Chelsea settles for a draw against Southampton at the St Mary’s Stadium.
In what was an entertaining affair in the south coast.
Thomas Tuchel still unbeaten since taking charge as Chelsea’s boss, Mason Mount’s
The second-half penalty earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Southampton after coming
from behind
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The struggling Saints, who came into the game having lost a club-record six top-flight
games in a row, opened the scoring against the run of play thanks to on-loan Liverpool
forward Takumi Minamino’s well-taken strike just past the half-hour mark.
However, the visitors deservedly drew level early in the second period when Mount both
won and scored a penalty to keep his side fourth in the Premier League.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team, meanwhile, stays 13th in the table after picking up their first
point since beating Liverpool at home at the start of January.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is the 16th manager in Premier League history to avoid
defeat in his first six games in the competition (W4 D2) and the first since Maurizio Sarri
in September 2018, also with the Blues. Impact
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