Chelsea maintained their unbeaten stats after they defeated Southampton last weekend at the St. Mary's Stadium. The game ended with three goals to nothing in favour of the Blues which saw them move to the second spot on the EPL table. However, the Blues 26 years old midfielder, Jorginho once again put up some great performance during the match. Ever since the Italian came to England alongside his former Napoli coach, Maurizio Sarri, the role of defending the Blues midfield have been shifted to him. While N'golo Kante has been given an attacking role, Jorginho remained at the midfield, making dangerous passes that are hard for the opposition squad to intercept. At the moment, Jorginho is the player with the highest number of passes in the EPL, a feat he … [Read more...]
Video: Kepa best moment against Southampton
Chelsea FC goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga has continued to prove why he is the most expensive goalkeeper in the world. One of his best moment was spotted on screen during the weekend game between Chelsea and Southampton at St. Mary's stadium. The goal stopper was up to the challenge in the 78th minute during an encounter with Southampton player, Nathan Redmond, the latter fired a long-range effort to the bar. Redmond played the ball from 30 yards with the ball swerving all over the place but Kepa got a hand on it to deflect it away. Kepa has been exceptional for the Blues all through his 10 matches for Chelsea. He has proved to be a better goalkeeper than Alisson Becker, who plays for Liverpool. Kepa knows when to play the ball high or low and have … [Read more...]
Three reasons Chelsea won Southampton
The Blues had a total victory against Southampton at St Mary's stadium today. Chelsea won the game with three goals to nothing. The first goal was scored by Belgium international, Eden Hazard in the first half while the duo of Ross Barkley and Alvaro Morata scored the second and third goal in the second half. Chelsea are now a major contender in the EPL but if they slipped off in their match against Man City, Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur can overtake them. Below are three reasons Chelsea defeated Southampton. 1. Eden Hazard continues his 'magical' form The Belgian striker was once again spectacular for the Blues, he scored the first for Chelsea and his presence was felt all through the match. With his pace, he might end up breaking his total goal … [Read more...]
EPL: Chelsea players rating vs Southampton
The Blues had a wonderful experience in their EPL match against Southampton today. Chelsea took all three points off the match in a deserved win over Southampton at St. Mary's stadium. The Blues won the match by three goals to nothing thanks to the superb effort from the trio of Eden Hazard, Ross Barkley, and Alvaro Morata. With the look of things, Chelsea are now a major contender in the EPL alongside Liverpool and Man City. Below are the Blues players rating from the match against Southampton. Kepa (8): the expensive goalkeeper has continued to prove he is worth the pay. He made some crucial saves throughout the match. Cesar Azplicueta (5): the right back defender did not really perform well, he allowed a pass slipped to Danny lngs, who missed the … [Read more...]
Southampton vs Chelsea: Chelsea predicted starting XI
Coach Maurizio Sarri will be leading his boys to St Mary's stadium to play Southampton for their 8th match in the EPL. The Blues have won five matches and played two draws in their last 7 matches. They hope to secure three points from the match against Southampton, having shared points with Liverpool from their last Premier League game. Chelsea played against Hungarian football club, Mol Vidi in the UEL on Thursday, which means coach Sarri is likely to change many of his players in the Sunday game. Hopefully, most of the Blues stars will return, Eden Hazard will take over from Pedro, the duo of Kovacic and Jorginho will return, while Sarri may change the defense completely. Below are the players that may start for Chelsea against Southampton on … [Read more...]