Chelsea vs Southampton: Saints hold Maurizio Sarri's side to draw at Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea dropped two points in their bid for a Champions League return as Southampton saw out a stalemate at Stamford Bridge.
Eden Hazard was twice denied by Saints goalkeeper Angus Gunn and Alvaro Morata had a strike ruled out for offside as the Blues' lack of attacking precision was evident once more in the goalless draw.
Chelsea reached the turn of the year in fourth place, five points clear of Arsenal, but the Gunners' win over Fulham on New Year's Day, plus the stubbornness of relegation-threatened Saints, cut their advantage to three points. Re-live the action below
Preview
What time does it start?
Chelsea vs Southampton kicks off at 7:45pm (GMT)
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will provide you with updates of the action via our live blog.
Player to watch…
Eden Hazard: The Belgian midfielder is on fire for Chelsea with four goals in his last five matches. The fans will be praying that he stays amidst uncertainty surrounding his contract. His new role as a false nine has him involved in nearly every attack and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he runs riot in the middle tonight.
Form guide…
- Chelsea: WWLWWL
- Southampton: LLWWLL
Odds…
- Chelsea to win: 27/100
- Southampton to win: 21/2
- Draw: 24/5
Prediction:
Chelsea 2-0 Southampton: Southampton got off to a good start under Hassenhuttl but the results have dipped and they’ve been poor since. Chelsea looked calm and composed against Crystal Palace on Sunday so I feel they’ll win this one relatively comfortably at home.
Wolves 0-0 Crystal Palace, 5 minutes
Jordan Ayew moves beyond the Wolves defence down the right but can't link up with Wilfried Zaha waiting for his cross in the middle.
Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley, 7 minutes
Philip Billing knows how to hit them, but on this occasion rather skews his low shot wide from an Alex Pritchard lay-off.
Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley, 9 minutes
Steve Mounie takes to the skies with an acrobatic hook towards goal, but his overhead kick flies over the crossbar.
Almost ready to go at the Vitality Stadium and St James' Park, with the players making their way onto the pitch on the South Coast and in the North East.
West Ham 0-0 Brighton, 12 minutes
Marko Arnautovic receives the ball in a forward area for the first time after excellent work from Felipe Anderson, but the Austrian is leaning back rather and doesn't manage to get his shot on target.
Underway at St James' Park. Will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning run continue?
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 1 minute
Five across the back from Newcastle with Matt Ritchie and DeAndre Yedlin in the wing back berths.
A 4-2-3-1 with Paul Pogba ahead of Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic sitting appears to be the Manchester United system.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 3 minutes
First sighting of Marcus Rashford driving at the Newcastle defence. Rashford rides a couple of challenges but not that of Paul Dumbest, sliding across to take the ball cleanly.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 4 minutes
Juan Mata and Anthony Martial fail to link up in the Newcastle box, but Paul Pogba recovers the loose ball.
A nonchalant no-look knock past a defender opens space for the Frenchman, who drives left-footed across goal but fails to truly trouble Martin Dubravka in the Newcastle goal.
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