Chelsea vs Southampton head-to-head record

Played 112
Won 48
Drawn 32
Lost 32

Biggest win for each team:

Southampton 0-6 Chelsea - 2021/22 (Premier League)
Southampton 5-0 Chelsea - 1968/69 (Division One)
Chelsea’s biggest home win: 4-0 in 1973/74 (Division One) and 2003/04 (Premier League)
Southampton’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge: 6-2 in 1967/68 (Division One)

Our last six Premier League games against Saints have produced two wins, two draws and two defeats.

Southampton are aiming for a league double against Chelsea for the first time since 1987/88 when Chris Nicholl was in charge of the Saints. Their 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge that season saw a 17-year-old Alan Shearer make his senior English league debut.

Southampton’s only home Premier League win this season came against Chelsea in August. We have not lost consecutive league matches against the Saints since December 1993.

This season’s away games was only our second defeat in our last 14 Premier League matches with Southampton (nine wins, three draws).

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

2 Jan 2019 - Premier League - D 0-0
26 Dec 2019 - Premier League - L 0-2
17 Oct 2020 - Premier League - D 3-3
2 Oct 2021 - Premier League - W 3-1
26 Oct 2021 - League Cup - D 1-1 (won 4-3 on pens)

Chelsea form

Last five Premier League results

Fulham (a) L 1-2
Crystal Palace (h) W 1-0
Liverpool (a) D 0-0
Fulham (h) D 0-0
West Ham (a) D 1-1

Our draw at West Ham extended our unbeaten Premier League run to four games since our defeat at Fulham on 12 January.

Chelsea have drawn three consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since February 2012, under Andre Villas-Boas. We last had a longer run of draws in our final five matches in the 2006/07 campaign.

The Blues are aiming for a third successive home clean sheet in the league for the first time since March 2021.

We have scored and conceded six in our past nine Premier League matches, keeping four clean sheets in that time.

The Blues have won seven of our past 14 home Premier League games, drawing five and losing two to Arsenal and Man City (both 0-1).

Southampton form

Last five Premier League results

Nottingham Forest (h) L 0-1
Everton (a) W 2-1
Aston Villa (h) L 0-1
Brentford (a) L 0-3
Wolves (h) L 1-2

Southampton have lost nine of their last 10 league games (one win at Everton), their joint most defeats over a 10-game run in their entire league history, also May and September 1993.

Three of Saints' four victories this season have come on the road - at Leicester, Bournemouth and Everton.

Southampton have lost each of their last five Premier League away games in London since beating Tottenham in February 2022.

Southampton have conceded a league-high 14 goals from crosses in the Premier League this season.

Saints have won 11 points from losing positions and dropped 11 points from leading positions in the Premier League this term.

Chelsea stats

No side has used more players in the Premier League this term than Chelsea (32).

Chelsea have won 16 of our last 18 Premier League home games against opponents starting the day in the relegation zone, scoring 50 goals and conceding 12 in that time.

Joao Felix became the 12th different player to score for Chelsea in the Premier League this season. No side has had more scorers in 2022/23 (excluding own goals).

In our last Premier League game, Chelsea named seven starters below the age of 24 at West Ham (Madueke, Badiashile, Fernandez, Mudryk, James, Joao Felix, Havertz) - our most ever in a starting XI for a Premier League game.

Mason Mount has been involved in five goals in his five Premier League starts against Southampton (four goals, one assist) – only against Norwich (seven) has he been involved in more.

Southampton stats

Southampton have lost each of their last five Premier League away games in London since beating Tottenham in February 2022.

Southampton have given 5,060 minutes to players under the age of 21 in the Premier League this season, more than any other team.

Mohammed Salisu has made more clearances (113), blocks (22), interceptions (30) and attempted more tackles (51) in the Premier League than any other Southampton player this season.

This season’s Premier League stats (22 games)

Most minutes (max 1,980): Bazunu 1,980, Ward-Prowse 1,980, Salisu 1,889, Adams 1,580
Most assists: Adams 2, Perraud 2, Ward-Prowse 2
Clean sheets: Bazunu 1
Most fouls committed: Adams 31, Salisu 25, Elyounoussi 24, Ward-Prowse 21
Most yellow cards: Salisu 5, Lavia 4, Lyanco 4
Red cards: None

Premier League scorers

Ward-Prowse 5, Adams 4, Aribo 2, Perraud 2, Alcaraz 1, A Armstrong 1, S Armstrong 1, Lavia 1, Walker-Peters 1

Matchweek 24 Premier League fixtures

Saturday 18 February Premier League fixtures

• Aston Villa v Arsenal 12.30pm (BT Sport)

• Brentford v Crystal Palace 3pm

• Brighton v Fulham 3pm

• Chelsea v Southampton 3pm

• Everton v Leeds 3pm

• Nottingham Forest v Man City 3pm

• Wolves v Bournemouth 3pm

• Newcastle v Liverpool 5.30pm (Sky Sports)

Sunday 19 February Premier League fixtures

• Man Utd v Leicester 2pm (Sky Sports)

• Tottenham v West Ham 4.30 (Sky Sports)