{"id":193894,"date":"2016-02-27T17:35:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T17:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=193894"},"modified":"2016-02-27T17:35:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T17:35:34","slug":"chelsea-fights-back-to-beat-southampton-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/chelsea-fights-back-to-beat-southampton-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fights back to beat Southampton 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chelsea moved up to 11th after coming back from a goal down to beat Southampton courtesy of a Branislav Ivanovic header.<\/p>\n
Shane Long headed high for the home side but atoned when he pounced on a Baba Rahman blunder before clipping a shot over keeper Thibaut Courtois.<\/p>\n
Diego Costa volleyed wide for Chelsea but the visitors equalised when a Cesc Fabregas cross crept in.<\/p>\n
Chelsea finished strongly and Ivanovic headed in from a Willian corner.<\/p>\n
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink managed Southampton counterpart Ronald Koeman when the pair won the European Cup with PSV Eindhoven in 1988.<\/p>\n
They later fell out over Hiddnk’s appointment as Netherlands manager in 2014, although both have said there were no hard feelings.<\/p>\n
They shared a handshake and a few words before their teams competed in a fascinating match.<\/p>\n
Southampton were initially on top but Chelsea showed they had the greater stamina and capitalised on the home side dropping back too much after the break.<\/p>\n
Hiddink will not only be pleased with his side’s desire and commitment but the fact they recovered from conceding against a team who had not let in a goal in six games.<\/p>\n
The Blues remain unbeaten in the Dutchman’s 11 league games since he took over from Jose Mourinho.<\/p>\n
Southampton had been unbeaten in six league games, including five wins, before this match.<\/p>\n
Keeper Fraser Forster set a top-flight league record of going 667 minutes without being beaten when the clock reached 34 minutes at St Mary’s and, when he did eventually let a goal in, it was in bizarre circumstances.<\/p>\n
The assistant was flagging for a foul by Chelsea’s Kenedy on Cedric Soares but referee Martin Atkinson overruled and Fabregas sent in a low curling cross, which Forster misjudged as it went across him and in at the far post.<\/p>\n
“I don’t understand that. The linesman is the closest to the situation. If it is a fault by Kenedy then you have to listen to the linesman. That’s why you have linesmen – to help you,” Koeman said.<\/p>\n
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By: BBC<\/p>\n
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Chelsea moved up to 11th after coming back from a goal down to beat Southampton courtesy of a Branislav Ivanovic header. Shane Long headed high for the home side but atoned when he pounced on a Baba Rahman blunder before clipping a shot over keeper Thibaut Courtois. Diego Costa volleyed wide for Chelsea but the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n