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

15 mins: Save! Jorginho sends the ball up the middle of the pitch and picks out Mason Mount who then guides the ball up to Raheem Sterling.

Sterling’s first touch is quality as he knocks the ball inside of Mohammed Salisu before scuffing a shot from inside the box and sending it straight into the arms of the goalkeeper.

Good move, poor finish.

13 mins: Close! Raheem Sterling is given the ball with his back to goal and lays it off to Hakim Ziyech who’s making a diagonal run inside from the right.

Ziyech rolls the ball into the right side of the box where Sterling spins away from his marker and runs into space. He gets to the ball and lifts into the middle but Gavin Bazunu comes off his line and plucks the ball out of the air just as it was about to fial to Kai Havertz.

10 mins: James Ward-Prowse whips a corner into the box for Southampton and targets the small gap at the near-post. It’s won in the air by a Chelsea head, Thiago Silva’s I think, and the visitors work the ball clear.

This has been a good start from the Saints. They’ve maintained possession and are asking some questions of Chelsea.

8 mins: Kyle Walker-Peters has his first run down the wing and breezes past a half-hearted attempt to stop him from Kai Havertz.

The Southampton right-back carries the ball to the byline and cuts it back into the box aiming for James Ward-Prowse only for Ruben Loftus-Cheek to be covering for the Blues.

He intercepts the ball and works it clear.

5 mins: Che Adams receives the ball and leans into Thiago Silva to hold him at bay as the experienced defender closes him down. Adams manages to squeeze the ball across to Mohamed Elyounoussi who fizzes off a shot from the front edge of the box and forces Edouard Mendy into a low save to his right.

3 mins: Chelsea break after a finely threaded pass down the left side to Kai Havertz. He tries to take on Armel Bella-Kotchap but the young defender bundles him off the ball and gets it to safety for Southampton.

Bella-Kotchap was one of the Saints’ better players against Man Utd on Saturday and he’ll want to replicate that form tonight.

Chelsea get the match underway with Raheem Sterling sending the ball back to Thiago Silva. He punts it over to the left side of the pitch but the dropping ball is recovered by the Saints who confidently clear their lines and win a throw in in Chelsea’s final third.

The scene is set at St Mary’s as the players emerge from the tunnel. Thomas Tuchel will feel his team should win this one tonight but Southampton are tricky customers when they play well and with home advantage they could cause a few issues.

Kick off is next...

Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in 11 Premier League goals against Southampton (scoring seven and assisting four) - only versus West Ham (14 goal involvements) does he have a better record.

Southampton have lost 11 league matches since the start of March, more than any other side in the English top flight.