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Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Carabao Cup latest score, goals and updates tonight



Tuchel previews Chelsea’s Cup game against Southampton

Follow all the action as Chelsea host Southampton in the Carabao Cup round of 16 at Stamford Bridge this evening.

The Blues have been in imperious form this season and come into tonight’s tie off the back of a 7-0 victory over Norwich at the weekend, which maintained the Blues’ lead at the top of the Premier League. Thomas Tuchel will be keen to claim more silverware after last season’s European glory but is likely to take the opportunity to rotate his squad ahead of a trip to Newcastle on Saturday, with Callum Hudson-Odoi set to be given another chance to impress. Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner remain sidelined with injuries.

Chelsea still boast fearsome strength in depth, though, and Southampton will know they face an uphill task. The Saints have endured a difficult start to the season, with just one win out of nine in the league so far, while striker Armando Broja, who scored in a 2-2 draw with Burnley last weekend, is ineligible to play against his parent club. Follow all the action live below:

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Chelsea 0 – 0 Southampton

9 mins: Moussa Djenepo nicely brings down a diagonal ball and nips in behind Hudson-Odoi. He brings the ball into the box but gets tackled by Reece James. Chelsea try to run the ball out from the back and Alonso is pressed well by the Saints who win a free kick over on the right side.

Stuart Armstrong flicks the free kick into the box but it’s headed behind for a corner that Chelsea deal with easily enough. Southampton are finding their feet in this match though.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:56

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Chelsea 0 – 0 Southampton

6 mins: SAVE! Huge save from Forster! Hudson-Odoi carries the ball to the byline and wins a corner for Chelsea when his cross is headed behind.

Barkley swings the cornern ball into the area and picks out Saul Niguez. He rises above everyone else to win the header and sends it strongly to the goalkeeper’s left but Forster leaps across and pushes the ball wide of the right-hand post.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:53

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Chelsea 0 – 0 Southampton

3 mins: Marcos Alonso is fouled just outside the box. Ross Barkley flicks the set piece into the penalty area and finds Kai Havertz over by the back post. He’s crowded out and passes the ball back to Callum Hudson-Odoi who cuts inside and has a shot stopped by Fraser Forster in Southampton’s goal.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:51

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Chelsea 0 – 0 Southampton

Kick off: Adam Armstrong gets the match underway for Southampton who confidently work the ball up the pitch. A cross into the box is headed clear by Malang Sarr and Chelsea take over possession.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:48

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Saints’ missing goalscorers

Armando Broja is Southampton’s co-leading scorer this season netting four times in four starts and four substitue appearances for the Saints. He became the first Albanian to score in the Premier League when he notched the winner against Leeds 10 days ago.

Southampton’s other leading scorer, Mohamed Elyounoussi, has also scored four times with three of them coming against League Two Newport in this competition.

Both players miss tonight’s match though. Ex-Celtic forward Elyounoussi has undergone a hand operation whilst Broja is ineligible to play in this fixture due to regulations governing his loan from Chelsea.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:43

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Chelsea’s League Cup history

Chelsea were the first London side to ever win the League Cup and they are also the most recent team from the capital to win it after beating Tottenham 2-0 in 2015.

Southampton’s best finishes were runners-up in 1978/79 and 2016/17.

If the Blues win tonight they will reach the quarter-finals for the first time since beating Frank Lampard’s Derby 3-2 at Stamford Bridge in 2018.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:39

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Southampton’s cup success

Southampton have scored 10 goals in their two League Cup games this season, that is as many as they had scored in their previous nine matches in the competition.

Only Preston (11) have found the back of the net more times.

Those 10 goals have been scored by seven different players, no side has had more goalscorers in the League Cup than Southampton this season.

The Saints are going to need them tonight.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:35

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Saints’ troubling travels

Southampton have failed to win any of their last nine games in London, losing six of them and drawing the other three.

They have only won two of their 11 games in the league and cup this season but have only lost three times. Chelsea’s 3-1 win over the Saints at the start of October was one of those defeats.

Prior to that match though Southampton were unbeaten in three games at Stamford Bridge which will give them a bit of hope this evening. However Thomas Tuchel’s men could make it successive home wins against the Saints for the first time since 2017.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:31

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Leagu Cup meetings: Chelsea vs Southampton

This is only the third (technically fourth) time the two teams have met in the League Cup and it is their first meeting in this competition for 24 years. Chelsea have won both previous fixtures.

The first meeting ended in a 1-1 draw in 1981 and had to be decided in a replay during which Mike Fillery headed home the winning goal in front of 27,000 fans at Stamford Bridge to send the Blues through in extra-time.

The next League Cup clash between Chelsea and Southampton came in 1997. Teenager Jody Morris also scored an extra-time winner for Chelsea to earn them a 2-1 win.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:27

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Thomas Tuchel hopes tough love will take Callum Hudson-Odoi to the next level

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel hopes Callum Hudson-Odoi can benefit from some tough love as the 20-year-old forward looks to deliver in front of goal again in the Carabao Cup.

With Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner on the sidelines, Hudson-Odoi was handed a chance to impress against Norwich on Saturday and scored in the first half of the 7-0 victory.

It was Hudson-Odoi’s opening goal of the campaign and followed on from coming off the bench to replace Lukaku in the Champions League against Malmo.

Michael Jones26 October 2021 19:21



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