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That though is all we have time for today. I hope you have enjoyed our coverage of the game. I have been Brandon Sayer taking you through the game but until next time, have a good evening.
Well the scoreline was exactly as it should have been as Chelsea totally dominated the game throughout. Goals from Hazard, Barkley and Morata keep Chelsea's unbeaten run going in the league.
90+4' - The referee blows his whistle to end the game. Southampton 0-3 Chelsea.
Goal Chelsea - Morata
90+3' - Goal for Chelsea! Morata adds a third for Chelsea. This goal is all about Hazard to played the striker through on goal, who chipped McCarthy to score. That is game set and match.
90' - The referee has decided to add on four minutes of added time at the end of the second half.
90' - Ings receives a yellow card for a late tackle on Kovacic.
83' - Kepa once again denies the hosts from getting a goal back as he denied Ings a goal from outside the box.
81' - Chelsea substitution: Barkley is replaced by Matteo Kovacic.
80' - Morata was through one-on-one with McCarthy but failed to score as the keeper got down well to keep the ball out of the net.
79' - What a save from Kepa! Out of nothing, Redmond unleashed a fantastic long range strike which forced Kepa into touching the ball onto the crossbar. That was more like it from the hosts.
78' - Southampton substitution: Gabbiadini is replaced by Shane Long.
75' - Chelsea substitution: Willian is replaced by Pedro.
68' - Chelsea substitution: Giroud is replaced by Alvaro Morata.
66' - Hojbjerg receives a yellow card for a late tackle on Giroud.
62' - Romeu receives a yellow card for a deliberate block on Hazard.
59' - Cedric receives a yellow card for a deliberate pull of the shirt on Hazard.
Goal Chelsea - Barkley
57' - Goal for Chelsea! Barkley doubles the visitors lead. The goal cam from a free-kick which Willian floated into the box which found Giroud, who volleyed the ball into the path of Barkley, who tapped the ball home into an empty net.
54' - Lemina receives a yellow card for a late trip on Ross Barkley.
50' - The hosts almost get back on level terms after a great cross from Hojbjerg found Bertrand at the back post but his volley went just over the bar.
46' - Referee Pawson blows his whistle to begin the second half. Game on! Southampton have made a change at the break with Bednarek being replaced by Romeu.
After falling behind, the hosts stopped playing again which really played into Chelsea's hands. Will things change after the break? Stay tuned to find out as we bring you the second half live in a few minutes time!
Chelsea's lead is deserved given how dominant they have been in the first half but if Ings had scored his guilt edge chance at 0-0 the game would have been different. Hazard then scored minutes later to give Chelsea the lead at the break.
45+2' - The referee blows his whistle for half-time. Southampton 0-1 Chelsea.
45+1' - Bertrand receives the first yellow card of the game for showing dissent towards the referee.
45' - The referee has decided to add on one minute at the end of the first half.
Goal Chelsea - Hazard
30' - Goal for Chelsea! Hazard gives Chelsea the lead. Barkley was the creator as he won the ball back high up the pitch before playing Hazard through on goal and he made no mistake with the finish.
26' - How have Southampton not scored? They worked the chance so well as Redmond found Bertrand with a good pass and in turn the left back played a cross into the box which was inch perfect which somehow Ings missed with the goal at his mercy.
23' - Finally the home side start to show something going forward which led to Gabbiadini having a long range shot which was well-saved by Kepa in the Chelsea goal. Much better that from the home side.
16' - The visitors are really playing well here but the hosts are defending very well so far. Ross Barkley just had a shot from outside the box for the visitors which went over bar.
7' - Chelsea have started really well and have just the bar. The chance came from a good passing move which ended with Willian's goalbound shot taking a deflection onto the crossbar with McCarthy beaten
1' - Referee Craig Pawson blows his whistle to begin the game at St. Marys. Game on!
Substitutes
The substitutes for both teams are as follows:
Southampton substitutes: Vestergaard, Long, Davis, Austin, Romeu, Gunn, Targett.
Chelsea substitutes: Fabregas, Pedro, Caballero, Kovacic, Zappacosta, Cahill, Morata.
Starting lineups
The team news is in from St. Mary's.
Southampton starting XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rüdiger, Alonso, Jorginho, Kanté, Barkley, Hazard, Willian, Giroud.
Chelsea starting XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Bednarek, Hoedt, Bertrand, Redmond, Højbjerg, Lemina, Gabbiadini, Ings.
That's all your pre-match build up for now. Join us an hour before kick off for the confirmed starting XIs.
The last time these two teams met on the south coast was just six months ago. The hosts were leading two-nil going into the final half hour before Chelsea managed to crawl back and salvage victory with three goals in eight minutes to claim the three points.
Whilst the Blues are amongst the favourites to lift the Premier League come May time, Sarri is taking nothing for granted ahead of kick-off: ‘’It’s very important in this period of the season to have good results. It’s not easy. I will have to change a lot of players, and it’s not easy to prepare for a match tomorrow because a lot of players will be very tired, but we need a very good mentality.’’
Hughes continued to say, "We take the game to the opposition, whoever comes to our ground, and see where that takes us. Our home form is going to be a big factor in determining what sort of season we have but we're more than capable of addressing that."
Southampton boss Mark Hughes has heavily relied on the club’s supporters throughout his short tenure at St. Mary’s to extravagantly back the players throughout the ninety minutes, and is doing so again for the visit of Chelsea: "There was a lot of talk before I came here of a different atmosphere at home games; apprehension and fear of being a little bit rigid and wary of being over expansive. I think that's gone."
As for the visitors, Sarri is likely to re-introduce a number of key players who were rested for the Europa League game against Vidi. Eden Hazard, who came on as a substitute in that match, is thought to be starting, as will the likes of Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, David Luiz and Marcos Alonso. French forward Olivier Giroud was not in the matchday squad for Thursday but is to return to the team alongside Jorginho – who was also not used in that midweek triumph.
Hughes sees a number of returnees to his squad ahead of Sunday’s fixture as the likes of Shane Long and Mohamed Elyounoussi are back in training. The former missed the Carabao Cup outing due to a toe issue but returns as a candidate for the matchday squad.
Southampton currently lie in the bottom half of the table with Chelsea in the top-four, although depending on the weekend’s results, it could see Maurizio Sarri’s side drop to fifth.
The Saints, who lost their last league outing to Wolves, welcome a very much in-form Chelsea in search of claiming another Premier League title. Mark Hughes’ men did, however, overcome Everton in the Carabao Cup midweek but left it until penalties to advance to the next round of the competition. Whilst, for the Blues, a dominant, but narrow, 1-0 victory in the Europa League saw them continue their impressive start to the campaign.
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Hello and welcome to VAVEL UK’s live text commentary of this weekend’s Premier League fixture between Southampton and Chelsea, hosted by Brandon Sayer. This is the place to make sure you stay up-to-date with all news relevant to Sunday’s game; including team news, manager quotes and statistics.