Chelsea 0-0 Southampton
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Southampton, who had debutant Angus Gunn to thank for a string of fine saves.
Eden Hazard was denied when his fierce half-volley was tipped away by the 22-year-old, who was making his Premier League debut after a summer move from Manchester City.
Alvaro Morata did have the ball in the net after a lovely move involving Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard, but the flag went up for offside.
And the Blues were denied a big claim for a penalty in stoppage time when Shane Long appeared to push Marcos Alonso over in the penalty area, but referee Jon Moss wasn't interested in the Blues' protests.
It means that Chelsea remain in fourth but are now just three points clear of Arsenal in fourth, and a further four points back from top four rivals Tottenham.
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Chelsea team news and line-ups
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Willian, Morata, Hazard
Subs: Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu
Southampton: Gunn, Vestergaard, Yoshida, Bednarek, Cedric, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Valery, Redmond, Armstrong, Ings
Subs: McCarthy, Stephens, Long, Austin, Elyounoussi, Ramsey, Slattery
Referee: Jonathan Moss (County Durham)
Score prediction: Chelsea 1-0 Southampton
Saints are looking stronger as a unit under Hasenhüttl despite two back-to-back losses, but with Eden Hazard currently performing at his sparkling best, he should be able to see off the Saints.
TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will not not be televised live in the UK - but you can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be the 104th meeting between the two sides with Chelsea winning 45 of those contests with 30 wins for Saints.
The Blues ran out easy 3-0 winners when the two met at St Mary’s back in October while the Londoners also came out on top in last season’s FA Cup semi-final.
