Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Southampton in the Premier League today.

The Blues are desperate to find some consistent winning form, with Graham Potter under some pressure to find a way to gel his expensively put-together squad and lift them from mid-table anonymity. The likes of Myhkailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix all arrived in January but they remain 10th in the table with just one win in six.

Saints, meanwhile, are staring relegation in the face if they don’t improve fast; they have lost their last three, are four points from safety and remain managerless after sacking Nathan Jones are barely three months. Talks with Jesse Marsch did not yield a resolution, meaning Ruben Selles is in the dugout for today’s game.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League updates

• Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Chilwell, Badiashile, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Fernandez, Madueke, Joao Felix, Mount, David Datro Fofana.

• Southampton: Bazunu, Stuart Armstrong, Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Kotchap, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Sulemana, Onuachu.

• GOAL! Ward-Prowse curls in a brilliant free-kick just before half time (0-1)

Chelsea FC 0 - 1 Southampton FC

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Thanks for joining our commentary today. Until next time, goodbye.

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Chelsea face a huge match against Tottenham on the road next Sunday in the Premier League. Southampton have a relegation six-pointer against Leeds United at Elland Road next Saturday.

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Southampton secure a huge result to defeat Chelsea 1-0 in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. Ruben Selles tastes victory in his first game in interim charge after replacing Nathan Jones courtesy of James Ward-Prowse's free-kick in stoppage time in the first half. The Saints record a league double over Chelsea for the first time since 1993, giving their survival hopes a huge shot in the arm. Chelsea are now winless in their last five matches in all competitions, and have won only one of their last 10, putting Graham Potter under huge pressure in the dugout.

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FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON

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WIDE! Mudryk lines up a blast on the half-volley from the edge of the box. He connects well with his strike, but it sails agonisingly wide of the target.

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Mudryk races down the left flank and lifts a cross to the back post, but it's too long for anyone in the middle and sails behind for a goal-kick.

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Joao Felix bends a cross into the box from the right flank, but Bazunu comes through a crowd to punch it clear of danger.

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Yellow Card Romain Paul Jean-Michel Perraud

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SAVE! Joao Felix curls his strike over the wall with power, but Bazunu watches it all the way and punches it to safety for the visitors.

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Walcott brings down Mudryk on the charge down the left flank, handing Chelsea a free-kick in a threatening position.

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Yellow Card James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse

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Substitution Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović

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Chelsea need to up the ante. Sterling's two chances were extremely close, but they've not been able to find a way through the Southampton defence.

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There will be 12 minutes of added time.

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Havertz tries to surge his way into the box, but has too many players around him and gets crowded out before he can shoot.

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Yellow Card Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta

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Mudryk surges down the left flank and looks for a team-mate in the middle, but sees his cross blocked.

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Substitution Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi Carlos Jonas Alcaraz

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Both players are taking time in the break to take on instructions. The medical staff are naturally taking their time to ensure that Azpilicueta is okay to move from the pitch.

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Substitution Benjamin James Chilwell Conor John Gallagher

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Azpilicueta remains down on the pitch and will have to be stretchered off here.

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Mara catches Azpilicueta with a high boot flush on the head. It leaves the Chelsea man down on the deck in need of treatment.

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SAVE! Armstrong sees his close-range effort saved by Kepa. Walcott breaks down the right flank and steers a cross towards Armstrong. He gets a boot on the ball that is deflected behind the body of the Chelsea keeper.

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OFF THE LINE! Sterling is denied again. He meets a cross from Havertz from the left flank and beats Bazunu with his header, only to see his effort cleared off the line by Perraud. Lavia reacts to the follow-up and diverts Sterling's strike over the top.

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BLOCK! Chelsea cut the visitors open down the right flank through Havertz. He opts against the strike to tee up Sterling, but his goalbound effort is brilliantly blocked by Maitland-Niles.

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Armstrong has space down the right flank and has men in support in the middle, but he fails to find Elyounoussi with his cutback.

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Southampton are looking solid at the back this afternoon. There's no way through for Chelsea at the moment.

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Southampton have space on the counter, but Elyounoussi wastes the opening as he sends a poor cross towards Armstrong in the box.

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Substitution Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke Mykhailo Mudryk

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Adam Armstrong enters the action to replace Sulemana for the visitors.

