Chelsea stumbled to a surprise 2-0 defeat against Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
Frank Lampard’s side came into the fixture riding a wave of momentum after defeating Tottenham last week. However, they came unstuck in the first half as teenager Michael Obafemi capitalised on a comedy of errors to curl into the far corner against the run of play.
Lampard reverted from a back-five at half time and introduced Mason Mount, but his side still struggled to inspire any openings in Ralph Hasenhuttl’s well-organised defence.
Nathan Redmond then ensured the Saints of victory after 73 minutes, guaranteeing daylight between the club and the relegation zone, while defeat leaves Chelsea’s top-four credentials uncertain.
Here are our ratings from the match:
1/22 Kepa Arrizabalaga – 5
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2/22 Cesar Azpilicueta – 7
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3/22 Antonio Rudiger – 5
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4/22 Kurt Zouma – 6
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5/22 Fikayo Tomori – 6
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6/22 Emerson – 5
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7/22 N’golo Kante – 6
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8/22 Jorginho – 6
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9/22 Callum Hudson-Odoi – 5
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10/22 Willian – 6
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11/22 Tammy Abraham – 6
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12/22 Alex McCarthy – 7
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13/22 Ryan Bertrand – 7
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14/22 Jan Bednarek – 7
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15/22 Jack Stephens – 7
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16/22 Cedric Soares – 8
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17/22 Nathan Redmond – 7
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18/22 Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 8
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19/22 James Ward-Prowse – 7
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20/22 Stuart Armstrong – 7
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21/22 Michael Obafemi – 8
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22/22 Che Adams – 6
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1/22 Kepa Arrizabalaga – 5
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2/22 Cesar Azpilicueta – 7
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3/22 Antonio Rudiger – 5
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4/22 Kurt Zouma – 6
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5/22 Fikayo Tomori – 6
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6/22 Emerson – 5
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7/22 N’golo Kante – 6
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8/22 Jorginho – 6
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9/22 Callum Hudson-Odoi – 5
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10/22 Willian – 6
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11/22 Tammy Abraham – 6
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12/22 Alex McCarthy – 7
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13/22 Ryan Bertrand – 7
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14/22 Jan Bednarek – 7
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15/22 Jack Stephens – 7
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16/22 Cedric Soares – 8
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17/22 Nathan Redmond – 7
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18/22 Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 8
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19/22 James Ward-Prowse – 7
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20/22 Stuart Armstrong – 7
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21/22 Michael Obafemi – 8
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22/22 Che Adams – 6
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