) F_Uduokhai slides it through the middle to N_Madueke 
          ...  But J_Gvardiol wins the ball 
Min. 22 :(che) E_Fernandez works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Uduokhai 
          ...  F_Uduokhai sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 24 :(sou) E_Haaland runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  E_Haaland tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  J_Caldwell makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 25 :(sou) D_Klaassen with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That puts Southampton ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Southampton 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 25 :(che) E_Fernandez runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Reguilon 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  E_Fernandez hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 26 :(che) A_Mitrovic finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A_Mitrovic with a thundering shot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 28 :(sou) J_Buckle sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  E_Haaland runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_Haaland with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 31 :(sou) B_Guimaraes steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Uduokhai 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  B_Guimaraes heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 31 :(che) F_Uduokhai is injured. He's been stretchered off 
Min. 31 :(che) a big roar from the crowd as K_Trippier comes on for F_Uduokhai to play DF 
Min. 32 :(che) A_Mitrovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Mitrovic attempts a chip! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to A_Rudiger 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 37 :(che) M_Gotze floats the ball in to find A_Mitrovic 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Mitrovic ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Southampton fans taunt him! 
Min. 38 :(sou) F_Miguel with a slide rule pass to G_Simeone 
          ...  But K_Trippier puts it in row Z! 
Min. 38 :(sou) G_Simeone flicks it over K_Trippier's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  B_Fernandes with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(sou) J_Buckle has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Rudiger 
Min. 40 :(sou) D_Klaassen plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Haaland keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  N_Madueke with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 42 :(che) E_Fernandez beats L_Digne 
          ...  E_Fernandez with the overhead ! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sou) B_Guimaraes with an in swinging cross to L_Digne 
          ...  L_Digne with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But J_Caldwell pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 45 :(sou) R_James will come on for F_Miguel and play DF 
Min. 46 :(sou) E_Haaland knocks it past K_Trippier and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Fernandez with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 47 :(sou) J_Buckle with a measured pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  The Southampton fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Southampton 3-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 47 :(che) B_Fernandes with a measured pass to A_Mitrovic 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_James 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes hits it into the box! 
          ...  K_Trippier gets to it! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Diogo_Costa !! 
Min. 48 :(sou) R_James has space to run with the ball 
          ...  R_James shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But J_Caldwell tips it behind 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 3-1 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(sou) R_James takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Reguilon 
          ...  S_Reguilon tries to beat J_Caldwell from outside the area! 
          ...  But J_Caldwell palms it behind 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 46 :(che) N_Madueke brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Mitrovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Mitrovic hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 48 :(sou) J_Buckle curls the ball out wide to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 50 :(sou) L_Goretzka comes on for J_Buckle and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 51 :(sou) B_Guimaraes finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  B_Guimaraes drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Caldwell dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Caldwell beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Wanyama chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Simeone swings a leg at it! 
          ...  J_Caldwell watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 51 :(sou) J_Gvardiol breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Caldwell! 
          ...  A_Mitrovic brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 53 :(sou) B_Guimaraes drives it across the face of the goal E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But J_Caldwell tips it behind 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 53 :(che) B_Fernandes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Fernandez 
          ...  E_Fernandez hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 55 :(che) B_Fernandes heads the ball back to A_Mitrovic 
          ...  A_Mitrovic sees Diogo_Costa off his line ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 56 :(sou) L_Goretzka looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Haaland 
          ...  The ball hits K_Trippier in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 57 :(sou) B_Guimaraes hoists the ball across to E_Haaland 
          ...  C_Gallagher with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 58 :(che) K_Trippier looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Madueke 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_James hits it out for a throw 
Min. 62 :(che) N_Madueke turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze fires the shot in! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 66 :(sou) D_Klaassen hoofs it up field to find G_Simeone 
          ...  A_Rudiger with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 69 :(sou) G_Simeone runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Simeone ! 
          ...  J_Caldwell with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 72 :(sou) S_Reguilon jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Caldwell makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 75 :(sou) B_Guimaraes cuts the ball back to L_Digne 
          ...  L_Digne with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 75 :(sou) L_Digne finds B_Guimaraes with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  N_Madueke with a nasty foul 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh will want to speak to him 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 78 :(sou) B_Guimaraes has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Trippier 
          ...  He puts in G_Simeone! 
          ...  G_Simeone heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But J_Caldwell smothers the ball. 
Min. 81 :(sou) L_Digne lobs it over the defender 
          ...  L_Digne looks to see where J_Caldwell is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  J_Caldwell saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 87 :(che) E_Fernandez has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Gallagher gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But J_Gvardiol slides in two footed. 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : G_Simeone (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Simeone (19,25), D_Klaassen (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : A_Mitrovic
Scorers              : A_Mitrovic (11)
Sent Off             : K_Mainoo (2)
Booked               : B_Fernandes (38), A_Mitrovic (51), C_Gallagher (57), N_Madueke (75)
Injured              : F_Uduokhai (31)
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       19
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :          15        |       9
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          19        |       14
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Final Score          : Southampton 3 - 1 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Diogo_Costa    GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  23  14   8  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  22  14   8  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   4
L_Digne        DF   1  21  13   5  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
F_Miguel       DF   1  20  11   3  26 |  45   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  18   9
D_Klaassen     MF   2  14  22   5  24 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  58  23
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  14  22  14  31 |  95   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
V_Wanyama      MF   2  13  20   3  27 |  95   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Buckle       MF   2  13  20  13  28 |  54   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  66   8
E_Haaland      FW   1   3   4  22  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Simeone      FW   2   4  10  22  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  58
H_Lewis        GK  22   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_James        DF   1  20  11   3  23 |  50   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   3
E_Alvarez      DF   1  19  14   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Goretzka     MF   1  13  19  13  24 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_James        FW   1  13  18  14  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Caldwell     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  22  15   3  24 |  31   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
A_Masuaka      DF   2  20  12   1  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Rudiger      DF   1  20   6   4  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
B_Fernandes    MF   1   8  24  14  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  27  -3
E_Fernandez    MF   1  15  22  13  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  20   5
K_Mainoo       MF   1  14  22  13  29 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  21  12  24 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
C_Gallagher    MF   1  11  21  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7   0
N_Madueke      FW   1   8  14  23  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  10  27   2
A_Mitrovic     FW   1   2   6  21  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   1   1   0   0  -3  -3  33
J_Oblak        GK  21   4   3   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Trippier     DF   1  19  14   2  24 |  64   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   3
J_Gimenez      DF   2  18  11   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Isco           MF   1   3  20  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  14  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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