Chelsea vs Southampton
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Stamford Bridge
Date: 25th April 2017
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
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Chelsea come into this encounter with much confidence after beating Tottenham in the FA cup semi-final over the weekend, they will be hoping to increase their points gap over 2nd placed Spurs to 7 with a win in this encounter. Southampton, on the other hand, would fancy their chances in this game knowing that a win would take them to within 1 points off 8th placed West Brom.
Chelsea have seen their lead at the top of the table cut down to just 4 points, and they would be eager to increase it. The Blues have won 3 of their last 5 league games, but the other 2 have been losses, including a home loss to Crystal Palace.
Chelsea look well placed to bounce back from their 2-0 loss to Manchester United in their last Premier League fixture, and it is worth noting that they have won 4 of their last 5 home matches in all competitions.
Southampton enter this encounter fresh from a 3-0 loss at home to Manchester City in their last league match. The Saints are currently 9th on the league table, 4 points off West Brom who have played 2 games more.
Chelsea won the reverse fixture of this game last October 2-0 with Hazard and Costa scoring the goals.
Southampton may put up a good fight in this encounter, but Chelsea are clear favourites to come out on top.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Chelsea last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 22/04/17 |
(h)Tottenham Hotspur |
4-2 |
W |
| 16/04/17 |
(a)Manchester United |
2-0 |
L |
| 08/04/17 |
(a)Bournemouth |
1-3 |
W |
| 05/04/17 |
(h)Manchester City |
2-1 |
W |
| 01/04/17 |
(h)Crystal Palace |
1-2 |
L |
| Southampton last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 15/04/17 |
(h)Manchester City |
0-3 |
L |
| 08/04/17 |
(a)West Bromwich Albion |
0-1 |
W |
| 05/04/17 |
(h)Crystal Palace |
3-1 |
W |
| 01/04/17 |
(h)Bournemouth |
0-0 |
D |
| 19/03/17 |
(a)Tottenham Hotspur |
2-1 |
L |
Last time they met: Southampton 0-2 Chelsea
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| April 25, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
20:00 |
Manchester City |
| April 27, 2024 |
| West Ham United |
12:30 |
Liverpool |
| Fulham |
15:00 |
Crystal Palace |
| Manchester United |
15:00 |
Burnley |
| Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Sheffield United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15:00 |
Luton Town |
| Everton |
17:30 |
Brentford |
| Aston Villa |
20:00 |
Chelsea |
| April 28, 2024 |
| AFC Bournemouth |
14:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
14:00 |
Arsenal |
| Nottingham Forest |
16:30 |
Manchester City |
| May 2, 2024 |
| Chelsea |
19:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| May 3, 2024 |
| Luton Town |
20:00 |
Everton |
| May 4, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
12:30 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Brentford |
15:00 |
Fulham |
| Burnley |
15:00 |
Newcastle United |
| Sheffield United |
15:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Manchester City |
17:30 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Premier League Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Arsenal |
34 |
24 |
5 |
5 |
82 |
26 |
+56 |
77 |
| 2 |
Liverpool |
34 |
22 |
8 |
4 |
75 |
34 |
+41 |
74 |
| 3 |
Manchester City |
32 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
76 |
32 |
+44 |
73 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa |
34 |
20 |
6 |
8 |
71 |
50 |
+21 |
66 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
32 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
65 |
49 |
+16 |
60 |
| 6 |
Manchester United |
33 |
16 |
5 |
12 |
51 |
50 |
+1 |
53 |
| 7 |
Newcastle United |
33 |
15 |
5 |
13 |
69 |
54 |
+15 |
50 |
| 8 |
West Ham United |
34 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
54 |
63 |
-9 |
48 |
| 9 |
Chelsea |
32 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
61 |
57 |
+4 |
47 |
| 10 |
AFC Bournemouth |
34 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
49 |
60 |
-11 |
45 |
| 11 |
Brighton & Hov… |
32 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
52 |
50 |
+2 |
44 |
| 12 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
34 |
12 |
7 |
15 |
46 |
54 |
-8 |
43 |
| 13 |
Fulham |
34 |
12 |
6 |
16 |
50 |
54 |
-4 |
42 |
| 14 |
Crystal Palace |
34 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
44 |
56 |
-12 |
39 |
| 15 |
Brentford |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
52 |
59 |
-7 |
35 |
| 16 |
Everton |
34 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
36 |
48 |
-12 |
33 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest |
34 |
7 |
9 |
18 |
42 |
60 |
-18 |
26 |
| 18 |
Luton Town |
34 |
6 |
7 |
21 |
47 |
75 |
-28 |
25 |
| 19 |
Burnley |
34 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
37 |
69 |
-32 |
23 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United |
34 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
33 |
92 |
-59 |
16 |
Latest Premier League Results
| April 24, 2024 |
| Manchester United |
4 - 2 |
Sheffield United |
| Everton |
2 - 0 |
Liverpool |
| Crystal Palace |
2 - 0 |
Newcastle United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| April 23, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
5 - 0 |
Chelsea |
| April 21, 2024 |
| Fulham |
1 - 3 |
Liverpool |
| Aston Villa |
3 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace |
5 - 2 |
West Ham United |
| Everton |
2 - 0 |
Nottingham Forest |
| April 20, 2024 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 - 2 |
Arsenal |
| Sheffield United |
1 - 4 |
Burnley |
| Luton Town |
1 - 5 |
Brentford |
| April 15, 2024 |
| Chelsea |
6 - 0 |
Everton |
| April 14, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
0 - 2 |
Aston Villa |
| West Ham United |
0 - 2 |
Fulham |
| Liverpool |
0 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |
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