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WIDE! Kovacic steers the ball into the path of Azpilicueta in the box. He takes a touch and fires just wide of the left post. Chelsea are starting to apply pressure.

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Badiashile rises from the resulting corner, but his flick-on catches Azpilicueta in an offside position in the Southampton box.

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BLOCK! Badiashile surges forward from the back and supplies a cutback for Sterling. He takes a touch and shoots, but Bednarek diverts his effort behind for a corner.

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CHANCE! Mount has to connect with a header from Sterling's cross, only to mistime his jump. Sterling does brilliantly in the build-up to knock Maitland-Niles off the ball and supply the cross, but Mount is unable to capitalise.

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Chilwell looks for Sterling down the left flank, but the forward is caught offside moving a fraction too early.

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We're back under way at Stamford Bridge.

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Potter needs a response from his team in the second half. The Blues have won only one of their last nine matches and can ill afford to lose at home to a side with a record of seven defeats eight in the Premier League. Every single player in a blue shirt needs to raise their game otherwise there will be a lot of uncomfortable questions for their manager to answer at full time.

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Southampton hold a 1-0 lead over Chelsea at the break in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. James Ward-Prowse curled home a free-kick in stoppage time to fire his side into a deserved lead. The Saints were by far the more dangerous side and made the hosts pay their lack of rhythm, taking a 1-0 lead into the interval and heaping the pressure on Graham Potter.

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HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON

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Chilwell sees his cross into the box from the left flank cleared before Mount has a cross on the follow-up charged down by Elyounoussi.

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Chelsea have failed to win in their last five matches when conceding the opening goal in the Premier League dating back to 1st October 2022 against Crystal Palace.

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Goal James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse

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Armstrong draws a loose challenge from Azpilicueta and wins a free-kick for the visitors right within the range of Ward-Prowse.

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Elyounoussi latches on to a loose ball from Ward-Prowse's cross, but he can only hammer his first-time strike well over the bar.

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SAVE! Fofana bundles his way past two challenges on the edge of the box, only to see his low strike comfortably saved by Bazunu.

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Chelsea keep the pressure on the Saints but Azpilicueta's cross towards Joao Felix floats over the head of the forward.

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Chilwell makes a break down the left flank and is halted by Bednarek, although the ball is only half-cleared. Fofana tees up Kovacic, who sees his shot charged down.

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Elyounoussi is inches away from taking a loose pass from Fernandez in stride. However, he can't bring it under control on the slide.

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Joao Felix slides in to stop Lavia on the charge and gives away a free-kic. Yet another foul this afternoon.

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Perraud does well at the back to get the right side of Madueke to prevent him from latching on to an offload from Azpilicueta.

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Armstrong pulls back Chilwell on the charge, but does not get booked by the referee. There are a lot of niggly challenges out there.

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Chilwell looks for an early cross into the box for Fofana, but the forward is on his heels and allows Bazunu to claim the delivery.

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Kovacic threads a pass through to Fofana, who glances it on towards Azpilicueta. He powers a strike towards the near post that slams into the side-netting.

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There have been a few injuries that have disrupted the flow of the game.

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Chilwell floats the resulting free-kick into the box, but Bazunu comes off his line to claim it with ease.

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Chilwell finds space down the left flank and draws a foul from Maitland-Niles. That was a needless challenge that presents Chelsea with a free-kick in a decent position.

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Bella-Kotchap goes down under pressure from Joao Felix and requires treatment on the pitch.

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Fernandez does well down the right flank to release Azpilicueta, but the full-back cannot keep the ball alive with a cross on the byline.

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Bella-Kotchap goes into the book as he brings down Fofana on the charge.

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Perraud is back on his feet and the game resumes.

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Perraud is down for the visitors in need of treatment. It looks to be an issue with his hand.

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Fofana collects a loose ball in the inside-right channel and goes for goal on the half-volley, only to power his effort wide of the target.

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SAVE! Better from Chelsea as Madueke surges down the right flank and opens up space for a left-footed strike that Bazunu has to turn past the right post.

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Badiashile has to be alert at the back to clear the ball away from Maitland-Niles after he takes the ball in stride in the Chelsea box.

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