Southampton’s first half misery was completed with the sending off of their captain, Jack Stephens, for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair on an attacking (!) corner. Unlike the exact same incident against Cristian Romero a couple years ago, this time VAR did intervene and the offender was rightly sent off.

Chelsea face Southampton at St Mary’s in just under an hour, and the teams are in!Tonight’s game is a midweek match – but it it’s the Premier League. That put up major questions about what

Follow live coverage as Southampton face Chelsea today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.