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Southampton 1-0 Chelsea

Another VAR check and you have to say Timo Werner is lucky to get away with this.

Moussa Djenepo slips and the Chelsea striker loses control of the ball before stretching and catching the Saints man high on the leg with his studs.

Play on.

Ralph Hasenhuttl punched the air then took a swig of water after that goal, while Thomas Tuchel slumped back into his chair and readjusted his beanie in anger.

Now let's see what the visitors have.

John Southall
BBC Radio 5 live football reporter

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Totally against the run of play - 29% possession for Southampton. I was going to tell you that the whole game has been played in Southampton's half and that offensively Southampton have offered absolutely nothing offensively and then they went up the other end and scored.

Paul Collins: That is a fantastic finish by minamino. How calm and composed was he? Chelsea bossing this game mostly yet are losing.

That sharp, crisp passing from Chelsea has petered out now, it is getting rather slow and stodgy.

That will suit the home side.

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Chelsea continue to try to work the openings but Southampton are sitting deep and frustrating the visitors.

They're not offering anything in the final third though and the pressure gauge keeps on ticking upwards.

Waheeey, Alex McCarthy has a save to make but Antonio Rudiger need not have bothered, drilling a long range drive straight down the throat of the Saints goalkeeper.

Graham Green: Southampton press high and hard, but they’re always leaving themselves open to the quick counter. It’s only a matter of time before Chelsea capitalise on this. Given Saints’ recent performances, that should open the floodgates. Not a great time to be a Saints fan.

Pass, pass, pass, pass but goalmouth action from Chelsea has been as rare as a robot landing on the moon.

Southampton are yet to have a touch in Chelsea's box, or a shot. Although Chelsea themselves have only had one shot so far.

There you go Clive (12:53).

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Southampton 0-0 Chelsea

Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso is down in the box - off the ball - with Jannik Vestergaard in close proximity.

But the Spaniard slips and twists his ankle slightly, though VAR had a look at the incident to see if there was something more sinister.

There was not.

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Chelsea hogging the ball but are yet to work Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy into a save.

What's to say? They're doing absolutely nothing.

Chelsea's overall passing accuracy is an impressive 85% too.

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26% possession for Southampton so far...at home.

Playing like a team who have lost their last six, including a 9-0 hammering.

Thomas Tuchel is furious, at Timo Werner it seems, who has a yard of space on the edge of the area but decides to pass it wide instead of having a crack himself and the chance is lost.

Tuchel is a no-nonsense character, he will keep these Blues players on their toes.

Four touches there from N'Golo Kante as he trapped the ball and spun away from Takumi Minamino.

One pass, one two pass, one two pass, one pass, one pass.

Looking at the number of touches Chelsea players are taking of the ball before releasing it, two at the most.

Controversial?