and welcome to scenarios here on the south coast of england
my name is derek ray and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon and very much
looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league it is southampton taking on chelsea
yeah thanks derek my advice to the players out there is try and get off to a quick start be
accountable for your own performance but above all go out and enjoy yourself should be a great game
number eight james ward well we know how troublesome he can be on the pitch but
what should we expect from him today lee well when you're playing against a player sometimes
you're trying to look at what his qualities are is he a good hold up player is he quick is
he this is he that but when somebody tells you he's a finisher you know you're in big trouble
and here's how it looks for southampton alex mccarthy is the goalkeeper
kyle walker peters plays with ryan bertrand in the full back positions
james ward prows starts with oriole romeo in the center of midfield
and it's two strikers up front who'll look to provide the goal scoring threat
and a look at the chelsea starting 11. thiago silva plays with court zuma
in central defence and golocante starts alongside giorgino in the center of midfield and as for
the attack well it has a bold look about it with three forwards listed from the beginning
and the contest begins
romeo hold on you go says the referee
advantage
it's worth marcos alonso
it's a perfect challenge
they might be able to get in now and providing width
walker peters
he's very adept at protecting and he's in
and a goal one nil and what a fast start they've made to this game
well here we see it again derek he's just unaware there's people around him
and he loses it too easily then it's catch up and they can't recover terrible goal to concede
well the manager knows the importance of that goal he also knows that you're at your
most vulnerable just after you've scored for southampton the opening goal of the game then
adams
aspiely cueta
kante she rue
and threading it forward and he's in well it's gone in a goal for chelsea who now are level
well as we see again here the damage is started with a beauty of a through ball and once he
gets himself settled with the keeper to beat he hammers it into the back of the net smashing goal
well the earlier goal canceled out one apiece
armstrong
jorginho
marcus alonso verna how can they create something they've only gone and grabbed another one
two goals in quick succession now they have the lead no wonder they're celebrating
well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through and he
had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal
well the manager's showing signs of frustration
they need to improve if they're going to get something out of this game derrick
behind on this game now southampton what will they do in an attacking sense
ings ward prowse patient enough build up can they carve out a chance for your wildcards
crossing possibilities
ings has plenty of know-how in the ball shielding department
counter-attacking very much adoption
all hands on deck
an excellent example of counter-attacking football and almost a goal well they broke
at speed and looked like they were going to capitalize not far off target
well southampton's certainly enjoying the lion's share of possession here
after that it's been a little bit disappointing creativity in midfield is a little bit off
certainly too slow in front of goal need to get wide need to get crosses in the box
while still searching for the equalizer but not passing it anxiously bertrand
romero and the flag has gone up here offside the decision
aspiely cueta it's callum hudson odoi
giorgino so two minutes to be added on at the end
georginio and chelsea moving the ball forward what can they do from here
that is that for the first half here
you've certainly got to give this man high marks for his work up to this point lee
well he's been decent unlike his teammates he's done his job
and if everyone in the team just did their job they'd be fine a bit like me and you derek just
go out and do another referee sounding the second half into action and chelsea with the lead here
thiago silva
here is zuma
georginio conte now
james and the danger is aversed
walcott well he likes to run at them
we're proud and the decision is one of offside here well they've decided to make a change
georginio corte it's callum hudson odoi now what can they do from here crossing possibilities
they couldn't maintain possession now counter-attacking possibilities here
walcott a real opening now
surely and he's done it parity again a magnificent game unfolding
well here it is again and all the credit goes to the goalscorer but you have to ask questions
about the keeper he's got to have that covered for me no wonder he's frustrated with himself
well another equalizer what a topsy-turvy game this has been number 32 theo walcott
marcus alonso onto vienna
can they find a gap in the defense
verna but it can't get through good strength to keep the ball
romeo
good looking ball
for your walkers and he's broken free and that is defending of the highest order
well it's come down to the final 20 minutes here olivier giroud
chance to cross
georginio marcus alonso now kante oh that was simply miles
off target dear me oh close your eyes when you're watching this one it's horrific
15 minutes remaining well read to put an end to that attack
him with a chance well he'll be hurt with himself ran into an offside position
well they no longer have the ball
no not the best challenge can he put them in front and the challenge crisp and clean
how can they create something this is why we adore this game
late drama and now they're in front well it looks like the game is over
but no there's another chance and there it is back of the net it looks like the winner
well here it is again it's all about the pace in transition they were so quick to get out from the
back and he chooses to use power in the finish not much chance for the keeper when he's hit that hard
what a big moment in the dying embers will it prove decisive here the players are
using this energy from the crowd to drive them forward time after time to get back into this
jay adams
and it's with bednatic
how do they have it in them to level this and that is offside
kante
olivier giroud well the electronic board showing three additional minutes
wardrobes
this could square the game and it has such late excitement and no wonder they're jumping for
joy as we speak well jerry that tells you all you need to know about this group of players
great team spirit fantastic stuff well here's the replay super fast counter attack football
at its best and then through on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly
wasn't messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
yes a show of emotion and why not they're back in this game on
and there's the whistle all even at the end of 90 minutes