On Wednesday night (31st), the Premier League match was a surprise match between Chelsea and Southampton. Although Chelsea took the lead for a while, they couldn't hold on and finally lost 1-2, a 5.4 times cold goal.
This season, Chelsea suffered 2 defeats in only 5 league games, the worst start in the last 6 years. The last time Chelsea lost 2 or more of their first 5 games in the Premier League was back in the 2015/16 season, when they finished in 10th place, so are they going to go through the pain of the 'sacking of the car' again this season?
The game started with Chelsea's England star Staanen breaking the deadlock in just 23 minutes, the player who joined the club this season has scored three goals in the last two matches and is in good form.
Chelsea's joy didn't last long, however, as just five minutes later, Southampton's 18-year-old starlet Ravia leveled the score at 1-1 with a brilliant shot from the edge of the box, and in first-half stoppage time, Southampton's Adam Iwanshi-Don added a second goal to make it 2-1.
In the second half of the match, Chelsea tried to step up their offense, but they could not find any breakthroughs, and their shots were just like scratching an itch. The counter-attack of Southampton was more threatening, and Mohammed Sallisso's header almost won the game. In the end, Thiago Schwarz kept the goal intact, and Southampton kept the victory with 2-1 until the end of the match.
After the match, Chelsea's leader Doucao criticized the performance of his players, saying that they did not perform well for most of the match, lacked fighting spirit, and were easily overwhelmed by their opponents, leading to the loss. Up to now, Chelsea has only won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their 5 EPL matches, and has lost 8 points. Not only is there no hope of competing for the title, it is doubtful whether they can enter the top four.
