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Your support makes all the difference.Southampton take on Chelsea needing a win to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.
But they will host the league champions without defender Jack Stephens, who begins a three-game ban for lashing out at Jack Wilshere last week. Steven Davis is also out with an Achilles problem.
Meanwhile Chelsea remain without defenders David Luiz and Ethan Ampadu, but Ross Barkley is available.
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88' - Decent effort!
Southampton's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg rises highest to meet Ryan Betrand's corner but the Dane's header is held by the back-pedalling Thibaut Courtois.
90' - Josh Sims has a chance to rescue a point for Southampton but his angled effort is saved by Thibaut Courtois.
We'll have a minimum of five additional minutes here.
Full-time - Southampton 2-3 Chelsea
And so ends a remarkable game of football.
Chelsea were trailing 2-0 going into the final 20 minutes but three goals in eight second-half minutes ensure they leave St Mary's with all three points.
The result means the Blues are now just seven points off a top-four spot, while Saints remain three points adrift of safety.
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